Daniel Mota MPH, CIC

Experience

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  City of Hope

  Jun 2012 - Jan 2014

  Neurosciences Trainee

  Translational research project: Impact of BCL2 overexpression on neural stem cell survival in vivo* Studied the impact of BCL2 overexpression on neural stem cell survival invivo.* Lead independent research project with the goal of establishing a stableoverexpression cancer cell line.* Mastered molecular biological assays including: cell culture, DNA cloning,transfection, western blot analysis, Boyden-chamber migration assay,immunofluorescence, cryosectioning, and microscopy.* Assisted in training of summer interns. Show less

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  San Francisco State University

  Oct 2014 - May 2015

  Tutor
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  UCSF

  Jun 2015 - May 2017

  SF BUILD Scholar

  * Clinical research project: Classifying novel drug resistance-mediating polymorphisms to piperaquine* Studied the impact of different malaria chemoprevention regimens forpregnant Ugandan women on plasmodium falciparum drug resistancemediating polymorphisms.* Mastered molecular biological assays including genotyping, cell culture,DNA/RNA purification, RT-qPCR, and microscopy.

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  UC Berkeley School of Public Health

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  NIH Minority Heath and Health Disparities International Training Scholar

  Principal Investigator: Philip J. Rosenthal, MDo Clinical research project: P. falciparum Sensitivity to Investigational Compounds* Worked with Infectious Disease Research Collaboration (IDRC) in Tororo,Uganda studying P. falciparum sensitivity by culturing parasite-positivepatient samples with investigational compounds.* Mastered P. falciparum in vitro continuous culture techniques, LC-50 &LD-50 assays.* Executed quality data analysis for publication.* Facilitated research in low resource hospital setting Show less

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  Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange

  Jan 2018 - Nov 2018

  Fulbright ETA Grantee

  * English Teaching Assistant and cultural ambassador to Keningau, Sabah* Worked in rural public secondary school (SMK Gunsanad Dua) to improve English speaking skills ofstudents and the community.* Fostered international community through cultural exchange.* Engaged in local community events and built good report for the Fulbright program and mission.* Organized and executed the first public school girls soccer league in Sabah, Malaysia, a large scalemulti-state and multi-governmental project that brought together 500+ students across 2 states.* Received a large project implementation grant from the US Embassy Kuala Lumpur to facilitate thegirls soccer league project.* Worked with other ETAs to create programming aimed at empowering youngwomen. Show less

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  Solano Community College

  Apr 2019 - Jul 2019

  Summer Bridge Program Lead

  * Worked with faculty at Solano Community College to develop programmingaimed at increasing incoming underrepresented student success.* Mentored incoming freshman students in skills necessary for a successfultenure at community college.* Participated in outreach to the surrounding community on behalf of SolanoCommunity College in both English and Spanish.

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  University of California, Berkeley

  Jan 2020 - May 2021

  Graduate Student Instructor

  Class: General Biology, 1A Laboratory Course (BIO1AL)* GSI duties included: teaching two 3-hour labs a week, holding regular officehours and answering online questions via Piazza platform.* Voluntarily mentored students that sought help in finding summer internshipand career guidance.* Worked to build a quality remote learning experience for undergraduatestudents.

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  The Forum for Collaborative Research

  May 2020 - May 2021

  UC Berkeley Graduate MPH Intern

  Rare Diseases Forumo Application of Bayesian Methods in Rare Diseases Working Group* Engaged in the process of drug development, regulatory scienceand policy, public health policy, and the collaborative model for drug development.* Conducted background research, coordinated working groups, wrotesummaries and briefs.* Communicated findings to diverse groups of stakeholders across multiplesubject areas.* Learned first-hand about the effects of regulatory policy on the lives of patients Show less

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  Loyal Source Government Services

  Sept 2021 - Aug 2022

  Public Health Advisor for the CDC

  Los Angeles International Airport Quarantine Station* Performed epidemiologic casework, infectious disease prevention and controland case work services within the Centers of Disease Control and Preventioncontract.* Designated passengers for further evaluation and diagnosis due to beingsuspected of being infected with an infectious disease (e.g., COVID-19).* Responsible for generating electronic and written records related to the publichealth risk assessment during the entry screening process. Show less

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  MemorialCare

  Aug 2022 - now

  Infection Preventionist
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  MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center

  Mar 2024 - now

  Infection Prevention Program Manager