1. ALBERT A. KAKKIS
170 East Sixth Street, #1461
Claremont, CA 91711
Tel: 415-578-8757 email: kakkis.albert@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Pomona College, Claremont, CA
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, May 2016
Overall GPA: 3.5 Major GPA: 3.6
FELLOWSHIPS AND HONORS
Pomona College
Stanley D. Wilson Prize in Chemistry 2016
Summer Research Program (SURP) Fellowship 2015
SURP Fellowship 2014
Sontag Fellowship 2013
PRESENTATIONS
"Random walklength calculations of two-dimensional euclidean and sierpinski lattices: a
comparative study". ACS Southern California, Undergraduate Research Conference in
Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2013.
"Expanding dimensions: comparing trends in walklength values for 3-D euclidean and
sierpinski lattices". Southern California Conferences for Undergraduate Research, 2013.
"The number of unique random walklength values for 2-D Sierpinski lattices varies between
one and two jump particles". ACS Southern California, Undergraduate Research Conference
in Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2014.
"Active site re-design of lipase B from Candida antarctica (CALB): an in-silico method for
optimizing biocatalytic promiscuity". Southern California Conferences for Undergraduate
Research, 2015.
PAPERS
“The effects of primary sequence on protein fold stability: an in-silico approach to the design
of novel catalysts”, Undergraduate thesis for Pomona College Chemistry Department, May
2016
Curriculum Vitae

2. RESEARCH
Pomona College, Department ofChemistry, Claremont, CA August 2015-April 2016
Research Assistant
Advisor: Dr. Cynthia Selassie
Developed computational tools to redesign Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB) into a better perhydrolase.
Implemented a protocol to correlate fold stability to physicochemical and non-physical properties of CALB
mutants. Used the computational data to hypothesize a mutagenesis protocol for improving perhydrolase
activity while maintaining stability. Presented research at the Southern California Conferences for
Undergraduate Research.
Pomona College, Department ofChemistry, Claremont, CA July-August 2015
Research Assistant
Advisor: Dr. Cynthia Selassie
Designed and conducted GCMS protocols to compare the relative rates of hydrolysis and perhydolysis for
CALB. Attempted to characterize the relation between hydrogen peroxide concentration and the ratio of
hydrolysis to perhydrolysis products.
Pomona College, Department ofChemistry, Claremont, CA June-December 2014
Research Assistant
Advisor: Dr. Cynthia Selassie
Awarded research grant to optimize and characterize the CALB-mediated oxidation of 2-furan aldehyde to 2-
furancarboxylic acid, with applications to biofuels synthesis. Used chromatographic techniques to purify a
series of 2-furancarboxylic acid compounds. Designed a protocol for a Hammett study of CALB
perhydrolysis. Applied UV-VIS spectrophotometry and NMR for kinetic studies and characterization of
perhydrolysis products.
Pomona College, Department ofChemistry, Claremont, CA April 2013-May 2014
Research Assistant
Advisor: Dr. Roberto Garza-López
Awarded research grant to model the efficiency of diffusion-controlled reactions on triangular lattices. Used
Maple software to calculate random walk lengths for diffusion across two and three dimensional structures.
Presented research at the ACS Southern California Conference and Southern California Conferences for
Undergraduate Research.
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Company June-August 2011
Research Assistant
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Grubb
Used Western Blot and Bradford assays to isolate and quantitate polysialylated neural cell adhesion
molecule (psa-NCAM), being considered as a potential biomarker for GNE Myopathy.

3. TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Pomona College 2016
Teaching Assistant
Organic Chemistry II Laboratory. Assisted students with various purification techniques and solid-
phase peptide synthesis. (Spring 2016)
Pomona College 2014
Assistant
Introduced research of Dr. Garza-López to five other
undergraduate students while preparing them for a poster presentation (Spring 2014)
Pomona College 2013
Assistant
Introduced research of Dr. Garza-López to PAYS students while assisting
them with Maple calculations and data collection (July 2013)
LEADERSHIP/SERVICE
Pomona College Academy of Youth Success (PAYS) 2015-2016
Coordinator
Organized and led weekly tutoring sessions for high school students while assisting program
development.Taught subjects in the sciences and humanities
Pomona College Academy of Youth Success (PAYS) 2013-2014
Instructor
Tutored weekly for high school students in chemistry, history, and calculus.
Draper Center 2013
Instructor
Tutored young children (ages 8-13) of Pomona College staff in mathematics
and history (Spring 2013)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Chemical Society