RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Troy, NY 2006 to 2011 Teaching AssistantRENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Troy, NY 2005 to 2011 Graduate Research AssistantUNIVERSITY OF IDAHO - CAPSTONE DESIGN Moscow, ID 2004 to 2005 Technical SpecialistKECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE Claremont, CA Jun 2004 to Aug 2004 Research InternUNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Moscow, ID Jan 2004 to May 2004 Independent Undergraduate ResearcherNEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Albany, NY Jun 2003 to Aug 2003 Research InternPURDUE UNIVERSITY West Lafayette, IN Jun 2002 to Aug 2002 Research Intern
Education:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY 2011 Doctorate of Philosophy in Biomedical EngineeringRensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY 2007 Master of Science in Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of Idaho Moscow, ID 2005 Bachelor of Science in Biological Systems Engineering
Skills:
TISSUE ENGINEERING: Isolation and culture of primary mammalian cells (neural stem cells, endothelial cells, Schwann cells, fibroblasts, dorsal root ganglia neurons); Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FACS); ELISA assays; Nucleofection (Amaxa, Inc.); micro & nano fabrication clean room certified user (photolithography); microfluidics; Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI): Working with the IACUC, Working with Mice in a Research Settings, Reducing Pain and Distress in Laboratory Mice and Rats. IMAGING: Fluorescence microscopy (Olympus, Zeiss); Confocal Microscopy (Olympus); Scanning Electron Microscopy; Transmission Electron Microscopy; Sample Preparation. SOFTWARE: Proficient in MSOffice Suite; Adobe Acrobat Pro; Adobe Illustrator; Endnote; Reference Manager; Minitab Statistical Software; Olympus MetaMorph, NIH ImageJ, MBF Bioscience, Inc.; Neurolucida; MATLAB; Zeiss AxioVision; and AutoCAD.
Isbn (Books And Publications)
Developing Real-Time Embedded Software in a Market-Driven Company