Jenny P. Email & Phone Number

San Diego, Ca, Us

San Diego, California, United States

+ R&D Product Development Engineer for the Medication Management Solutions - Infusion Business Unit+ TLDP Recruitment Regional Lead+ BD R&D IDE&E Inclusive Talent Acquisition Team Lead

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

+ Selected as first research assistant of pre-clinical drug delivery system research laboratory to establish and manage funding, training and experiment protocols, chemical hygiene and biosafety plans, SOPs (cancer cell culture, chemotherapy handling, aseptic technique, equipment use), and collaborations with PIs at other universities and international vendors+ Trained and mentored 15 undergraduate research assistants on research projects and career development leading to 10+ abstract and publication submissions and admission into competitive graduate programs and jobs+ Designed and conducted drug delivery system studies to evaluate injectable hydrogel to treat pediatric brain tumors including material characterization, in vitro drug release and cytocompatibility, and in vivo tumor modeling and response analysis with ultrasound imaging+ Pioneered 2 literature reviews addressing current challenges and opportunities in treating pediatric cancer + Composed 5 first – author technical publications (4 near submission) and presented technical presentations+ Assisted principal investigator in defining research scope and composing background literature resulting in accepted grants

+ Managed coursework for three engineering courses with up to 100+ students+ Designed and delivered lectures to classes of 100+ students on anatomy and physiology for biomedical engineers and biomedical engineering lab experiments+ Mentored 20+ undergraduates on career preparation by providing guidance in seeking career opportunities and reviewing personal statements and resumes leading to internship and research program offers

+ Drafted and modeled parts and assemblies in Siemens NX and SolidWorks for PET/CT scanners+ Revised build of materials, drawings, and models to reduce cost by over $500,000++ Conducted finite element analysis (FEA) for pressure and stress examination on PET/CT components+ Trained team members on how to perform FEA in Siemens NX and SolidWorks+ Contacted suppliers and managed vendor meetings to determine feasibility of components in research and development phase

+ Analyzed sex – related differences in calcified porcine aortic heart valves leading to observation of higher calcific markers expressed in male valvular interstitial cells than female valvular interstitial cells + Enhanced existing protocols for cell stainings to develop more refined microscopic images for further analysis+ Supervised new lab members on culturing and storing cells for future studies

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

+ Exposed to direct patient care by working 300+ hours in various medical departments including in the emergency room, wound care center, pediatric clinic, pediatric surgery, and obstetrics and gynecology

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Syndaver (Synthetic Human) Laboratory Biomedical Engineering Ambassador Women in STEM Advancing Research.

Bachelor’S Degree, Honors Mechanical Engineering With Minor In Biomedical Engineering, Cum Laude And Chancellor'S Honors

Activities and Societies: College of Engineering Womengineer's Leadership Council, Society of Women Engineers, Indian American Association