Bryn Mawr College

Self Employed  -  E-RYT - 500

Providing vinyasa and alignment based yoga classes in Philadelphia, PA and virtually. Co-leading teacher trainings for 200 hour yoga certification programs.

Certified Yoga Instructor

Clinical Cell and Vaccine Production Facility
Under Guidance of Dr. Bruce Levine

-  Successful transfer from bench top to cGMP clinical manufacturing of a Phase I study for CCR5 ZFN RNA electroporated T-cells for Phase I HIV therapeutics
- Clinical Scale Manufacturing and coordination for Phase I study of autologous dendritic cell therapy for Ovarian Cancer
- Generating and implementing validation studies along with clinical scale manufacturing of multi-site Phase II autologous dendritic cell therapy for Glioblastoma for 110 evaluable patients contracted by Immunocellular Therapeutics
-  Extensive flow cytometry, sterility assays – bactec management, mycoplasma, endosafe, gel clot
- Generating and Implementation of Standard Operating Procedures, Equipment Qualification Plans for new cGMP facilities, Validation Plans, Scientific Information Records, and assisting sponsors with CMC reviews for IND submissions
-  Involved in hiring and training of new staff

University of Pennsylvania

Resource Technologist B

Teaching Assistant for Biology 103

Responsible for preparation of lab materials and reagents for “Introduction to Biology and Laboratory Preparations in Molecular Biology and Genetics”

Laboratory Teaching Assistant

MIMG (Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics) Lab
Under Guidance of Dr. Donald Kohn and Dr. Francesca Gianonni

Perform ELISpot and ELISA assays, Plasmid Preps, DNA and RNA extractions, Chimeric Antigen Receptor Transductions in small scale T cell cultures, inventory of laboratory materials, and flow cytometry

UCLA

Lab Assistant

Guidance of Dr. A Shardha
http://samatvamdiabetes.com/

Assisted Nutritionists, Endocrinologists, Doctors and Nurses for new patient appointments (blood pressure, blood glucose levels, patient medical history).

Samatvam: Diabetology and Endocrinology Center

Clinical Intern

Dr. Jim Wilson - Gene Therapy 
Under Guidance of Dr. Lili Wang

Assisted in molecular methods of DNA and RNA extractions from mouse and monkey models for detection of adeno-associated virus transduction efficiency

Anisha Chirmule