Jennifer (Irvin) Bennett Email & Phone Number

Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

Redmond, Washington, United States

Redmond, Washington, United States

- Led formulation development for two FIH projects involving a monoclonal antibody and an Fc fusion protein.

Seattle, Washington, United States

- Developed a protein-based hydrogel for delivery of injectable cell therapies as a treatment for heart disease, resulting in a patent application (2023) and a paper acceptance to Advanced Science (2024). - Modulated material properties by altering strength of crosslinks, leading to a user-defined degradation profile. - Inserted cell attachment sites into protein design to improve survival and proliferation of encapsulated cells. - Initiated the scale-up of recombinant protein expression and purification, successfully transitioning from 500mL to 6L E. coli cell cultures for enhanced productivity. - Implemented adjustments to protein purification, including the redesign of sonication and purification buffers, resulting in a 50% improvement in protein yields and a reduction in hands-on production time. - Established a rheology protocol to define protein injectability and automated data analysis using Python.

Seattle, Washington, United States

- Taught general college chemistry TA sessions focused on topics of equilibrium and thermodynamics, and led hands-on weekly experiments to introduce fundamental laboratory skills and laboratory safety.- Hosted regular office hours and graded midterms, finals, and lab reports using Gradescope and Canvas platforms.- Adapted to an online format in response to COVID-19 and created distance-learning curriculum, while maintaining open communication with students, fellow TA’s, and the professor through email, Zoom, and Slack.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

- Joined as the 15th employee and was involved with various aspects of the early company such as R&D and manufacturing design, playing a role in the company’s expansion to 150 employees. - Designed tissue-derived scaffolds to enhance the deployment of regenerative products (SkinTE, OsteoTE).- Characterized scaffold properties by degradation profile and elasticity to gauge design performance. - Gained animal surgery experience by testing scaffold regenerative properties on the backs of SD rats. - Evaluated treated tissues from pre-clinical animal studies by mechanical testing, Raman, FTIR, and AFM. - Contributed to early manufacturing in clean rooms, later transitioning to laminar flow glove box isolators. - Established procedures and trained three scientists on rheology, Raman, and AFM data collection and analysis.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

- Performed 40L synthesis of crosslinked hyaluronic acid to be used as wound healing accelerants.- Discerned stability of product by study of rheology, pH, and concentration.- Utilized Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in clean rooms during final steps of synthesis.

Master'S Degree (Data Science Option), Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Women in Chemical Engineering (WChE), Chair's Advisory ComitteeData science option included Python-based.

Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Women in Engineering, Golden Key International Honour Society