Experience

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  Breia

  Aug 2018 - Aug 2019

  Wholesaler

  Assisted homeowners in pre-foreclosure through wholesaling under CEO mentorship, communicated with various agencies to resolve homeowners' violations, and earned Deal of The Month award for highest revenue sale.

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  The posse foundation

  Dec 2019 - Jun 2024

  Posse foundation full-tuition leadership scholar

  Recipient of a four-year, full-tuition leadership scholarship at Pomona College from the Posse Foundation.

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  Summer of translational aging research for undergraduates (star u) at columbia university

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Summer research fellow

  Studied cell-type-specific interactions in Alzheimer's patients via single-cell RNA sequencing, developing network-based models of dysregulation.

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  Pomona college

  Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

  Laboratory assistant

  Investigated environmentally-induced stress effects on rodent learning and memory, applying electrophysiological techniques to analyze hippocampal brain slice data, including measuring action potential in pyramidal cells.

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  Summer of translational aging research for undergraduates (star u) at columbia university

  Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  Summer research fellow

  Led research on loneliness's impact on various neurological factors in older adults, analyzed complex neuroimaging datasets with 500+ participants, and gained scientific skills through mentorship from leading researchers.

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  Columbia university irving medical center

  Aug 2022 - May 2023

  Research intern

  Completed an extensive literature review on loneliness and Alzheimer’s, identifying relevant sources, evaluating their validity and synthesizing the findings to inform the research project.

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  Stanford university school of medicine

  Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

  Summer research intern & amgen scholar

  Conducted behavioral experiments on genetically modified mice to study thirst and hunger dynamics, and developed analytical pipelines using machine learning algorithms to process and visualize their behavior.

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  Brainmind

  Jan 2024 - now

  Connecting top scientists and entrepreneurs in neurotechnology. Leading a team of 12 interns in managing projects related to start-up funding, media coverage, research, and consulting. Driving growth for neurotechnology startups and social enterprises while fostering a comprehensive curriculum in entrepreneurship and tech writing.

  • Special Project Manager

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Special Project Intern

    Jan 2024 - Jun 2024