Developing a medical device to guide the placement of needles for spinal access procedures.

- TA for BMED 3520: Biomedical Systems and Modeling, an intermediate-level systems modeling course

- Build Instructor for BMED 3110: Quantitative Engineering Physiology Lab- Assisted students in designing and building equipment for an advanced engineering lab course

- Held regular training sessions to teach students how to use shop equipment- Maintained equipment and helped students create pieces for use in projects and research- Developed advanced skills in fabrication and machine operation

- TA for BMED 2210: Conservation Principles in Biomedical Engineering- Guided discussions within small groups of students to facilitate problem-based learning- Delivered supplementary lectures to help students master difficult concepts and methods- Held weekly office hours and periodic review sessions to provide assistance outside of class

- Worked with physicians and a team of engineers to identify clinical needs and opportunities for innovation- Developed a medical device to guide the placement of needles for neuraxial anesthesia

Worked with a team of engineers to develop a microfluidic blood testing device to screen for risk of heart attack, optimize antiplatelet therapy, and reduce perioperative bleeding complications for cardiovascular patients.- Led a team of undergraduate students to develop critical technologies for the device- Planned project stages, organized meetings, and trained and advised team members- Developed novel methods for collagen deposition to improve device consistency- Used SEM and confocal microscopy to visualize collagen films and quantify features- Designed and fabricated a photosensor circuit to measure light transmittance through blood- Used LabVIEW to quantify and display light transmittance as detected by photodiodes- Used cleanroom equipment and CNC machining to design, fabricate, and test microfluidic cartridges

- Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure division, Device Product Engineering group- Conducted electromagnetic and thermal modeling and simulation (ANSYS Workbench, Maxwell)- Designed and fabricated prototypes for a new Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)- Developed LabVIEW code for data acquisition and analysis- Performed bench and animal tests to assess electromagnetic and thermal effects of prototype devices- Analyzed and presented simulation and testing results with recommendations to cross-functional team

- Fabricated PDMS microfluidic devices to replicate confined physiological microenvironments- Examined the effects of physical confinement on cell morphology, motility, and mitosis- Used fluorescence microscopy to analyze the morphology of confined cancer cells during mitosis

- Studied actin and actin-binding proteins- Utilized PCR, agarose and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, agarose gel purification, cell culture, and molecular cloning to express and analyze S. griseoflavus cofilin- Conducted co-sedimentation, fluorescence anisotropy, seeding, polymerization, depolymerization, and bundling assays to compile data on the behavioral characteristics of S. griseoflavus cofilin