Currently working in the Pivotal drug product technologies group supporting the pipeline development of biologic drug products

Primary responsibilities:-Technical research staff in the Griffith lab focused on designing and fabricating synthetic hydrogels to create fully defined matrices for 3-d cell culture-Assist graduate students and post-docs in designing hydrogel systems to support the viability and phenotype of interest for a broad range of cells including epithelial, endothelial, and fibroblasts from many organ systems-Managed material and technology transfer between MIT and labs both within the… Show more Primary responsibilities:-Technical research staff in the Griffith lab focused on designing and fabricating synthetic hydrogels to create fully defined matrices for 3-d cell culture-Assist graduate students and post-docs in designing hydrogel systems to support the viability and phenotype of interest for a broad range of cells including epithelial, endothelial, and fibroblasts from many organ systems-Managed material and technology transfer between MIT and labs both within the greater Boston area and internationally-Developed rheological methods for easily and accurately measuring the mechanical properties of synthetic hydrogels in addition to rheological characterization of human tissue biopsiesAdditional Responsibilities:-Produce and purify sortase enzyme using mutant E-coli bacteria-Organic synthesis of macromers-Routine tissue culture in both 2-d and as spheroids-Instrument manager for plate readers and rheometer-instructs new lab members on proper and accurate pipette usage Show less

-Worked in the internal research and development group at Capsugel-Bend assisting in the development of new intellectual property-Utilized and developed methods for HPLC, GC, DSC, SEM and PXRD to characterize potency, homogeneity, and thermal characteristics of amorphous polymer-drug dispersions-Worked to design and develop new in-vitro dissolution tests for solid dosage forms-De-risked a scale up process for manufacturing materials for use in clinical trials-Characterized… Show more -Worked in the internal research and development group at Capsugel-Bend assisting in the development of new intellectual property-Utilized and developed methods for HPLC, GC, DSC, SEM and PXRD to characterize potency, homogeneity, and thermal characteristics of amorphous polymer-drug dispersions-Worked to design and develop new in-vitro dissolution tests for solid dosage forms-De-risked a scale up process for manufacturing materials for use in clinical trials-Characterized viscosity and dissolution of polymeric excipients to assist in the manufacturing process Show less

Emphasis on synthesis, mechanical analysis, and rheological characterization of polymersAdvanced coursework in advanced NMR spectroscopy techniques including COSY, HMBC, HMQC, and EPR

-Teaching assistant for two sections of advanced general chemistry lab at the University of Oregon-instructed students in properly utilizing analytical glassware and titrations

•Facilitated two 90-minute sessions per week where students could receive help with organic chemistry without the direct supervision of faculty. •Reinforced concepts of organic chemistry and provided assistance with specific homework problems •Taught reaction mechanisms to 30 students in two 50-minute class sessions when the instructor was away at a conference.

•Analyzed the degradation of para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) in the presence of UV-light and characterized the thermodynamics of intramolecular charge transfer in its derivatives to better understand the physical properties PABA and its derivatives •Used HPLC and mass spectrometry to characterize the kinetics of the degradation process and identify the structure of the byproduct in order to understand the mechanism of degradation •Utilized UV-vis and fluorescence… Show more •Analyzed the degradation of para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) in the presence of UV-light and characterized the thermodynamics of intramolecular charge transfer in its derivatives to better understand the physical properties PABA and its derivatives •Used HPLC and mass spectrometry to characterize the kinetics of the degradation process and identify the structure of the byproduct in order to understand the mechanism of degradation •Utilized UV-vis and fluorescence emission spectroscopy to analyze thermodynamic parameters of electronic excitation for PABA and its derivatives in a variety of solvents Show less

•Selected from a pool of 500+ applicants to fill the only chemistry position for an REU at Dartmouth College •Performed research in a graduate lab synthesizing air-stable phosphines for asymmetric catalytic production of stereo-specific organic compounds •Successfully synthesized two novel compounds in small-scale reactions that were shown to be oxidation-resistant solids at room temperature •Characterized novel compounds using a variety of 1-D… Show more •Selected from a pool of 500+ applicants to fill the only chemistry position for an REU at Dartmouth College •Performed research in a graduate lab synthesizing air-stable phosphines for asymmetric catalytic production of stereo-specific organic compounds •Successfully synthesized two novel compounds in small-scale reactions that were shown to be oxidation-resistant solids at room temperature •Characterized novel compounds using a variety of 1-D and 2-D NMR techniques to correlate carbon, phosphorous, and hydrogen peaks to synthesized product Show less

•Studied photodegradation of oxalic acid in aqueous solution when exposed to high energy UV radiation in order to characterize kinetics of breakdown •Collected aliquots of reacted samples and analyzed the change in concetration over time of the oxalic acid species in a variety of solutions •Plotted the data using excel and found an inverse-ordered kinetic rate for the breakdown of the molecule