Derek Luong, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Conducting medical device R&D from concept to eventual market under a quality management system (Design Control 21 CFR 820 and ISO 13485)• Designing and executing experiments (in vitro and in vivo) to establish design inputs, and device specifications for eventual FDA submission• Liasing with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and customers (surgeons) to iterate and validate design inputs.• Supporting technology transfer to CMO as a subject matter expert (SME) for device manufacturing (transfer of methods and process validations).• Interfacing with 3rd party vendors/CROs. Experience in vendor communication, management, and achieving deliverables under tight deadlines.• Extensive experience in drafting standard operating procedures, technical reports, and maintaining a Design History File (DHF). • Expertise in: Hydrogel chemistry and characterization, medical device product development (FMEA, 21 CFR 820, and ISO 13485), ISO 10993, in vivo wound models, packaging development, statistics, publication writing

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Synthesis, in vitro and in vivo evaluation of 3D printed, bioactive poly(propylene fumarate) polymers– Developed and synthesized polymeric scaffolds for bone regeneration using 3D-printing– Introduced bioactivity by functionalizing with bioactive peptides and bioceramics– Characterized polymer bioactivity on stem cell lines in vitro using biochemical assays. Designed and implemented an in vivo rodent cranial model to evaluate bone-forming properties of the bioactive polymers.• Synthesis, in vitro and in vivo evaluation of a bioactive coating for Ti6Al4V implants– Synthesized catechol-bearing modular peptide coating by solid-phase peptide synthesis– Characterized coating binding and bioactivity in vitro– Designed a rodent-femur model model and evaluated bioactivity in vivo• Deliverables: Eight publications, three conference presentations (one national, two regional)

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Assisted in the design of a revamped lab section for the undergraduate polymer science class. Ran 7 labs consisting of experiments relating to the synthesis and characterization of polymeric materials.

Worcester, Ma

• Synthesized dihydrophilic block copolymers for lithium-ion batteries and nanoreactors. Performed chemical, thermal, optical, and electronic characterization of the newly synthesized materials.• Fundamental studies on the effect of morphology of block copolymer thin films on nanoparticle shape and size. Synthesized metallic nanoparticles using block copolymer templates.• Deliverables: Recipient of two endowed summer research internships, one oral presentation at a national conference, recipient of best poster award at a regional conference.

• Led organic chemistry lab sessions and graded lab reports• Led discussion sessions to assist students in preparing for exams

Prepared laboratory for a senior level Inorganic Chemistry class (CHEM 250). Assisted students in lab report writing and preparing for tests

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Polymer Science

Bs, Chemistry