| Education |
- Catalina Foothills High School (2004)
- University of Arizona, Bachelor’s of Science: Double major in Biochemistry
Molecular Biophysics and Computer Science (May 2008).
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| Scholarships/Grants
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- UA Provost Scholarship 2004-2006 (renewed yearly)
- Spirit of Discovery Scholarship 2004-2006 (renewed yearly)
- Undergraduate Research Grant (2005)
- Michael A. Wells Memorial Scholar (2007)
- Undergraduate Biology Research Program, UBRP (2007)
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| Honors/Awards
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- Dean’s List (Fall 2004)
- Dean’s List (Spring 2005)
- Dean’s List with Distinction (Fall 2005)
- Honorable Mention (Spring 2006)
- Dean’s List (Fall 2006)
- Honorable Mention (Spring 2007)
- Michael A. Wells Memorial Scholar (2007)
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| Work Experience |
- University of Arizona, Department of Chemistry, Dr. Walker Lab
- Electrochemistry/Ligand binding research (Summer 2003-Spring 2007).
- Mutagenesis and Protein Synthesis research – UBRP funding (Summer 2007).
- Electrochemical/Ligand binding research – UBRP funding (Fall 2007-Present).
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| Research Experience
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- Electrochemical Studies of Porphyrins (Summer 2003)
- Electrochemical/Ligand Binding studies of Nitrophorin Proteins (2003-Present)
- Computer Science Honors Project – MIPS Simulated Compiler (Spring 2005).
- Synthesis and Mutagenesis of Nitrophorins and Cytochrome Bc1 (Summer 2007)
- Developing Molecular Dynamics Simulations using a Go-like Model to study folding
of Cro protein families (Fall 2007-Spring 2008).
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| Programming Experience |
- Platforms: Linux, Windows
- Languages:Java, C/C++ , Delphi/Object Pascal
- Tools: Eclipse, Delphi IDE
- Techniques: Numerical methods, Algorithms
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| Activities
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- Karate and Tae Kwon Do (1994-Present)
- Ballroom Club (2004-2005)
- Ballroom Dancing (2003-Present)
- Computer Programming and Game Design (1993-Present)
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Ambassador (2007-2008)
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