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Daphney Sihwa, MSc.

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    PhD Candidate in Quantitative and Systems Biology - University of California, Merced

  • Education

    • Spelman College

      2013 - 2017
      Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Biochemistry

    • University of California, Merced

      2021 - 2026
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Quantitative and Systems Biology

  • Experience

    • American Chemical Society

      Aug 2014 - May 2017
      Member

    • Spelman College

      Sept 2014 - May 2017
      Teaching Assistant

      Assist students in setting up laboratory apparatus, explain experiment procedures and guide students throughout their laboratory experiments

    • GlobeMed

      Sept 2014 - May 2015
      Volunteer

    • Stanford University

      Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
      Research Assistant

      Polypyrrole based materials for biomedical applications

    • Center for Selective C–H Functionalization

      Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
      Research Fellow

      .• Conducted Electro polymerization of bacteria (E.coli) imprinted Polypyrrole films for detecting pathogenic bacteria on a specialized quartz crystal.• Carried out In-vitro studies on the release of roxadustat which is a potential anemia treatment in patients with chronic kidney disease using polypyrrole nanoparticles

    • Howard Hughes Medical Institute

      Aug 2015 - May 2016
      Research Assistant

      Research Topic: Main Fragmentation Pathways of Protonated Antibiotic (Kanamycin)- Analyze the Fragmentation of Kanamycin in the mass spectrum to determine the stability and relative abundance of the protonated fragments that can be formed using a low energy pathway. - Knowledge of molecular compositions of antibiotics assist in determining their effects in biological applications. Research Topic 2: Electrospray Mass Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory Studies of Estrone Fragmentation Mechanisms- Understand the MS/MS fragmentation pathways which are important for proper identification of estrone in complex mixtures as well as in complex biological matrices Show less

    • UCLA

      Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
      Research Fellow

    • Genentech

      Jun 2017 - Sept 2017

      • Scientific Researcher

        Sept 2017 - Sept 2017

      • gRed Intern

        Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

    • Centre for Sight - Harare

      Nov 2018 - Jul 2021
      Practice Manager

    • Genentech

      May 2022 - Aug 2022
      Intern - LC-MS - BioAnalytical Sciences

      Investigating protein extraction from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues and developing an LC-MS/MS method for highly sensitive quantification of biomarkers in FFPE tissue samples.

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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Daphney Sihwa, MSc.
      First Place in SPARC (Spelman Pioneer Awards in Research Competition) Project HHMI and Genentech Aug 2016 In an effort to develop creative solutions to address medical disabilities through innovative technologies, my team designed a bracelet sensor and developed an application collectively known as Sabertooth that can be used to combat violence against autistic teenagers and in some instances allow the appropriate authorities to deal with perpetrators. The bracelet sensor has a button which when activated, will send an alert/notification to the parent or guardian. The sensor is connected to the… Show more In an effort to develop creative solutions to address medical disabilities through innovative technologies, my team designed a bracelet sensor and developed an application collectively known as Sabertooth that can be used to combat violence against autistic teenagers and in some instances allow the appropriate authorities to deal with perpetrators. The bracelet sensor has a button which when activated, will send an alert/notification to the parent or guardian. The sensor is connected to the user’s smart phone via bluetooth technology and the application can seamlessly allow the sensor to integrate with the user’s smartphone to send out the alerts. The application will be configured with GPS function and future iterations of this device will track the pulse rate, include audio and video functions as well. Show less