Jas King, Phd. Email & Phone Number

Manchester, New Hampshire, United States

- Advancing tissue engineering strategies to create 3D-printed lung scaffolds in UT's multi-disciplinary Organ Manufacturing Group- Developing and implementing assays to assess lung epithelium formation and maturation from primary and hiPSC-derived cells in different 3D-printed model systems- Maintaining high level of communication with internal.

San Francisco Bay Area

Kutys Lab (2021 - 2023)McDevitt Lab (2018 - 2021)See below for additional information

San Francisco Bay Area

• Managed the scope and completion of the project by designing product roadmaps and timelines while ensuring project progresses with proper status reports, documentation, and execution
• Used agile methodology to troubleshoot and create in vitro innervated cardiac devices for developmental and drug assays with a large project team across three independent institutions using Notion, from ideation to.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Presented scientific work to thought leaders and KOLs at a multitude of seminars, retreats, conferences, and meetings to exchange knowledge
• Demonstrated expert scientific communication skills with interpersonal skills in presentations that adapted to different audiences
• Exhibited excellent mentoring skills with the ability to help students learn to navigate graduate school while being able to also efficiently communicate complex scientific concepts

San Francisco Bay Area

Joint program with UCSFNational Science Foundation (NSF) Fellow (2017 - 2022)Chancellor's Fellow (2017 - 2020)See below for additional information.

San Francisco, California, United States

• Kutys Lab (2021 - 2023)Project Title: Modeling the Impact of the Autonomic Nervous System on the Development of Human iPSC-Sinoatrial Nodal Cells
• Created in vitro innervated cardiac model systems from ideation to publication utilizing agile project management and by facilitating an interdisciplinary team across 3 institutions
• Characterized the impacts of innervation on the development of cardiac cells via an immunofluorescent increase in calcium ion channels that are important for normal cardiac electrophysiologyMcDevitt Lab (2018.
• Developed a Shox2-reporter line for the identification, quantification and purification of hiPSC-SANs
• Assessed the phenotypic and functional changes of hiPSC-SANs that occurs after innervation

San Francisco, California, United States

• The Office of Career and Professional Development’s (OCPD) mission is to teach UCSF biomedical students and postdoctoral scholars the professional skills required for career success. Project:The Diverse Career Paths.
• Supporting the Program Director and and the Event Planner in developing and implementing monthly career programs
• Recruiting and communicating with UCSF alumni, who have pursued careers outside of the tenure-track, to serve as speakers during Every Month programs and monthly Alumni Spotlight newsletter
• Using Constant Contact to develop and distribute communications that advertise and support these programs.
• Developing and organizing the new BE-STEM Career Conversations Series with OCPD Program Director
• Collecting, aggregating, and analyzing data for the purposes of making informed programmatic decisions and assessing program outcomes.

Berkeley, California, United States

- Leading the market analysis & customer discovery at SWiiFT, a personalized travel platform, aiming to revolutionize how the world travels.- SWiiFT has been accepted into the coveted SkyDeck Pad-13 Program, which has a <2% acceptance rate

University Of Texas At San Antonio

• Guda Lab (2015 - 2017)Project Title: Maintaining the Pancreatic Cell Niche in 3D Printed Silk Scaffolds
• Characterized novel silk, polyvinyl alcohol and xanthum gum (SPAX) scaffolds via SEM, FTIR and flexural testing
• Assessed the feasibility of mass production and biocompatibility of SPAX scaffolds
• Characterized the viability and genotype of acinar cells after in vitro culture on SPAX scaffolds
• Presented at and/or traveled to scientific conferences
• Completed an Honor’s Thesis and earned Highest Honor’s from Honor’s CollegeProject Title: Novel Osteogenic Scaffolds with Biomimetic Mineralization for Bone Regeneration

UCSF

• Huang Lab (2016)Project Title: CRISPRi Knockdown for Targeted Analysis of Cardiomyocyte Maturation
• Demonstrated the effectiveness of lentiviral vectors as carriers of CRISPRi components into human cells
• Presented a final poster and oral presentation
• Validated the specificity of CRISPRi technology for down-regulating specific genes of interest

San Antonio, Texas Area

• Attended every Chemistry II lecture.
• Facilitated weekly study sessions and office hours for students.
• Attended weekly SI meetings.

Stennis, MS

• Oversaw the technical engineering operations management by shadowing project managers, rocket test engineers, and thrust measurement system vendors who managed a $40 million project for the testing of the RS-25 rocket.
• Assisted with clerical support on documentation from the past 25 years of projects at SSC to help mitigate risks for project managers by strategizing alternative plans of action
• Learned about rocketry and rocket engine propulsion.
• Worked on many projects to lead up to Final Poster Presentation

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Bioengineering Association of Students (BEAST) ~ Black Graduate Engineering Student Society (BGESS) BEAST.

Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering, 3.74

Activities and Societies: Honor's College ~ MARC-U*STAR ~ College of Engineering Ambassadors ~ Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society ~ Biomedical.

Frontiers In Stem Cell & Regeneration Experience (Scare)

NIH sponsored, laboratory and lecture course that gave insight and background to mechanisms of regeneration for postdoctoral fellows.

Mechanical Engineering, 3.72

Activities and Societies: Collegiate Women's Basketball Starter ~ Honor's College ~ Dean's List ~ Student Government Association Won.

Highschool Diploma, 4.0

Activities and Societies: National Honors Society; Highschool Basketball Varsity Starter 5A Women's Basketball State Championship (2011.