Teaching

Contributed to graduate-level teaching in immunology under the supervision of Dr. Ulrich von Andrian. This early experience provided a strong foundation in communicating complex immunological concepts and supporting advanced student learning in a research-intensive environment

Recipient of the NIH-funded Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award (IRACDA) fellowship, conducted in the laboratory of Dr. David Traver (UCSD, La Jolla, USA). This program combined advanced research training with structured teaching experience at partner institutions. Within this framework, I served as a lecturer for Introduction to Biology at San Diego State University and a discussion leader in Scientific Ethics at UC San Diego. This experience provided formal pedagogical training and reinforced my ability to integrate research and teaching, particularly in communicating core biological concepts and fostering critical thinking in undergraduate students.

During a period of personal leave, I joined the ENCORPS STEM Teachers Program to transition into secondary education. Through this fellowship, I received pedagogical training, engaged in professional development, and completed a 10-week teaching experience at San Diego High School, which laid the foundation for my subsequent teaching roles within the San Diego Unified School District.

Served as a substitute teacher in biology and community health courses at Lincoln High School. This experience provided exposure to diverse classroom environments and reinforced adaptive teaching strategies in dynamic educational settings.

Taught full-time at Lincoln High School with a workload of ~35–40 hours/week (~900–1,000 hours/year), including summer instruction. Courses included Human Body Systems, Living Earth Biology, and Principles of Biomedical Sciences. This period represented a significant commitment to science education in an underserved community, where I mentored students interested in the health and life sciences and helped strengthen scientific literacy and career orientation.

As a CNRS researcher, I contribute to university teaching through collaboration with Prof. Denis Hudrisier. Within the third-year Life Sciences multidisciplinary project module, I supervise student projects (~16–20 hours/year) focused on TB and host–pathogen interactions. My role includes guiding scientific reasoning, data interpretation, and presentation design, as well as participating in student evaluation. This involvement reflects my commitment to research-driven teaching and early exposure of students to contemporary challenges in immunology and infectious diseases.