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Auburn, Nebraska, United States

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

• Oversaw internal liposomal adjuvant formulation development and characterization (DLS, loading/encapsulation) activities for TLR adjuvants to support Immunology and pre-clinical Discovery team studies.
• Conducted preliminary formulation/characterization and stability experiments to investigate the feasibility of liposomal formulations of Adjuvance’s semi-synthetic saponin adjuvant, resulting in improved aqueous.
• Worked with CMOs to scale-up manufacturing of liposomal TLR adjuvant and managed CMOs through manufacturing, testing and release of liposome drug substance to supply material for GLP toxicology study.
• Proposed and set specifications for liposome drug substance in collaboration with QA and Analytical.
• Worked closely with internal Analytical Director and CMOs to develop analytical methods for characterizing liposomal adjuvant formulations.
• Collaborated with Analytical Director to develop internal analytical methods for quantifying TLR adjuvant in liposomal formulations.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

• Led team of two research associates in conducting pre-clinical studies investigating the adjuvanticity of Adjuvance’s proprietary semi-synthetic saponin adjuvant.
• Trained research associates on small animal handling techniques and experimental procedures (injections, anesthesia, blood sampling and tissue collection)
• Established a collaboration with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s vivarium to support Adjuvance’s pre-clinical animal studies.
• Implemented lab instructions and SOPs for common immunological assays (ELISA, ICS).
• Conducted vaccine adjuvant system proof-of-concept experiment and authored non-clinical studies section of pre-IND briefing book.

Lincoln, NE

Alumnus of the Pannier Lab for Engineering Biomaterials and Gene Delivery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. My research focused on the design, development and optimization of a novel biomaterial-based oral delivery platform for applications in gene therapy and DNA vaccination. By taking advantage of the properties of two natural biomaterials, zein and.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Biological/Biosystems Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biological Systems Engineering