Determined how nutrient transport and multispecies interactions impact antibiotic efficacy in 3D structured bacterial communities using a combination of computational modeling, 3D bacterial printing, confocal microscopy, and image analysis.Investigated how the rheology of complex microbial environments regulates growth using light based microbial assays and shear rheology. Resulting first author paper was featured as “New and Notable” in Biophysical Journal. Mentor to four undergraduate students on study of structured bacterial populations, two senior thesis students and two summer students.

Statistical analysis and design of experiments to model performance of novel acoustic cell processing platform. Marketing strategy and impact analysis for cell therapy division.

Taught weekly, 80-minute problem solving sessions and held office hours for undergraduate Biomechanics and Bioengineering Thermodynamics courses. Supported laboratory course components for Quantitative Physiology.

Designed, executed, and analyzed in vitro and in vivo biophysics experiments to better understand the role of intrinsically disordered division proteins in bacteria.