Protein-polymer bioconjugates for the stabilization and improvement of enzymes in industrial biocatalysis. I am currently focused on R&D for applications in biodiesel, as well as the development of a high-throughput screening system to streamline bioconjugate production and characterization.

• Research and development on point-of-care diagnostic blood test for monitoring congestive heart failure• Optimized surface modification for immunochemical detection reactions • Co-authored and prepared SBIR grant applications • Validation of novel PoC blood test platform for a variety of target analytes• Manage a team of intern researchers• Completed Spring 2017 I-Corps @ NIH Program

• Research and development on point-of-care diagnostic blood test for monitoring congestive heart failure• Optimized surface modification for immunochemical detection reactions • Co-authored and prepared SBIR grant applications • Validation of novel PoC blood test platform for a variety of target analytes.

• Developed paper-based microfluidic devices for use in point-of-care diagnostics • Designed assays to be used in point-of-care diagnostics for resource limited environments • Designed and synthesized detection reagents for point-of-care diagnostics • Collaborated with synthetic organic chemists to design and perform assays for point-of-care diagnostics• Designed multi-stimuli responsive materials for use in additive manufacturing • Collaborated with, and mentored, 4 international visiting scholars on additional research projects

PhD in Chemistry