Alexander Hwu, Phd Email & Phone Number

Irvine, CA, US

• Business development, customer interaction, and project proposals. Presented company technology to scientists at major pharma.
• Lead research team, oversaw daily operations, and managed product development. Organized project timelines, budget proposals, and customer communications.
• Analyzed technology landscape and developed roadmap. Aligned key stakeholders on company strategy and alternative business models.

Irvine, CA, US

• Developed drug toxicity studies, immune-mediated tumor killing experiments, and custom models with company technology. Managed customer deliverables, updated budgets, and generated Statement of Work.
• Standardized cell culture, materials/reagents, and manufacturing of microphysiological system with perfused, self-assembled vascular networks for in vitro assays.

Santa Ana, CA, US

• Researched shear effects on antibody-antigen binding kinetics, protein immobilization on nitrocellulose membranes, and novel blocking assay to detect COVID-19 neutralizing antibodies from a finger prick of blood.
• Planned and conducted Design of Experiments in Biosafety 2 lab to decrease assay coefficient of variation by 50% and sample processing time by 30%.
• Authored verification and validation protocols per CLSI and ISO standards to qualify assay performance characteristics such as LoB, LoD, LoQ, interfering molecules, cross-reactivity, etc.

Irvine, CA, US

• Managed and balanced laboratory project funds including budget proposals, re-budgets, and cost tracking for individual accounts with budgets up to $1.5 mil.
• Researched and led collaboration between UCI’s School of Medicine, Engineering, & aMDi on microarray reaction-diffusion effects in centrifugal microfluidic systems for COVID antibody detection. (DOI: 10.1039/d2lc00213b)
• Developed electrically conductive carbon scaffolds for simultaneous dopaminergic cell differentiation and electrochemical sensing of dopamine. (DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b01156)
• Developed centrifugal disk microfluidic cartridge and engineered point-of-care instrument for antibiotic-susceptibility testing of urinary tract infections. (DOI: 10.1039/D0LC00838A)

Irvine, CA, US

• Courses:Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Chemical Engineering Lab 1 & 2Description:
• Taught senior undergraduates’ by facilitating group scientific discussions and provided in-depth feedback on more than 50 laboratory reports yielding 40% writing improvement.
• Recorded and edited ten (10) experiment-based videos (Adobe Premiere Pro) for senior capstone laboratory course.

Irvine, California, US

• Reverse-engineered vendor drawings to develop internal manufacturing procedures. Researched material biocompatibility and test standards for implantable lead.
• Deployed in-line manufacturing QC fixture & equipment– including fixture design to authoring SOP, IQ, & OQ. Submitted to company QMS & deployed at CMO in midwest.
• Invented unique feature and drafted patent disclosure detailing usefulness and non-obviousness for implantable medical device (US11213675B2).

Lawrence, KS, US

• Independently harvested and isolated MSCs from human cord tissue
• Developed cryotome sectioning procedure for aggregate cells embedded in agarose gels
• Investigated chondrogenic differentiation of cell aggregates produced via hanging drop

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemical And Biochemical Engineering

Master Of Science - Ms, Chemical And Biochemical Engineering

Bachelor’S Degree, Chemical Engineering