Jiapu ‘Jp’ Liang, Phd Email & Phone Number

California, United States

South San Francisco, California, Us

Developing business in the antibody discovery field.

Pennington, New Jersey, Us

1. Developed CDMO business in the fields of antibody discovery/production and cell/gene therapies. 2. Tasks involved territory plan development, customer profiling and prospecting, working with internal stakeholders to provide scientific consulting, due diligence, transaction design, and contract negotiation.3. Top U.S. BD performer.

Emeryville, Ca, Us

1. Managed customer onboarding journey with Berkeley Lights.2. Captured and analyzed customer feedback to resolve issues on time using project management tools.3. Worked cross-functionally with sales, customer support, product management, marketing, and R&D teams to grow accounts and reduce customer frictions.4. Products included hardware and software components; applications included antibody discovery and cell line development.(laid off due to company restructuring)

South San Francisco, California, Us

1. Managed to establish a 3D organoids/encapsulation discovery platform for the cell therapy of liver disease <1 yr. 2. Tasks involved cell-based experiment design and troubleshooting, data analysis and presentation, collaboration with CMC departments (scale-up, document drafting/control), and CRO management.3. Managed and trained research associates on instruments, including developing the training documents.4. Interacted with key opinion leaders and collaborators to gather feedback on improving the platform.5. Awarded four company awards for being team-oriented, taking the initiative, and taking individual responsibility.(Company ceased operation)

Gainesville, Florida, Us

1. Developed a biomaterial platform for the cell-based treatment of type 1 diabetes. Projects involved 3D organoid cell culture, primary cell isolation, primary human cells, bioscaffolds, aseptic techniques, localized drug delivery, in situ oxygen generation, stem cell-derived beta cells, immune protective hydrogels, encapsulation, and animal models.2. Achieved milestones promptly (semi-annual report to JDRF) to secure research funding (>$2M over 3 yrs.).3. Managed five collaborations with academic and industry partners, including research groups at Georgia Tech and Harvard.4. Delivered seven oral presentations at international conferences, including two award presentations.5. Contributed to six publications in high-impact journals, including an outstanding student award first author manuscript.6. Filed two provisional patent applications.7. Mentored one Ph.D. student, two postbaccalaureate students, and four undergraduate students on their research projects. Mentees’ achievements include NSF GRFP Honorable Mention Award and NIH NRSA F31 Fellowship.8. Awarded Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Outstanding Student Award, UF BME Graduate Student Award of Excellence, and UFIC Outstanding International Student Award for outstanding accomplishments.

Gainesville, Florida, Us

1. Developed a business plan to commercialize a wound healing product that was co-developed in the Stabler Laboratory (provisional patent application filed).2. Participated in the 2018 Big Idea Gator Business Plan Competition.3. Participated in the 2019 TERMIS-AM Business Plan Competition, in which our team was selected as a semi-finalist (top eight teams).

Gainesville, Florida, Us

Developed lectures and homework assignments, instructed lectures, graded assignments, and held office hours for three classes: “Mechanics of Materials” (2015 Spring), “Cellular Engineering Laboratory” (2016 Fall), and “Biomedical Engineering Fundamentals” (2018 Spring).

1. Developed a PDMS-based microchannel system to control cell proliferation, migration, and particle intake. Projects involved surface functionalization, cell mechanics, and soft lithography.2. Managed two collaborations with academic partners in the college of engineering and college of medicine.3. Wrote one master thesis to summarize all scientific results.

Gainesville, Fl, Us

1. Communicated with potential and existing customers to design project specifications to their satisfaction.2. Managed to create a proof-of-concept prototype <3 mos. via CAD design, 3D printing, and machine shop.

Melbourne, Florida, Us

1. Assisted in the Hydrogen Storage project to design a hydrogen/thermal energy storage system and took charge of some testing procedures.2. Participated in the Heat Transfer Enhancement project to create a heat transfer system with high efficiency and took charge of one sub-topic research.

1. Assisted in the Electrical Signaling research to analyze the electrical signals’ functions in plants.2. Tasks involved helping professor with autoclaving laboratory supplies, preparing nutrient solution, germinating seeds, cultivating plants, conducting experiments and recording lab notes.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biomedical Engineering

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering(Major), Biomedical Engineering(Minor)

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering(Major), Biological Science(Minor)

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Heat Energy And Power Engineering

Education record