Experience

cTRL Therapeutics

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lab and Research Engineer

  • Dec 2023 - 1 month

  Chicago, Illinois, United States



University of Pennsylvania

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Researcher @ The Cullen Laboratory Neural & Tissue Engineering in Neurotrauma

  • Feb 2020 - Oct 2023

  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Engineered AAV-transduced Tissue-Engineered Nerve Grafts (TENGs) capable of an on-off gradient release of Glial Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) to treat peripheral nerve injury. Conference Presentations (1) Accepted - "Inducible and Gradient Release of Glial-Derived Neurotophic Factors from Novel Living Neural Scaffolds," American Society for Peripheral Nerve, Nassau, Bahamas January 2024 (Poster Presentation) (2) “Delivery of Glial Derived Neurogenic Factors from Living Tissue… Show more Engineered AAV-transduced Tissue-Engineered Nerve Grafts (TENGs) capable of an on-off gradient release of Glial Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) to treat peripheral nerve injury. Conference Presentations (1) Accepted - "Inducible and Gradient Release of Glial-Derived Neurotophic Factors from Novel Living Neural Scaffolds," American Society for Peripheral Nerve, Nassau, Bahamas January 2024 (Poster Presentation) (2) “Delivery of Glial Derived Neurogenic Factors from Living Tissue Engineered Nerve Grafts,” Biomedical Engineering Society, Seattle, WA October 2023 (Poster) (3) “Novel Neural Scaffold with Temporal and Spatial Regulation of Neurogenic Factors,” American Society for Peripheral Nerve, Miami, FL January 2023 (E-Poster) (4) “AAV Dose-Dependent and Spatial Response of Living Tissue Engineered Nerve Grafts,” Penn CURF Research Expo, Philadelphia, PA September 2022 (Poster) (5) “Maturation and Interaction Between In Vitro Myocytes and Neurons,” Rachleff Scholars Symposium, Philadelphia, PA August 2021 (Presentation)

• Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2022 - May 2023

  Graded Assignments and Exams; Hosted weekly recitations and office hours for BE 350, a required Biotransport (Fluid Mechanics) course for bioengineering juniors.

• Academic Tutor @ Penn Weingarten Learning Resources Center

  • Sep 2020 - May 2022

  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Tutor UPenn college students weekly. Subjects: Physics Mechanics, Electricity & Magnetism, Partial Differential Equations



GoPeer

• Canada
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Private Tutor

  • Oct 2019 - May 2023

  Weekly Tutor K-12 and college students Statistics, Algebra, Pre-calculus, Trigonometry, College Level Calculus 1-3, and Mechanics.



National Taiwan University

• Taiwan
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Research Volunteer @ Chao Lab Cell and Tissue Engineering

  • Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  Taipei, Taipei City, Taiwan · Optimized N2A and astrocyte extracellular cellular matrix in vitro to promote neuronal phenotypes expressed in vivo. · Expanded lab’s 3D-cell culture protocol and characterized cell matrix composition.

• Tech Support Expert @ College Houses

  • Aug 2019 - May 2020

  Troubleshoot technology-related problems (console, Wi-Fi, bluetooth) for on-campus college students weekly.



Pioneer Academics

• United States
• E-Learning Providers
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Student Researcher

  • May 2018 - Sep 2018

  Developed thesis on Fourier Analysis of cat purr patterns using MATLAB Signal Processing with Dr. Western from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.