Experience

Locus Ingredients

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Scientist

  • Jun 2021 - Present



MD Anderson Cancer Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Fellowship

  • Sep 2019 - Jul 2020

  I performed research to develop poly(electrolyte) based nanoparticles for the treatment of bone metastatic prostate cancer. This platform was orthogonally functionalized to create particles that could be followed by in vivo optical imaging and target the bone tumor microenvironment. Chemical and biological studies were performed to determine nanoparticle properties such as stability, toxicity, biodistribution, and bone-targeting specificity. I performed research to develop poly(electrolyte) based nanoparticles for the treatment of bone metastatic prostate cancer. This platform was orthogonally functionalized to create particles that could be followed by in vivo optical imaging and target the bone tumor microenvironment. Chemical and biological studies were performed to determine nanoparticle properties such as stability, toxicity, biodistribution, and bone-targeting specificity.



Drexel University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lab Specialist

  • Sep 2018 - Jul 2019

• Research Associate / Teaching Associate

  • Aug 2013 - Aug 2018

  Performed research under the supervision of Professor Hai-Feng Ji. Major research focus was the conversion of light into mechanical energy using photoactive bilayer actuators. Research tasks included design and synthesis of novel photoactive polymers, determination of structure-property relationships, and fabrication of actuator prototypes. Catalyzed siloxane alkylation chemistry was utilized to produce azobenzene functionalized polymers as photoactive materials. Other polymeric platforms investigated include aliphatic/aromatic polyesters, polyamides, and polyurethanes. Show less



University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Research Associate / Teaching Associate

  • Aug 2009 - Dec 2012

  Performed research under the supervision of Professor Alexander Sidorenko. Research was performed in the following areas: 1.) Surface modification of solids by covalently attached polymer brushes and 2.) Block copolymer supramolecular assemblies as nano-reactors for synthesizing conductive polymers. Research outcomes for (1) include further development of the "grafting through" method to include patterned brushes, gradient thicknesses and non-biofouling surfaces. Research outcomes for (2) include synthesis of a novel block copolymer supramolecular assembly, and a new synthetic pathway to electrically conductive thiophene polymers. Show less