Alexandra S. Piotrowski-Daspit, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Ann Arbor, Mi, Us

New Haven, Ct

Developing biodegradable polymers to serve as therapeutic delivery vehicles for nucleic acids.Saltzman Research Group Website: http://saltzmanlab.yale.edu/

Princeton, Nj

Mentored Princeton University Undergraduates living in Rockefeller College.Developed a Peer Academic Advising (PAA) Program alongside administrators.Organized informal and formal non-academic and academic events for students in the college such as science discussion tables.

Princeton, Nj

Professor Celeste Nelson's Laboratory (Chemical and Biological Engineering and Molecular Biology Departments)Engineered a 3D human breast tumor culture model to investigate the effects of fluid flow on cancer invasion and metastasis with potential applications in the development and screening of therapeutics.Fabricated a 3D mammalian epithelial tissue culture model using a microlithography-based technique to determine the physical mechanisms of collective cell migration in mammary gland development and cancer invasion. Tissue Morphodynamics Group website: http://www.princeton.edu/~cmngroup/

Princeton, Nj

Molecular Biology (MOL) 215: Quantitative Principles in Cell and Molecular Biology September 2013 - January 2014, September 2014 - January 2015Ran lab sectionsHeld office hoursDesigned exam problemsGraded lab reports and examsChemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) 440: The Physical Basis of Human Disease February 2014 - June 2014Gave a guest lecture on the tumor microenvironmentHeld office hoursGraded problem sets and a final projectMechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) 305: Mathematics in Engineering 1February 2013 - June 2013Held office hoursGraded problem sets and examsChemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) 245: Introduction to Chemical Engineering PrinciplesSeptember 2012 - January 2013Ran preceptsHeld office hoursGraded problem sets and exams

Organized the 2014 Annual Graduate Student Symposium during which 36 Chemical and Biological Engineering Ph.D. students gave presentations to faculty and industry representatives.

Cambridge, Ma

Professor Robert Langer's Laboratory (Chemical Engineering and Biological Engineering Departments) in collaboration with Alnylam PharmaceuticalsCreated 12 siRNA-PEI delivery complexes for targeted cancer treatment, characterized them, tested their efficacy in 2 cancer cell lines, and tested their in vivo therapeutic efficacy in a mouse tumor model.

Berkeley, Ca

Professor Douglas Clark's Laboratory (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department)Genetically engineered the binding domains of 6 cellulase enzyme families using directed evolution, broadening their site preferences to improve catalysis of cellulose hydrolysis and thus improve biofuel production efficiency.

Cambridge, Ma

Formulated 8 RNA delivery complexes for RNA vaccines and performed stability assays to optimize delivery complex viability resulting in 2 compounds being identified for further testing and development.

Porvoo, Finland

Designed a renewable biodiesel production plant as a part of a team of 5 engineers.

Cambridge, Ma

Professor Frederick Frey's Laboratory (Earth and Planetary Sciences Department)Analyzed the chemical composition of samples from the Ninetyeast Ridge as part of a geochemical and geochronological study.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical & Biological Engineering

Activities and Societies: Chemical and Biological Engineering Department Graduate Student Committee Class Representative, McGraw Center.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Chemical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemical-Biological Engineering And Biology

Activities and Societies: American Institute for Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Student Chapter Vice President