Stony Brook University                       Bachelor of Science Biology: Bioengineering                Expected Graduation Date: 05/16 GPA: 3.0

Biology Department Wimmer Group SBU                                                                        December 2012-Current

• Research project aims to investigate the role of nonstructural protein 2C of poliovirus in morphogenesis. To achieve this several mutant viruses were constructed that have contained amino acid changes (1-3) around residue N252 that has previously been shown to be involved in particle assembly. The growth of two of these viruses was sensitive to h higher temperature but one, surprisingly, was sensitive to cold temperature. Currently experiments are being conducted in order to determine at what stage of its life cycle is the cold sensitive mutant defective

Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Explorations in STEM                      May 2013-August 2013

• Participated in a ten-week research program

Louis Strokes Alliance for Minority Participation                                                          September 2013-Current

Selected in a competitive process to receive funding towards research in the Wimmer Lab

Initiative for Maximizing Student Development                                                  May 2014-Current

• Scholar in a prestigious program designed for students who are not only academically achieving but also have gone above and beyond in research. This two year program is designed not only to prepare scholars for graduate but to also further research potential by funding students to do research for the two years and to attend conferences.

Bioengineering Department Yin Group SBU                                                                   May 2014-August 2014

• Research project aims to understand why secondhand smoke (SHS) and shear stress (SS), both agonists for platelet activation, cause a decrease in platelet aggregation when compared to platelets that have only been treated with shear stress. Ten different experimental conditions were applied to platelets as we read the percent aggregation, ADP concentration, and absorbance at 620nm. Preliminary results indicate that low level aggregation occurred when platelets were exposed to shear stress (especially under elevated shear), which might have caused the reduced aggregation induced by TRAP. No significant changes were observed in plasma ADP concentration, suggesting ADP was not involved. Further investigation is needed to determine if shear stress has reduced TRAP-induced platelet aggregation by modifying platelet surface thrombin receptors.

Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program                                                         February 2013-Current

• Active participant in this select program, which allows me to develop as a young scientist, by providing me with opportunities to engage more in the STEM fields.

National Society of Black Engineers                                                                                  October 2013-Current

• Elected Torch Chair Member, where my duties include integrating our organization with high school students in order to aid them with college related topics

Mentoring Program                                                                                                  January 2013-Current

• Work with high school students in order to help them become better scientist by aiding them with their research paper and poster presentations. Throughout this program high school students get a better grasp of college and what is needed to be a top candidate for selection

Leadership and Service Fellow                                                                               January 2013-Current

• Hand Selected from a pool of 100 applicants
• Successfully completed leadership and training to aid freshmen with their transition to college

Golden Key Honor Society Pen Pal Exchange                                                                  October 2012 – May 2013

• Was selected for the opportunity to become more culturally diver       se with a student from a completely different background

Standardized Patient Program at Stony Brook Medical Center                                    February 2013-Curent

• Act out different patient scenarios for Dental, Medical, and Psychology students to help them better understand how to interact with patients

• Polymerase Chain Reaction
• Mutagenesis
• Microsoft Office-Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook
• Haitian Creole