Experience

Wyss Institute at Harvard University

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Staff Scientist - Living Cellular Devices

  • Mar 2019 - Present

  Developing key technologies at Harvard University's Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering, focused on living cellular devices for diagnostics and therapeutics. Please see the link below for my TEDx presentation on our revolutionary freeze-dried cell-free technology!

• Technology Development Fellow

  • Mar 2016 - Mar 2019

  An advanced fellowship position at Harvard University John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences / Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering, focused on the development of transformative technology and translational research. I work on Freeze-Dried Cell-Free Technology in the Laboratory of Jim Collins and on Engineered Living Materials / Therapeutic Probiotics in the Laboratory of Neel S. Joshi

• Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Mar 2011 - Mar 2016

  Postdoctoral Fellow in the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and at the Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering ▶ Member of the Programmable Nanomaterials Platform (PNM). ▶ Lead researcher for a PNM project: BIND (Biofilm-Integrated Nanofiber Display). ▶ My work on BIND has been featured in: - Phys.org | GenEngNews.com | techs4tech.org | engineering.com | redorbit.com | azonano.com | scitechdaily.com



Harvard University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Mar 2011 - Mar 2016

  Postdoctoral Fellow in the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and at the Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering. ▶ Laboratory of Professor Neel S. Joshi. ▶ Nanoscale engineering of biomaterials. Postdoctoral Fellow in the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and at the Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering. ▶ Laboratory of Professor Neel S. Joshi. ▶ Nanoscale engineering of biomaterials.



Clover Biotechnologies

• Cofounder

  • Jun 2013 - Mar 2014

  Early-stage startup developing novel advanced materials for fused-deposition modeling-based 3D printing for on-demand furniture fabrication. Early-stage startup developing novel advanced materials for fused-deposition modeling-based 3D printing for on-demand furniture fabrication.



Biotex Inc

• United States
• Medical Device
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • 2010 - 2010

  Consulted and co-authored several SBIR grant submissions. Consulted and co-authored several SBIR grant submissions.



Eidogen-Sertanty, Inc.

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Consultant

  • 2002 - 2003

  A computational drug discovery project, undertaken as part of the KGI Team Masters Project. A computational drug discovery project, undertaken as part of the KGI Team Masters Project.



Maxygen

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Intern

  • May 2002 - Aug 2002

  Research Internship. Assay development and HTP screening design for the directed evolution of Laccase biocatalysts for pulp bleaching applications. Research Internship. Assay development and HTP screening design for the directed evolution of Laccase biocatalysts for pulp bleaching applications.