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).

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.
• 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.
• 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