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MRes

Imperial College London, London, England

• Programme focused on advancing the understanding in molecular science and engineering with a three month industry placement. The course includes modules about optimization, simulation, programming, and ecologic responsibility in the context of molecular physics.

BSc

University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina US

• Applied the principles of kinetics for applications involving biochemical and biological systems to design a bioreactor
• Used the conservation laws of biological and biomedical systems to design a transdermal delivery device for the non-invasive delivery of Rivastigmine for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease

COVID Senior Testing Technician

Collinson Group

• Performed tests such as Lateral Flow - Rapid Antigen Test, RT-LAMP, and RT-PCR for the detection of COVID-19 for the purpose of travelling in our out of the UK
• Worked in a high-output aseptic UKAS compliant environment with direct interaction with customers
• Supported the senior nurse in the training and supervision of other technicians
• Acted as liaison between the testing centre and the lab

Teaching Assistant - Mechanical Engineering Senior Design

University of South Carolina - Mechanical Engineering Department, Columbia, South Carolina US

• Graded assignments and organized peer evaluations using Visual Basic for Applications
• Managed communications and evaluations between members in each design group

Laboratory/Teaching Assistant - Human Anatomy & Physiology for Biomedical Engineers

University of South Carolina - School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina US

• Performed dissections on human cadavers used in the laboratory
• Assisted students in basic human anatomy using human cadavers
• Maintained, cleaned, and sterilized laboratory and safety equipment

Assistant Researcher - POCD for resource limited settings using Nanotechnology. Dr. Chang Liu Lab

University of South Carolina - Chemical Engineering Department, Columbia, South Carolina US

• Operated a 3rd gen sequencing tool “Nanopore”. As a detection and sequencing tool of polynucleotides
• Developed the lab’s graphing software using R Language
• Created the website at the request of the Principal Investigator
• Performed extensive literature review for the detection of circulating RNA from HIV

Lead Researcher - Manipulation of Cell Membrane Environment to Prevent Fusion among Immune Cells

University of South Carolina - Biomedical Engineering Department, Columbia, South Carolina US

• Used a molecular dynamics simulation package to simulate cell membrane fusion at different cholesterol concentrations
• Established standard protocol procedure for future research groups to follow

SolMod.jl

• A package used for the prediction of solubility focused on creating ternary phase diagrams for pharmaceutical solubility of enantiopure drugs.

• McNair Undergraduate Research Award