Experience

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  Academia sinica

  May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Intern

  Summer internship position performing coral DNA extraction and PCR for identifying newfound samples from Southeast Asia. Participate in Reef Check 2009 in Green Island, Taiwan. Other activities include: general lab and office maintenance, and assisting with conferences.

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  Brigham and women's hospital

  Jul 2011 - Dec 2013

  Research assistant

  Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard UniversityPerformed lab and office duties associated for a biorepository comprised of 2.5 million biological specimens. While there, I processed samples that were sent to collaborating labs for analysis from multiple cohorts, including: the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS), Health Professionals’ Follow-Up Study (HPFS), and Physician’s Health Study (PHS). I assisted with data management and detailed specimen record keeping. Also helped maintain freezer farm by measuring liquid nitrogen levels, moving and replacing LN2 tanks, monitoring freezers for thermal accuracy, and responding to freezer alarm situations. Show less

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  Beth israel deaconess medical center

  Aug 2016 - Jan 2021

  · Establish and acquire GLP status for Whitney Lab; develop, implement, and maintain laboratory guidelines, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and in-house protocols following GLP requirements. · Coordinates and oversees preparation for compliance with hospital policies and procedures as well as other external regulatory agencies. · Provide administrative support to program leadership and staff in assigned program areas; schedule and prepare materials for meetings and special events. Coordinate program correspondences, calendars, projects, travel arrangements and special events. · Assist with planning research procedures and coordinating schedules. Prepare written reports on status of research and the technical procedures used.· Oversee operations and maintenance of essential equipment, maintaining all service records and negotiate contracts.· Leading compound screening project, analyze data and develop future testing techniques and methods.· Perform blood processing with HIV and Zika virus animal blood samples.· Perform study data management, sample management, freezer maintenance, and handle orders for lab equipment and materials, liquid nitrogen tanks, and office supplies. Show less · Organize and maintain structure of the lab, managing day-to-day activities· Assist with planning research procedures and coordinating schedules of test procedures.· Oversee operation and maintenance of essential equipment, maintaining all service records and contracts · Develop, implement, and maintain laboratory guidelines and in-house protocols. Prepare written reports on status of research and the technical procedures used.· Perform study data management, sample management, freezer maintenance, and handle orders for lab equipment and materials, LN2 tanks, and office supplies · Perform blood processing with HIV and Zika virus animal blood samples.· Perform laboratory tests including DNA sequencing, viral load extraction, PCR, Northern Blotting, Plaque Reduction Neutralization Testing (PRNT) Assay, and interprets results. Show less · Perform blood processing with HIV and Zika virus animal blood samples.· Perform laboratory tests including DNA sequencing, viral load extraction, PCR, Plaque Reduction Neutralization Testing (PRNT) Assay, and interprets results.· Develop in-house protocols, prepare written reports on status of research and the technical procedures used.· Perform study data management, sample management, freezer maintenance, and handle orders for lab equipment and materials, LN2 tanks, as well as office supplies. Show less

  • Senior Research Associate/ Lab Manager

    Sept 2019 - Jan 2021

  • Research Assistant III/ Lab Manager

    Jun 2017 - Sept 2019

  • Research Assistant II

    Aug 2016 - May 2017
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  Boston college

  Feb 2021 - Jul 2024

  Laboratory manager
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  Dana-farber cancer institute

  Sept 2024 - now

  Lab manager