**For my doctoral thesis at Stony Brook University, I investigated how a protein called Hnrnpab regulates brain development and function. This protein binds RNA and is highly enriched in regions of the brain where self-renewing stem cells reside. Neural stem cells can divide and differentiate into any cell typically found in the brain. These cells also can migrate to different regions of brain injury to aid in the healing process, and my thesis project investigated the role Hnrnpab played in this process. Part of my responsibility in the lab was to design experiments and mentor undergraduate students, providing valuable scientific support and management to their projects.** **During my postdoctoral research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, I studied how mutations in a gene called C9orf72 gene can cause Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The causative mutation in C9orf72 ALS is a repeat expansion within the intron and when these repeats are translated into protein, they are highly toxic and can disrupt motor neuron cell function, ultimately causing motor neuron cell death. I was responsible for designing and performing experiments to understand how these proteins are synthesized from the intron. I was also involved in managing thesis projects for several PhD students.**  **As a senior scientist at HebeCell, I collaborated with QA and QC professionals to conceptualize, author, and perform SOPs to produce immuno-oncology cell therapies. Our goal was to engineer natural killer (NK) immune cells to kill tumors. To achieve this, we differentiated NK cells from stem cells to generate “off-the-shelf” cell therapies against cancer.**   **As a project manager/ senior research scientist for cell and gene therapy at Creative Biolabs, I manage scientific research projects for clients worldwide.** <br>