Brandon Jacome-Mendez received his B.A. in Chemistry with a minor in Psychology from Vanderbilt University in May 2021. As an undergraduate, Brandon worked on the VINSE tech crew during the academic year and mainly focused on process development for various cleanroom services. These included photolithography, soft lithography for microfluidics devices, and material characterization using profilometry, ellipsometry, and Raman spectroscopy. He currently works at Clinilabs Drug Development Corporation in Eatontown, NJ as a research assistant for clinical trials. Additionally, he is currently pursuing a Masters of Biomedical Science degree at Rutgers University.