EDUCATION

University of Washington, Seattle, WA                                          

  Molecular Engineering and Sciences Ph.D. candidate                                             2020-Present

   Certificate in Data Science

  Master of Science in Molecular Engineering                                                                   Dec 2022

Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering: Nano & Molecular Engineering                 June 2020

  Minor: Applied Mathematics

  Departmental Honors

North Seattle College, Seattle, WA                                                                             

Certificate of Applied Science in Nanotechnology                                                       June 2020

EXPERIENCE

University of Washington, Seattle, WA                                                                         2020-Present

Research Assistant, Barry Lutz Lab

·      Point-of-care diagnostic device development for HIV & respiratory pathogens

·      Electronic PCB design

·      Microfluidic and Paper fluidic systems design

·      Molecular Diagnostics

·      Nucleic acid amplification development

Student Researcher, Deok-Ho Kim Lab                                                                            2019-2020

·       Tissue engineering research

·       Mammalian smooth-muscle cell culture

·       3D tissue scaffolding fabrication with biopolymers and hydrogels

·       Fabrication of nanopattern cell culture

·       Development of experimental burst pressure measuring device

·       Data acquisition and analysis

Center for Neurotechnology Undergraduate Research Fellow, Gire Lab                        2018

·       Researched control strategy algorithms for intelligent prosthetics

·       Developed and prototyped 3D models in virtual reality

·       Research presentations: CNT Research Symposium 2018, WA Space Grant research poster session 2018

North Seattle College, Seattle, WA     

Independent Undergraduate Researcher                                                                        2016-2017

·       Researched the effects of pressure and oxygen on the cellular metabolism of S. Cerevisiae

·       Designed and built a pressurized bioreactor for experimentation

·       Research presentations: University of Washington Undergraduate Research

·       Symposium, University of Utah Micro/Nano Technologies Symposium              

Nanotechnology Laboratory Technician                                                                         2017

·       Operated equipment for industry and student users

·       Operated scanning electron microscope, atomic force microscope, profilometer, sputter coater, goniometer, and confocal microscope

Science Laboratory Assistant                                                                                       2016-2017

·       Ion chromatography technician

SCHOLARSHIPS & MEMBERSHIPS

Gilman International Scholar alum

NASA Space Grant Scholar alum

UW Bioengineering departmental honors

Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)

International Society for Plastination

Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE)

AWARDS

WA Space Grant Consortium Scholarship