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Studying decentralized protocols. Explored business models in cryptocurrency & decentralized infrastructure projects. Customer Development, Market Research, Crypto AnalysisAuthored two peer reviewed white papers: 1) protocol for decentralized insurance-as-a-service, and 2) crowdfunding & tokenization of intellectual property.

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• Invented a minimally invasive device to treat diabetes and obesity without surgery, leading to multiple US and international patents. • Lead the company through Series A funding in 2009, amidst the toughest financial climate for medical device startups• Recruited engineering, business and regulatory teams, built a world renowned scientific advisory board, built relationships with development partners and lead the company through preclinical trials.

Hahnemann university hospital is a large, tertiary urban academic and research medical center consistently ranked among the top national hospitals by USNEWS.Highlights:• Founded the Drexel Bio-innovation group, an organization for facilitating translational innovation in medical technology by connecting clinicians, engineers and scientists at Hahnemann university hospital and Drexel University. • Successfully negotiated the inclusion of shared IP rights in the resident and fellow contracts during 2006-2008, that were instituted across house staff contracts among all departments and institutes of the Hahnemann university hospital. Inventions during training: . An optical sensor based central venous catheter for early detection of catheter related sepsis. . Designed a MEMS device based testing kit for the rapid detection of heparin induced thrombocytopenia . Devices and methods for treating bronchopleural fistulae

Research focused on structure function relationships of mammalian sodium channels and ligand gating. • Graduate coursework: Bioinformatics, Biostatistical analysis, Ion channels, Biophysics, neurophysiology, Cellular physiology, Molecular evolution• Teaching assistant, Human Physiology (08/2005-06/2008). Received excellent ratings from premed students through 3 years.• Member, National biological sciences honor society