Work with thought leaders and academic experts from Mayo Clinic

Senior Microbiome Scientist / June, 2023 — Present

• Consult with clients to advise the best approach for their microbiome and metabolomics study design, sample collection and storage, sequencing and metabolomics methods, and bioinformatics and statistical analysis • Create custom analyses and reports helping clients understand their data • Manage and review scientific newsletters and blogs • Develop and test new methods for innovative data analysis • Promoted to senior microbiome scientist to lead custom project analysis and integration of new analysis methods and pipelines • Managed the bioinformatics team in sequencing production and project delivery

Microbiome Scientist / August, 2021 — June, 2023

• Identified the impact of microbiome-based therapeutics on subjects with Clostridioides difficile infection through analysis of micrbial community, functional, and metabolomics data • Established new methodologies for integration of complex microbial compositional, functional, and metabolomics data in the programming language R • Managed and developed relationships with microbiome analysis collaborators to drive high-quality and novel analysis methods and product development • Presented at least one oral talk per year at a national conference on the impact of biotherapeutics on the microbiome

Microbiome Consultant / January, 2023 — Present

• Meet with customers (individuals and clinicians) to explain their gut microbiome test results • Provide a basic understanding of the gut microbiome and its importance in health along with individualized interpretation of results and recommendations of over-the-counter interventions that may help (such as the use of specific pre- and probiotics or dietary recommendations)

Microbiome Analysis Scientist / June, 2019 — August, 2021

• Identified the impact of microbiome-based therapeutics on subjects with Clostridioides difficile infection through analysis of micrbial community, functional, and metabolomics data • Established new methodologies for integration of complex microbial compositional, functional, and metabolomics data in the programming language R • Managed and developed relationships with microbiome analysis collaborators to drive high-quality and novel analysis methods and product development • Presented at least one oral talk per year at a national conference on the impact of biotherapeutics on the microbiome

Postdoctoral Research Fellow / October, 2016 — June, 2019

• Investigated the role of the vaginal and uterine microbiota in development and treatment of ovarian and endometrial cancer using human, mouse, and cell models • Determined the role of metformin in altering the gut microbiota during chemotherapy treatment for ovarian cancer in a patient-derived xenograft mouse model • Analyzed reproductive tract microbiota from patients with endometrial cancer to identify early vaginal biomarkers of disease using R • Developed an invasion assay to determine pathogenicity of specific members of the microbiota in endometrial and ovarian cancer. • Carried out complementary in vitro tissue culture work to determine the role of specific microbial products (bile acids and short-chain fatty acids) in killing of tumor cells.

Senior Research Fellow / July, 2022 — Present

Senior Research Scientist / March, 2021 — June, 2022

Postdoctoral Researcher / January, 2017 — December, 2020

Research fellow / April, 2013 — December, 2016

Research fellow / 2009 — 2013

Ph.D. Researcher / August, 2013 — August, 2022

• Dissertation: "Transport Theory and Inelastic Nuclear Scattering for Proton Radiotherapy." • Extended Landau-Vavilov theory for energy straggling to very thick targets and provided a numerical solution to Moliere theory for large angles. • Developed complete, non-small angle screened Rutherford cross-section for thick targets. • Applied extended theories for inclusion in Monte Carlo codes and treatment planning systems.

Graduate Teaching Assistant / January, 2014 — May, 2021

• Assisted students with Physics labs, graded exams, lab reports, and recitation exercises. • Collaborated with instructors and faculty for curriculum development. • Tutored students on lab report writing and general physics. • Taught in lecture halls, recitation, active learning environments, and proctored exams.

Independant Consultant / February, 2018 — Present

• Build 3D models of targets and simulate interactions with radiation beams using FLUKA Monte Carlo. • Train artificial intelligence large language models in theoretical physics.

Paid Graduate Intern / February, 2014 — December, 2014

• Modeled proton beam therapy dose from Monte Carlo simulations in MATLAB. • Improved confidence boundaries of nuclear components of the Mayo Clinic dose kernel by four orders of magnitude. • Presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting in 2015.

Research Assistant / August, 2011 — December, 2013

• Conducted research on the Emergence of Life Project, simulating coupled logistic maps in Python as a proxy for evolutionary transitions. • Presented findings at ABGRADCON2014 in Troy, New York.

Principal Health Services Analyst / January, 2012 — Present

Postdoctoral Fellow / May, 2023 — Present

Postdoctoral Fellow / November, 2019 — March, 2023

• Led the project to study the disease mechanism underlying two neurodegenerative conditions (ALS and FTD) which included identifying the role of stress response protein (JNK) in promoting stress granule formation • Designed and performed research procedures involving mammalian cell culture, stem cell differentiation, fly genetics, gene expression, cloning, protein biochemistry, immunostaining, live imaging, confocal microscopy • Generated data resulting in 3 conference presentations, 1 original article, and 2 review publications