Zach Cacini
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Experience
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SimBioSys, Inc.
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United States
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Biotechnology
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1 - 100 Employee
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Jr. Scientist
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Jun 2023 - Present
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Medical Imaging Research Intern
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May 2022 - Jul 2023
- Completed a parameter search to fit the pharmacokinetic values of a drug regimen's killing rate - Investigated literature and patient cases to explain discrepancies between pathology and radiology after neoadjuvant therapy in breast cancer patients - Built ML models (3D CNN, Xception Net, VGG16) seeking to predict tumor pathological complete response from different imaging timepoints
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Biomedical Engineering Society
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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200 - 300 Employee
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Bioengineer Advancement Wiki Co-Director
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Aug 2021 - Aug 2022
- Outlining the design for a website to host key student-produced information for younger undergraduates in the department - Compiled written and video content for support of technical skills and research experiences
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Technical Workshop Director
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May 2020 - Aug 2021
- Lead a team of three to create and present a variety of technical workshops on Python, MATLAB, ImageJ, Arduino, and more - Compiled the resources developed for use in future technical tutorials to support BMES members’ education and career goals
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IBM-UIUC Discovery Accelerator Institute
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Champaign, Illinois, United States
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Undergraduate Researcher in Artificial Intelligence
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Aug 2021 - Aug 2022
- Implementing a Data-to-Intelligence framework for lab test result analysis - Programmed framework to process lab test thresholds from lab manual textbooks - Collaborating with IBM researchers and an NLP research lab on campus - Implementing a Data-to-Intelligence framework for lab test result analysis - Programmed framework to process lab test thresholds from lab manual textbooks - Collaborating with IBM researchers and an NLP research lab on campus
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ML Development Lead
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Jan 2022 - Jul 2022
- Developing ML platform to predict blood electrolyte concentrations of ECG signals - Experimenting with CNNs and other neural networks based on different data types to test performance - Discover breakthrough research papers to guide our algorithm implementations
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Project Manager
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Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
- Maintaining progress and organization in a team of 8 undergraduates - Developed an Android app behind a hydrogen sensing breathalyzer-like device - This system will be deployed to Carle Hospital patients with Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) and enables them to track and manage their condition daily
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The University of Texas at Austin
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Computational Oncology Research Scholar
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Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
- Completed a research project on modeling tumor microenvironments in glioma using quantitative MRI data - Worked extensively with various clustering algorithms and differential equation models in MATLAB to extract clusters and predict growth based on initial conditions - Gave an oral presentation to field experts at the BMES conference in October 2021 - Completed a research project on modeling tumor microenvironments in glioma using quantitative MRI data - Worked extensively with various clustering algorithms and differential equation models in MATLAB to extract clusters and predict growth based on initial conditions - Gave an oral presentation to field experts at the BMES conference in October 2021
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Education
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Science - BS, Bioengineering