Scientific Experience
Summer Undergraduate Research Grant with Dr. Charles A. Ettensohn
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2003 - August 2003
Profiled the developmental activity of b-catenin during sea urchin early embryogenesis.
Laboratorial Researcher for Dr. Allison Barth
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, May 2002 Ð June 2002
Mapped the barrel field in mouse cortex in the context of studying neuron plasticity in sensorial learning.
Laboratorial Research Assistant for Dr. Darin Laird
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, September 2001 Ð March 2002
Synthesized and perfected reactions of pyrrole monomers for polymerization.
Laboratorial Research Assistant for Dr. Richard Pilston
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, September 1999 and 2000
Synthesized novel polythiophene materials.
Evaluated polythiophene material for optical properties.
