Yuliana A. Díaz Tirado
Berkeley,CA
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
NIH PREP Scholar
UC Berkeley
06.2023 - Current
- Optimizing base editing tools for targeting enhancer function in Drosophila melanogaster to elucidate the function and obtain predictive tools from the sequence.
- Gained experience in Grant Proposal writing and scientific writing for research articles
- Developed plasmid constructs containing Drosophila genes of interest
Undergraduate Student Research Assistant
Dr. Esther Peterson
01.2022 - 05.2023
- Active role in identifying interchromosomal and intrachromosomal mutations in Triple-negative Breast Cancer from RNA-seq data.
- Performed DNA extraction from cell culture to validate translocations identified through a bio-informatic approach and reported experimental results using a pipeline (MANGO) developed by one of our graduate students in the lab intended for the identification of genomic translocations with key biological significance in Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Shadowing a Physician
Bayamón Medical Plaza
01.2023 - 02.2023
- Specialty: Hematology-Oncologist
- Hours Completed: 30
- Completed 30 hours of shadowing for over a month period where I shadowed Dr. Ortega for two days a week from 8:00 a.m To 12 p.m
- This experience provided me with the opportunity to experience first-hand the clinical aspect of Cancer
Undergraduate Student Research Assistant
Dr. Brad Weiner
06.2019 - 08.2021
- Active role in synthesizing 3D carbon material for environmental? applications such as CO2 reduction.
- Cultivated analytical and teamwork skills from research, where I had effective mentoring, and have been entrusted with tasks requiring independent study
- Facilitated collaboration with other educators to brainstorm ideas and discuss methods to boost student learning.
Education
B.S. Molecular and Cell Biology -
University of Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR01.2023
Skills
- Experiment Design
- Results Interpretation
- Data Analytics
- Technical Troubleshooting
- Laboratory Techniques
- Problem Solving
- Molecular techniques: CRISPR-Cas9 Technology, Molecular Cloning, Gel Electrophoresis, DNA/RNA Extraction, Nanopore Sequencing, Cell Culturing, Proficient in PCR
Symposiums And Conferences
- MCB Retreat, University of California, Berkley, Berkley, CA, Poster Presentation, Using Base Editing by Cas9-AID to Study Enhancer Function in Drosophila
- Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS), Several workshops on topics regarding excluded communities in STEM
Painting, watching series, and listening to audiobooks.
Devote time to painting, binge-watching series, and immersing myself in audiobooks. I view these activities not only as enjoyable distractions but also as essential for grounding myself and nurturing a creative aspect in my life.
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
NIH PREP Scholar
UC Berkeley
06.2023 - Current
Shadowing a Physician
Bayamón Medical Plaza
01.2023 - 02.2023
Undergraduate Student Research Assistant
Dr. Esther Peterson
01.2022 - 05.2023
Undergraduate Student Research Assistant
Dr. Brad Weiner
06.2019 - 08.2021
B.S. Molecular and Cell Biology -
University of Puerto Rico
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