Position:
Founder at enventure, Predoctoral Fellow at Baylor College of Medicine
Work:
enventure
- Houston, TX since May 2012
Founder
Baylor College of Medicine
- Houston, Texas Area since Aug 2011
Predoctoral Fellow
UCLA
Feb 2010 - Jun 2011
Staff Research Associate
Baxter Healthcare
Aug 2009 - Jan 2010
Quality Lab Associate
University of Southern California
Aug 2006 - May 2009
Research Assistant
California Institute of Technology
Jun 2008 - Aug 2008
Amgen Scholar
Apple One Employment Agency
Jun 2006 - Aug 2006
Associate
Education:
Baylor College of Medicine 2011 - 2015
PhD, Translational Biology & Molecular Medicine
University of Southern California 2005 - 2009
BS, Biochemistry
The University of Edinburgh 2007 - 2007
Study Abroad, Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Loomis Chaffee 2002 - 2005
High School
Skills:
Translational Research, Cell Culture, Stem Cells, Molecular Biology, Molecular Cloning, Protein Purification, Spectrophotometry, Fluorescence Microscopy, FRET, Western Blotting, RNA isolation, Gel Electrophoresis, Immunohistochemistry, Biochemistry, Flow Cytometry, Google Docs, Microsoft Office, Intercultural Communication, Marketing Communications, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Protein Chemistry
Honor & Awards:
Awards for "Life Sciences" and "Most Innovative" from USC Stevens Institute for Innovation at 11th Annual USC Undergraduate Symposium for Creative and Scholarly Work (2009), Rose Hills Foundation Summer Science and Engineering Fellowship (Summer 2007, Fall 2008), Amgen Scholar (2008), Gold Family Scholarship (for study abroad 2007), USC Trojan Scholar (2005-2009)
Awards:
Keck Fellow
Gulf Coast Consortium
National Library of Medicine (NLM) Biomedical Informatics Training Program
Associated Coursework:
- Practical Introduction to Programming (emphasis on Python programming language)
- Introduction to Biostatistics for Translational Biology
T32 Training Grant in Molecular Medicine
NIH/NIGMS
Funding for 2012-2013
Certifications:
Fellow, Highland Branch, British Association of Teachers of Dancing