Experience

• May 2020 - now: Graduate Research Assistant in Computational Genomics
  • University of Arizona, Genetics Graduate Interdisciplinary Program
  • Supervisor: Dr. Ryan Gutenkunst
• Aug 2018 - Apr 2020: Graduate Research Assistant in Molecular Biology and Virology
  • University of Arizona, Arizona Biological and Biomedical Sciences Program
  • Supervisor(s): Drs. Felicia Goodrum, Rebecca Page, Jared Churko
• Jul 2016 - Jul 2018: Organic Chemistry Lab Technician
  • University of Pennsylvania, Department of Chemistry
  • Supervisor(s): Dr. Sally Mallory and Dr. Jisun Lee
• 2014 - 2016: Chemistry Teaching Assistant
  • Bryn Mawr College, Chemistry Department
  • CHEM B103 & B104: General Chemistry I & II
  • CHEM B211 & B212: Organic Chemistry I & II

Education

• Ph.D in Genetics, University of Arizona, 2024 (expected)
  • Minors: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Molecular Medicine
• B.A. in Chemistry, Bryn Mawr College, 2016
  • Concentration: Biochemistry

Service and leadership

• Genetics GIDP Student Representative
• University of Arizona Data Science Ambassador
• Women in Data Science (WiDS) Tucson Datathon Workshop Organizer
• Math and Science Summer Program in Vietnam (MaSSP) Biology Head Mentor

Skills

• Programming: Python, Bash, Git, High Performance Computing, snakemake, R, Java, LaTeX
• Certified Carpentries Instructor
• Languages: Vietnamese, English, Korean, Mandarin Chinese

Publications

The Role of the Human Cytomegalovirus UL133-UL138 Gene Locus in Latency and Reactivation

Mlera L, Moy M, Maness K, Tran LN, Goodrum FD. The Role of the Human Cytomegalovirus UL133-UL138 Gene Locus in Latency and Reactivation. Viruses. 2020; 12(7):714.