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Undergraduate Research Student
Advised Under Sunghee Lee, PhD, Iona University
06.2021 - Current
Senior Lab Captain for the 2023-2024 School Year
Presented a Research Poster at Iona University Scholar's Day: Spring 2022, Spring 2023
Presented at the Fall 2022 ACS Conference in Chicago, IL: Graduate Poster Session
Presented Research Poster at Fall 2022 Gamma Sigma Epsilon Chemistry Honor Society Congerence
Presented at the Fall 2023 ACS Conference in San Francisco, CA: Graduate Poster Session
Publications:
Differential Interaction of Cannabidiol with Biomembranes Dependent on Cholesterol Concentration. Escarlin Perez, Jasmin Ceja-Vega, Michael Krmic, Alondra Gamez Hernandez, Jamie Gudyka, Riley Porteus, and Sunghee Lee. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2022 13 (7), 1046-1054. DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00040
Ceja-Vega J, Perez E, Scollan P, Rosario J, Gamez Hernandez A, Ivanchenko K, Gudyka J, Lee S. Trans-Resveratrol Decreases Membrane Water Permeability: A Study of Cholesterol-Dependent Interactions. J Membr Biol. 2022 Oct;255(4-5):575-590. doi: 10.1007/s00232-022-00250-0. Epub 2022 Jun 24. PMID: 35748919.
Education
Bachelor of Science - ACS Biochemistry
Iona University
New Rochelle, NY
05.2024
Skills
Extracurriculars/Other Jobs:
Cashier at Savoia Pastry Bakery Shop- 2019-current
Camp counselor at Aim High Running Camp, Summer 2021
Babysitter, 2022-current
Shadowed at Westchester Family Medical Practice, Spring 2023
Shadowed at Culver Medical Group in Rochester, NY, Summer 2023
Volunteering:
Coach of a Youth Running Club, Fall 2022-current
Volunteered at an American Red Cross Blood Drive, Fall 2022
Volunteered at the New Rochelle Boys and Girls Club, Fall 2023
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