Nathaniel Luis Hidalgo
Porter Ranch,California
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Undergraduate Researcher
CSU Channel Islands
03.2025 - 03.2026
- Research done under Dr. Ahmed Awad.
- Project: Investigation of Novel Capecitabine Derivatives as Colorectal Cancer Therapeutics Targeting HT-29 Cells
- Used computational modeling and tested molecular docking affinities of prodrug capecitabine and its derivatives using ICM Molsoft.
- Toxicity assessments were done using ProTox and SwissADME.
- Identified and proposed a derivative that demonstrated improved binding affinity while remaining within acceptable toxicity constraints.
Instructional Student Assistant
CSU Channel Islands
09.2024 - 03.2026
- Supported students in General Chemistry I & II and Organic Chemistry I & II.
- Tutoring ranged from chemical calculations to reaction mechanisms.
- Helped struggling students who were falling behind by serving as a more accessible resource as a fellow student.
- Constant student interaction helped build social and communication skills.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biology
California State University Channel Islands
Camarillo, CA03-2026
Skills
- Microsoft Office Proficiency, specifically in Word and Excel
- Strong typing skills
- Able to communicate efficiently and courteously with every level in the workplace
- Understanding of college-level analysis techniques (chromatography, mass spectroscopy, H-NMR, buffer preparation)
- Strong adaptability and consistency when given tasks
Timeline
Undergraduate Researcher
CSU Channel Islands
03.2025 - 03.2026
Instructional Student Assistant
CSU Channel Islands
09.2024 - 03.2026
Bachelor of Science - Biology
California State University Channel Islands