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Chicago, Il, Us

- Create a novel medical device in a therapeutic area with an unmet need as a part of the world's largest life sciences startup ecosystem- Develop a market landscape to identify and analyze the unmet clinical need in a specific therapeutic area- Coordinate interviews with physicians and patients for customer discovery research- Design device on MATLAB with full prototype implementation and perform usability testing- Explore the pathway for medical device innovation, including funding, IRB studies, regulatory landscape, ad reimbursements

San Francisco Bay Area

Strategic Advisory

Berkeley, California, United States

Berkeley, California, United States

Berkeley, Ca

Berkeley, California

- Learned skills in business and entrepreneurship- Collaborated with partner to develop and present a startup idea in collaboration with Haas Business School- Pitched startup to VCs, placing first with Cisterna

Berkeley, California, United States

- Reached out and gave presentations to different school levels in Bioengineering- Created interactive lessons with icebreakers, content review, and activities- Demonstrated hands-on learning with experiments and encouraged students to pursue bioengineering in college

Berkeley, California, United States

- Expand connections with biotech industry individuals- Leverage alumni working in the biotech industry- Organized InDin, industry dinner, giving undergraduates direct access to conversations and connections with individuals working in industry

San Francisco, California, United States

- Researched machine learning methods for relevant business problems using Databricks- Applied machine learning algorithms to anomaly detection on employee revenue data using density clustering

Lewes, Delaware, United States

- Developed market research plan and led execution using bioengineering, data science, and business skills- Analyzed market potential and aligned products with customer needs to develop target potential customers- Conducted qualitative research during a bioprinter project like survey creation, interviews, SWOT analysis- Performed quantitative research during a bioprinter project like survey analysis, data analysis, market sizing, and risk assessment

San Jose, California, United States

- Created Go-to-Market Strategy for implementing AI for predictive analytics into platform- Developed a smart calendar feature and chatbot to streamline productivity and increase efficiency for users- Prototyped all features into Figma

Berkeley, California, United States

- Use synthetic hydrogel-based materials to establish and create a CAD prototype for a transplantable, biodegradable 3D-bioprinted aortic valve that mimics human tissue- Strong emphasis on environmental friendliness, sustainability, and non-toxicity.

Berkeley, California, United States

- Attended weekly seminars learning about skills in biopharma development and consulting- Learned about indication prioritization, market opportunity assessments, and other consulting projects

Hayward, California, United States

- Developed a go to market strategy for cross sector applications and innovation potential in various industries apart from biotech- Created a Search Engine Optimization Strategy to incorporate keywords to improve the website domain

Naperville, Illinois, United States

- Taught STEAM concepts to young children and families through exhibit play- Designed exhibits to stimulate and provide access to STEAM education to Greater Chicago Community- Researched in children education research trial with visitors

Durham, North Carolina, United States

- Summer Research program at Duke Biomedical Engineering- Collaborated with PhD mentors and professors on tissue engineering, imaging, and neuroengineering projects- Designed biomedical devices at low cost and high accessibility to underprivileged populations- Created tissue engineered blood vessels and utilized machine learning and Fiji to find appropriate dimensions- Quantified tapping distances for Parkinsons’ patients after deep brain simulation using MATLAB- Proposed treatment for recurrent tumors using polyphenol phloretin by measuring changes in metabolic phenotypes using home-built mobile spectroscopy device

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Certificate of Entrepreneurship for Engineers Undergraduate Lab @ UC Berkeley Berkeley Bioprinting Entrepreneurs.

Bachelor'S Degree, Data Science

College of Computer Science, Data Science, and Society Emphasis in Computational Methods in Molecular and Genomic Biology

High School Diploma, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Girls in STEM, Mu Alpha Theta, Science Olympiad, Spanish Honors Society, Choir, Soccer