Emily Burtch Email & Phone Number

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

-Secured full compensation through a competitive process for salary, research, and student tuition expenses through this NIH/NIBIB training program

-PhD graduate from an initiative-taking lab focused on regeneration of various congenital defects using bioengineered patch technology, induced pluripotent stem cells, and autologous amniotic fluid stem cells-Investigated exosomes as a potential therapeutic agent for neonatal regenerative therapies via thesis project “Characterization of Amniotic Fluid Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes for Regenerative Therapies in Neonates”

-Promoted diversity in STEM fields by teaching and conducting exercises that empowered underrepresented youth in the Denver and Aurora, CO area-Created curriculum for middle and high school students and facilitated workshop lessons on campus and at local schools-Quantitative feedback from students measured a significant increase in knowledge and interest in STEM fields

-BIOE 3070: Bioengineering Lab I: Facilitated lab sessions, graded reports and quizzes-BIOE 4063: 3D Modeling for Bioengineers: Evaluated SolidWorks assignments for medical imaging techniques and patient-specific medical device design-BIOE 5011: Systems Physiology for Bioengineers: Evaluated assignments on cardiovascular, neuroscience, and urological/renal medicine

-Research proposal won over $42k in funding at the NRSA/NIH level for collaborative clinical and translational research-Developed team building skills across pre-clinical to clinical healthcare spectrum-Attended The National Association of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ACTS) Conference in March 2020 where I presented my findings to academic and industry peers: “Amniotic Fluid-Derived Neural Progenitor Cells for Regenerative Therapies in Neonates”

Richmond, Virginia, United States

-Developed a “Low-Cost Cell Sorter” using SolidWorks for studying specific cell populations, which proceeded to USA patent approval-Selected for the prestigious Mark A. Sternheimer Capstone Design Award that rewarded me for my innovative and entrepreneurial project by a committee of industry leaders in the USA

-Selected as one of 12 students from the School of Engineering to be part of the Dean’s Undergraduate Research Initiative where I worked on the project, “The Effects of Substrate Stiffness and Protein Coating on Macrophage Activation”-Presented findings at BMES conference in October 2016 in Minneapolis, MN-Awarded first place prize at VCU’s Undergraduate Research Symposium in November 2016

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering