Experience

Professional experience

A timeline of research, finance, and leadership roles.

Student Researcher, The Parasram Lab

New York University — New York, NY

Summer 2026

Conducted organic synthesis experiments involving photoexcited nitroarenes and heteroatom transfer chemistry while utilizing TLC and GC-MS to assess reaction timeframe.
Characterized synthesized compounds using NMR spectroscopy and other analytical techniques.
Designed reaction setup, workup, purification, and data collection for synthetic organic chemistry research.

Student Researcher

Harvard Medical School — Boston, MA

Spring 2026

Investigator on a mechanistic study examining Kidney Injury Molecule-1 (KIM-1) as a mediator of fatty acid uptake, lipotoxicity, and cellular injury in renal epithelial cells and preclinical kidney disease models.
Designed and executed in vitro and in vivo assays to assess KIM-1–dependent lipid trafficking, cellular colocalization, inflammatory signaling, and cell death under lipotoxic conditions.

Finance Intern

Battery Park City Authority — New York, NY

Summer 2025

Reconciled 300+ municipal contracts, ensuring accuracy across Control Sheets, Microsoft GP, and SharePoint.
Designed a vendor review program to identify 5,000+ potential duplicate vendors, improving efficiency and reducing risk of payment errors.
Compiled and analyzed daily fiscal year 2023–2024 financial data to evaluate the feasibility of a sweep investment account, weighing projected returns against operating costs to guide decision-making.

Chief Tournament Director

Chess in the Schools — New York, NY

2021 – 2025

Led 15+ tournament directors and facilitated 25 tournaments yearly with 300–600 student participants.
Certified by the United States Chess Federation and awarded the Local Tournament Director title.

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