Research

POSTDOCTORAL

Prof. Daniel Fletcher, Dept. Bioengineering, University of California Berkeley

Jan 2017 – Feb 2019

o Engineering immune cell interfaces to promote tumor recognition

Prof. David Baker, Dept. Biochemistry, University of Washington

Oct 2015 – Dec 2016

o Computational design of multipass transmembrane proteins

o De novo design of protein conformational switches

o Design of ligand-induced oligomerization of symmetrical helical bundle

GRADUATE

Prof. Christina D. Smolke, Dept. Bioengineering, Stanford

Jan - Mar 2010; Jun 2010 – Aug 2015

o Engineering synthetic ligand-responsive RNA devices for controlling the cell cycle (Dissertation).

o Translation of ribozyme-based gene expression control devices from yeast to mammalian cells.

Prof. Fan Yang, Dept. Bioengineering & Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford

Mar 2010 - Jun 2010

o Engineering adult stem cells as a targeted anti-cancer therapeutic (Rotation).

Prof. Markus W. Covert, Dept. Bioengineering, Stanford

Sep 2009 - Dec 2009

o Integrating a viral component into an in silico model of E. coli (Rotation).

UNDERGRADUATE

Prof. Suzie Pun, Dept. Bioengineering, University of Washington

Apr 2007 - Jun 2009

o Anti-Cancer Nanopods - Rational design of a peptide-based gene delivery vehicle targeted to hepatocarcinoma (Capstone Thesis).

o Molecular Swiss Army Knife - Designing and optimizing a multi-component non-viral gene delivery vehicle in PC-12 neuron-like cells.

Prof. Shahram Vaezy, Dept. Bioengineering, University of Washington

Jun 2005 - Dec 2006

o Design and fabricate cost-effective alternative to thermal camera.

o Determining size and shape of lesions created by reflection of HIFU beams.