• Courtney is a junior undergraduate majoring in Medicine, Health and Society. She joined the lab in November 2023, and is currently studying SSNA1 and its effects on microtubule dynamics under the mentorship of Anna Cassidy. Outside of the lab, she loves to polar plunge!

Experience

2022

Research Assistant at Williams Lab – Claremont, CA

• Contributed to exploration of muralytic protein CHAPk as an alternative to synthetic drugs for combating
  bacterial resistance
• Collaborated with research team to develop experiments for improving enzyme activity
• Employed protein engineering techniques to synthesize CHAPK
• Presented relevant research papers at weekly meetings

Medical Assistant & Outpatient Scribe at Yenjean Hwang, MD, Infectious Disease – Orinda, California

• Prepared patients for examinations through recording relevant vitals including blood pressure, weight, height, and temperature
• Collected and processed patients’ urine samples
• Administered injections, helped preform ECGs, managed patient referrals and prescriptions

2020

Intern at Kelly Hood, MD, Dermatology – Lafayette, California