George Kapali

• Ensure floor operations are run in a smooth, efficient manner to ensure guests satisfaction and compliance.
• Administer and enforce departmental policies and procedures which include coaching, documentation, and performance appraisals.
• Conduct monthly inventory of all bars, ensuring accurate reporting of on-hand liquor and adherence to internal processes for transferring/ordering.
• Manage sc

• Lead revenue generation in a high-volume hospitality environment by coordinating daily operations and supervising front-line staff.
• Work directly with guests to resolve issues, enhance customer experience, and support repeat business and satisfaction metrics.
• Assist with sales tracking, record keeping, inventory oversight, and expense reporting, ensuring accuracy and operational efficiency.

• Led and managed multi-disciplinary research projects investigating hypoxia-mediated hormone signaling, coordinating efforts across molecular biology, genetics, and bioinformatics teams.
• Designed and optimized experimental workflows for RNA-seq, qPCR, and immunoassays, ensuring reproducibility and high-quality data generation.
• Worked closely with faculty, graduate students, and research staff

• Investigated gene-environmental interactions using molecular and cellular biology.
• Developed and optimized experimental pipelines for quantifying mRNA and protein levels across developmental stages.
• Conducted time-course assays to correlate mRNA expression with protein levels under hypoxic c conditions.
• Interfaced with core facilities for imaging, sequencing, and hormone quantification ins

• Assess and refine AI-generated 300-word biology paragraphs for accuracy and clarity.
• Enhance the precision, quality, and readability of LLM-generated biology content through expert editing.

• Developed research projects to study plant-insect interactions using protein-protein interactions and PCR.
• Routinely conducted DNA screening of higher-order T-DNA insertion mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana.
• Created multiple higher-order Arabidopsis mutant lines.
• Assayed gene expression with qPCR and protein expression using protein chromatography (HPLC) and western blotting.
• Analyzed

• Tutored undergraduate students in Biology, Physics, and Calculus, ensuring their understanding and success.
• Conducted training seminars for new tutors to enhance their teaching skills and knowledge.
• Assisted students with assignments and homework, and created study guides to facilitate learning.

Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology from the University of Illinois Chicago, completed from 2018 to 2024.