a student, researcher & entrepreneur

DepartmentofNeuro-Oncology

UndergraduateResearchAssistant

ConductH&Eslideanalysisforresearchstudieswithbiopsiessourcedfromlow-andmiddle-incomecountries(LMICs).Developandimplementartificialintelligenceandmachinelearningworkflowsforautomatedhistopathologicalfeatureextraction,enhancingdiagnosticaccuracyandequityinglobaloncology.

DepartmentofImagingPhysics

UndergraduateResearchAssistant

Exploreperioperativeapplicationsofradiomicsanddata-drivenimagingtosupportoutcomepredictionandriskstratificationforsurgicalpatients.Formulateandrefinemachinelearningstrategiestointerpretperioperativeclinicaldata,aimingtoadvancepredictivemodelinginpatientcare.

DepartmentofCancerSystemsImaging

CPRIT-CUREScholar

InvestigatedtheinhibitoryeffectsofstatinsontheB7-H3immunecheckpointproteindimerizationinovariancancercelllinestoidentifynoveltherapeutictargets.Utilizedbioluminescence,fluorescence,andbiochemicalassaystoanalyzethemechanismofstatin-induceddisruptionofB7-H3oncogenicsignaling.

DepartmentofHealthDisparitiesResearch

Intern

Conductedcommunity-basedresearchprojectsaddressinghealthdisparitiesintheAcresHomesneighborhood,contributingtocancerpreventioninitiatives.Analyzeddataandinterpretedfindingsrelatedtocommunityhealthoutcomes,developingpracticalskillsinhealthequityresearch.

DepartmentofRadiationOncology

UndergraduateResearchAssistant

Analyzecancergenomicsdatasetstoidentifystatisticalpatternsintreatmentoutcomesacrossdiversepatientpopulations,focusingonracialandsocioeconomicdisparitiesincareaccessandsurvivalrates.Applyadvancedstatisticalmethodsincludingsurvivalanalysis,logisticregression,andmachinelearningtechniques.

HeadofComputationalBiology

Implementadvancedcomputationalframeworksfordesigningproteininhibitorsandtherapeutictargets,leveragingstructure-baseddrugdesignprinciples.DevelopgenerativeAImodelsfordenovomoleculardesign,creatingnoveltherapeuticcompoundsthatexplorepreviouslyinaccessibleregionsofchemicalspace.

GSoCContributor

DevelopedanLLM-poweredinteractivechatinterfaceforCellMinerCDBusingGraphRAG,convertednaturallanguagequeriesintoRcodetoenhanceaccessibilitytocancergenomicsdata.Leveragedknowledgegraphstoprovidecontext-awareresponsesoncomplexdrug-gene-cancercelllinerelationships.

OfficeofInnovationandEntrepreneurship

StudentAssociate

DevelopcomprehensiveresearchgrantdatabasebyaggregatingdatafrommajorfundingagenciesincludingNSF,NIH,DOD/DARPA,andCPRITtoidentifyemergingsectorsofinnovation.ImplementautomateddatacollectionsystemusingPythonandvariousAPIstosystematicallygatherandprocessgrantinformation.

DepartmentofOncology

UndergraduateResearchAssistant

Conductcomprehensivelaboratoryresearchincludingpromoterassays,Westernblots,andsurgicalproceduresonmiceformammaryglandtumorstudies.DevelopandimplementadvancedbioinformaticsmethodologiesandAI/LLM-drivenapproachesforprotein-treatmentstructurematchingandhigh-throughputvirtualscreening.

DepartmentofNeurology

UndergraduateResearchAssistant

Conductedresearchexamininghowadolescentandadultratsrespondtopunishmentforcocaineself-administration.Observedrattrainingtoself-administercocaineandimplementedpunishmentbypairinganaversivestimuluswithdrugtaking.

UndergraduateTeachingAssistant

SupportinstructionforBiochemistryLab,Genetics,HonorsGenetics,OrganicChemistryI,andOrganicChemistryII,facilitatinglaboratorysessionsandguidingstudentsthroughexperimentalprotocols.Conductofficehourstoclarifycomplexconceptsandenhancestudentcomprehension.

DepartmentofInformation,Risk,andOperationsManagement

UndergraduateResearchAssistant

AppliedTanaka-Camerer-Nguyenmodeltoassessriskpreference,probabilityweighting,andlossaversioninLlama3.2usingmultiple-choicelotteryexperiments.Investigatedhowsocio-demographicfeaturesinfluenceLLMbehavioralpatternsandriskassessment.

SupplementalInstructionLeader

Organizedandledsupplementalinstruction(SI)sessionsforBIO325(Genetics),fosteringstudentcollaborationandhigher-levelthinkingthroughpeerlearningtechniques.AttendedBIO325lectures,preparedSIsessionmaterialsandlessonplans.

DepartmentofPsychology

UndergraduateResearchAssistant

DevelopedandimplementedstreamlinedASLpreprocessingworkflowsbasedonstreamguidelines,resultinginimprovedefficiencyandaccuracyinneuroimaginganalysis.AutomatedtheprocessingofasubstantialvolumeofPASLandscansusingT1structuralscansthroughscriptingandbatchprocessing.

UndergraduateResearchAssistant

Conductedproteinexpression,purification,andcharacterizationofEhPTPinEntamoebahistolyticacontributingtotheunderstandingoftheprotein'sstructureandfunction.UtilizedadvancedtechniquesandsoftwaresuchasPyMOLandGOLDtoanalyzeandinterpretlargedatasetsrelatedtovirtualdrugscreeningresults.

StudentAssociate

ProvidedsupporttotheDean'sOfficestaffbymanagingcorrespondenceandrecords.Acquiredvaluableexperienceinhighereducationadministrationanddevelopedskillsincommunication,organization,andtimemanagement.

EmergencyMedicalTechnician(EMT)

Respondedtoemergencycallsandprovidedhigh-qualitypre-hospitalcare,ensuringpatientstabilizationandsafetransport.Collaboratedeffectivelywithmedicalteams,lawenforcement,andfirepersonneltocoordinaterapidresponseandmaintainscenesafety.