In my research collaboration with the Division of Pediatric Surgery at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, I study how FAK inhibition affects pancreatic cell-state plasticity and reprogramming. I work with longitudinal single-cell RNA-seq data, developing workflows for integration, annotation, and cell-state analysis.
For a second collaboration with the same division, I analyzed single-cell RNA-seq data to investigate pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma-associated changes in β-cell states. My work included quality control, annotation, differential expression, and characterization of β-cell heterogeneity.
As a freelance bioinformatician, I support academic research projects with omics analysis and interpretation. I develop reproducible Python and R workflows and deliver analysis pipelines, statistical analyses, and publication-ready figures.
My M.D. thesis investigated an amniotic membrane dressing with posaconazole-containing nanoparticles for fungal keratitis in vitro. I designed and evaluated a nanoliposome ocular drug-delivery system using release and permeation testing, MTT, hemolysis, and antifungal assays.
