Helena Holley

Molecular Medicine PhD Student at University of Maryland, Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

About

I am currently a Molecular Medicine PhD student at University of Maryland, Baltimore.

Experience

  • Graduate Research Assistant at University of Maryland School of Graduate Studies
    Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos

  • Research Assistant at Dickinson College
    Aug 2023 - May 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos

    - Investigated mechanisms by which acute myeloid leukemia cells could be reprogrammed to either behave normally or undergo apoptosis - Investigated how overexpressing genes of interest affects AML cell fate - Applied techniques like RT-qPCR and flow cytometry to assess gene expression and cellular responses

  • Nonclincical Research Intern at Bristol Myers Squibb
    Jun 2024 - Aug 2024 · 3 mos

    - Aided the development of a robust neutralizing antibody bioassay for use with Bristol Myers-Squibb’s cytokine platform assays using a human epithelial cell line through optimization and characterization procedures. - Responsible for cell line culturing and Vi-cell counting to standardize assay inputs. - Utilized a SEAP reporter detection system and GraphPad Prism 9 data analysis to interpret how assay conditions varied during optimization. - Conducted MACSQuant Flow Cytometry and FlowJo data analysis to quantitate protein epitope presence and degradation.

  • Co-Founder and President of Dickinson College Chapter at Girl Gains
    Feb 2022 - May 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    - Managed club operations and delegated tasks - Conducted extensive networking, resulting in partnerships with local fitness groups - Helped women gain the confidence to get into the weight room

  • Pfizer Summer Growth Experience Program at Pfizer
    Jun 2023 - Aug 2023 · 3 mos

    - Assisted the Quality Control chemistry and bioanalytical laboratory support team - Established a query within LIMS that enables us to track and manage soon-to-expire reagents. - Set up 5s within the modular laboratories and maintained 5s throughout all QC laboratories