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Resume/Curriculum Vitae

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

  • ​November 2024: Poster- Predicting Gene Expression Response to HDACi Therapy in Cancer (Fall UF Center for Undergraduate Research Symposium)​

  • February 2025: Poster- Predicting Personalized Responses to HDACi and PROTAC Therapies (UF Health Cancer Center Annual Research Showcase)

  • April 2025: Poster- Leveraging Multiomics for Predicting Targeted Cancer Treatment Responses (UF American Physician-Scientists Association Research Symposium)

  • April 2025: Poster- Analyzing the Effects of HDACi and PROTACs on Gene Expression (Spring UF Center for Undergraduate Research Symposium)

  • October 2025: Poster- Functional Pathway Analysis of RNA-seq Data Using Gene Set Enrichment Approaches (Fall UF Center for Undergraduate Research Symposium)

  • January 2026: Poster- Chromatin & Transcriptional Determinants of Gene Responses to HDAC-Targeting PROTACs in Breast Cancer 

VOLUNTEER AND WORK EXPERIENCE

​UF Cancer and Genetics Research Complex

Research Assistant           

•Research applying bioinformatics to cancer research

•Selected to participate in the University Scholars Program under the College of Medicine for the 2024-2025 school year

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American Cancer Society

CARES Community Volunteer

•Provide support and information to patients diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers

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UF AI Student Club

Academics Director, Academics & Research Committee

•Lead academic initiatives and research support efforts to enhance AI engagement and educational opportunities across disciplines

 

University of Florida Chemistry Department 

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

•Teach and lead weekly discussion sections

•Hold office hours to help students understand concepts

 

University of Florida Microbiology Department 

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

•Bioinformatics course focused on foundational bioinformatics tools, data analysis, and computational biology methods

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UF Counseling and Wellness Center

Gator-2-Gator Ambassador

•Provide compassionate mentorship and guidance to help students navigate college life

 

United Nations Human Rights Volunteering

Article Writer & Editor Jul 2023 - Present

•Wrote and published 20+ articles on various critical issues

•Writing/editing articles for UNDP.org that promote the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

HACKATHONS ATTENDED​

​IBM Call for Code 2024 (June - September 2024)

  • Project Name: Deep Pink: Breast Cancer

  • The project created a Gen AI/IBM WatsonX powered solution with the ability to have informative conversations and provide information regarding the condition

  • Link to project video: https://youtu.be/D-_0DbL9ObwIBM

​Quantum Challenge (June 2024)

  • Coding challenge focused on using Qiskit 1.0 for utility-scale quantum experiments, building quantum circuits, running optimization algorithms.

  • Ran optimization algorithms that could be crucial for solving complex bioinformatics problems such as protein folding

Stanford- Women in Data Science Datathon (January - March 2024)

  • Applying data science and machine learning skills to predict time for treatment of women patients who are diagnosed with metastatic triple negative breast cancers (metastatic TNBC) based on a unique oncology dataset provided by Gilead Sciences​​

UF Hackathon on Sustainability (September - December 2021

​IBM Call for Code

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