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• Completed first year curriculum including cellular neuroscience, statistics, and coding.
• Rotated in labs to explore a potential thesis related to glial cells.
• Developed skills in fluorescent microscopy, single cell RNAseq, mouse surgery, and cryohistology.

Neurology Department, working for Dr. Mai Dang.

• Conducted mouse genotyping, managed colony activities, and crossbred new mouse lines.
• Developed surgical technique for intracranial implantation of tumor model into mice.
• Performed experiments on the effectiveness of a new metabolic inhibitor to limit the growth of pediatric brain cancer (medulloblastoma).
• Analyzed experimental results using histology, microscopy, in vivo imaging techniques, and flow cytometry.
• Reviewed research findings for publication submission.

Esse Health At SSM St. Mary’s and St. Clare Hospitals.

• Reviewed medical records of patients before appointments to ensure accurate and timely consultations.
• Recorded and updated details of patient visits with physician to facilitate comprehensive care.
• Captured and submitted all chronic conditions and procedural codes to support accurate billing processes.
• Regularly trained new hires to perform these tasks as well.

Department of Radiation Oncology, in the shared lab of Drs. Dennis Hallahan and Dinesh Thotala

• Managed care of mice, charting tumor growth, administering intraperitoneal injections, and suturing to support cancer research.
• Performed western blots and analyzed plasmid expression in bacterial colonies via ELISAs to assess gene function.
• Utilized flow cytometry to determine lymphocyte counts in mouse blood, contributing to immunological studies.
• Published Long-Acting Recombinant Human Interleukin-7, NT-I7, Increases Cytotoxic CD8 T Cells and Enhances Survival in Mouse Glioma Models (Clinical Cancer Research)