•Established novel experimental protocols for plasmid injection and electroporation in human cerebral organoids for gene manipulation studies. •Developed CRISPR-Cas9 genome engineering protocols in hiPSCs, including tagging strategies and characterization of edited lines. •Optimized experimental protocols with emphasis on reproducibility, robustness, and scalability of organoid-based assays. •Contributed to the implementation of human neurodevelopmental models to study lipid metabolism and neurodevelopmental processes. •Mentored junior researchers and supported experimental troubleshooting, planning, and protocol standardization. •Collaborated across laboratories and contributed to scientific discussions in interdisciplinary research environments. •Co-authored a peer-reviewed review article.

•Led a multi-year translational neuroscience project involving analysis of >400 human blood samples to identify microRNA signatures associated with neuropsychiatric disorders. •Designed and executed in vitro and in vivo experimental studies integrating molecular biology, behavioral neuroscience, and data analysis. •Performed mammalian cell culture, primary neuronal culture, molecular assays, and viral-based gene manipulation approaches. •Conducted data analysis using R and collaborated with computational biologists to integrate complex datasets. •Managed multiple projects simultaneously and contributed to scientific publications and presentations. •Supervised 3 Master’s/predoctoral students and trained other researchers in in vivo and in vitro work. •Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams, including clinicians and computational biologists, to integrate datasets.

•Contributed to projects investigating neocortical development and human-specific genes. •Supported experiments in developmental neurobiology using molecular biology, confocal imaging, and image analysis techniques. •Assisted with in utero electroporation experiments in mouse and ferret embryos, and in ex vivo fetal human tissue.