Symone joined the Business Development and Technology Transfer Team as an intern from Cal State LA’s Biotechnology Certificate Program.  At CSULA she researched iron uptake characterization through gene cluster knockout of genes in Acinetobacter baumanii.  As an intern in the BDTT office she was responsible for creating technology briefs and maintaining the patent database.  
 
Continuing her role at LA Biomed as an assistant to the BDTT team, Symone assists with day-to-day tasks and is responsible for the creation of technology briefs and investigator summaries, maintenance of various databases, and event planning. 
 
Symone holds a BS in Molecular and Cellular Biology from UC Merced.