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Denver, Co, Us

Denver, Colorado

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

• Collaborated with Professor Wang and PHD students to explore the underlying physiological and pathological states of the cardiovascular system. Our goal is to inspire and develop novel treatment strategies for cardiovascular diseases.• Performed in vitro biaxial mechanical testing and utilized MATLAB and DIC analysis to analyze the mechanical properties of the right and left ventricles. • Gained experience cutting, sectioning and staining (Picro. and H&E) heart tissue for histology analysis of collagen content.• Developed research skills through critical review of journal articles and journal club presentations.• Listed as author on one manuscript and two conference abstracts o Liu*, N. Truong*, Labus, and Elisabeth Gray 2019. Different Passive Biomechanical Properties of Left and Right Ventricles in Healthy Adult Sheep Characterized by Biaxial Mechanical Tests and Constitutive Modeling (submitted) o Liu, N. Truong, and Elisabeth Gray 2019. Changes in the Anisotropic and Viscoelastic Properties of the Ovine Right Ventricle under Chronic Pressure Overload. SB3C Conference o N. Truong, Liu, and Elisabeth Gray 2018. Right Ventricle Failure Induced by Graded Pulmonary Artery Constriction in Adult Sheep. AHA Conference• Independent Project: Electrospinning (PEO and PCL) polymer scaffolds. Created a robust method for scaffold fabrication and worked with atomic force microscopy (AFM) and uniaxial testing to analyze scaffold mechanical properties. o Engineering college honors award (2019): Electrospun Polymer Scaffolds for Cardiac Tissue Engineering. CURC poster presentation• Cultured human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) on 2D scaffolds for cell viability assay.

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

• Assisted students with laboratory set up, experiments, and clean up after labs. Improved presentation and public speaking abilities by assisting students with labs and answering their questions. Attended lab sessions and preparatory sessions.