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Education<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n
Ph. D.<\/strong><\/td>\n2007-2010<\/strong><\/td>\nUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences (NRES).
Dissertation<\/a><\/strong>: “Phytoecdysteroid Accumulation in Plants and Biological Activities in Animal Models”.
Graduate Minor in Russian East European and Eurasian Studies (REEES).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M. Sc.<\/strong><\/td>\n2004-2006<\/strong><\/td>\nUIUC, NRES. Thesis<\/strong>: “In Vitro<\/i> Production of Metabolism-Enhancing Phytochemicals from Three Central Asian Plant Species”.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B. Sc.<\/strong><\/td>\n2000-2004<\/strong><\/td>\nUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD), Magna cum laude, Molecular Biology.
Department Honors in Biology with Distinction. Minor in Chinese Studies.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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Research and Work Experience<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2013-2014<\/strong><\/td>\nSenior Scientist<\/u><\/strong>, Nutrasorb<\/a> LLC; Visiting Scientist<\/u><\/strong>, Ilya Raskin Laboratory, Rutgers University.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010-2013<\/strong><\/td>\nNational Institutes of Health (NIH) NCCAM<\/a> T32 Postdoctoral Fellow<\/strong><\/u>, Ilya Raskin Laboratory, Rutgers University.
Botanical Approaches to Combat the Metabolic Syndrome.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004-2010<\/strong><\/td>\nGraduate Research Assistant<\/strong><\/u> Mary Ann Lila Laboratory, UIUC. ICBG<\/a>: Central Asia Program.
Phytochemical analysis and investigation of bioactivity of medicinal plants from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aug.-Dec. 2009<\/strong><\/td>\nGraduate Teching Assistant<\/u><\/strong>, Dr. Darin Eastburn, UIUC, Plant Pathology 200: Plants, Pathogens & People.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001-2004<\/strong><\/td>\nUndergraduate Research Assistant<\/u><\/strong>, Plant Developmental Biology, R. J. Schmidt Laboratory, UCSD.
Generation of gene overexpression constructs in Arabidopsis. Investigation of the role of PBF on protein production in Zea mays<\/i>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jun.-Aug. 2003<\/strong><\/td>\nSummer Research Assistant<\/u><\/strong>, USDA Forest Service, Institute of Forest Genetics, Andrew Groover, UC Davis.
Gene expression analysis of poplar orthologs of Arabidopsis<\/i> shoot developmental genes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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Workshops \/ Certificates<\/strong><\/h2>\n