I have cultured cells for the entirety of my scientific career — my graduate school application letter began with "I love cells," and that hasn't changed. From primary human T cells and cancer cell lines at UCSF, to primary rodent neuronal and astrocyte cultures during my PhD, to testicular cell isolations at Paterna Biosciences, cell culture is the foundation of everything I do.

My expertise centers on assay development and validation. I've independently designed and standardized complex multi-parameter MACS and FACS-based isolation protocols, developed cell-based drug screening platforms in neuronal cultures, and engineered logic-gated CAR-T circuits validated through 96-well flow cytometry assays. At Paterna, this work fed directly into a GMP-compliant validation study and procedural standards now under patent filing.

I'm equally comfortable at the wet-lab/computational interface — I've built R-based automation scripts for flow cytometry and imaging data processing, worked closely with bioinformatics specialists on single-cell sequencing projects, and contributed as a scientific writer to four funded grant applications including an R01 and R21. Rigorous science and clear communication are inseparable to me.