Research Assistant
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Member of the Women's Reproductive Health Team of the Biomechanics of Growth and Remodeling Laboratory. My research focus was Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP), which is a pelvic floor disorder characterized by the descent of the female pelvic organs. I sought to determine the role of clinical factors in the onset and progression of POP, using methodology from both biomedical engineering and epidemiology. • Developed expertise in patient recruitment for human studies, extraction of data from medical records, and statistical analysis of patient data; also contributed to mechanical testing and histology of human tissue samples. • Collaborated with the FDA to design a study to quantify flexural stiffness of human vaginal tissue as a potential new standard to evaluate transvaginal surgical mesh; developed procedures and protocols for patient recruitment, patient data extraction, flexural stiffness testing, and data analysis.• Coordinated with biomedical engineers at the FDA, Tulane researchers, and medical professionals and hospital staff at Ochsner Medical Center to align on the study design and begin recruitment.
