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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Thesis topic: Quantifying motion artifacts in Diffuse in Vivo Flow Cytometry (DIFC) and design of a wearable device for human DiFCAbstract:DiFC is an optical technique developed by our group for identifying and monitoring the flow of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and other rare circulating cells in the vasculature in vivo. My contributions to this work focused around translation of the technology from small animal research tool to a device suitable for human use. I characterized… Show more Thesis topic: Quantifying motion artifacts in Diffuse in Vivo Flow Cytometry (DIFC) and design of a wearable device for human DiFCAbstract:DiFC is an optical technique developed by our group for identifying and monitoring the flow of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and other rare circulating cells in the vasculature in vivo. My contributions to this work focused around translation of the technology from small animal research tool to a device suitable for human use. I characterized the sensitivity of our system to motion artifacts expected in human subjects, and designed and built a wearable DiFC device for use with human subjects. Show less

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Joined an early stage startup developing a graphene based consumer diagnostic device for at home testing of various diseases. Responsibilities included clean room sensor fabrication, design of test fixtures for sensor testing and quality control applications, and bench top sensitivity/specificity testing and data analysis.

Durham, North Carolina

Worked on the development team for the Pocket Colposcope, a low-cost screening tool for cervical cancer detection.• Construction and testing of pre-production prototypes• Design and development of Pocket Colposcope desktop software (React)• Preparation of corresponding 510(k) application for FDA regulatory approval• Clinical trial support of Pocket Colposcope studies at Duke University Medical Center and international sites

Design and construction of novel mechanical measurement systems for demonstration of signal conditioning capabilities of Precision Filter’s new Compact Realtime Input Output (CompactRIO™) analog signal conditioning modules at the annual National Instruments tradeshow in Austin, TX (NIWeek).

Review, revision, and organization of standard work documents relating to engineering test/validation procedures and implementation of an improved electronic database sorting system for facilitated retrieval of those files.

Construction of nanoelectrodes to measure laboratory rat neurotransmitter levels, and data analysis of experimental responses to known substances of addiction in an effort to understand humans’ increased susceptibility to addiction during adolescence.

Ms, Bioengineering, 4.0

Completed an MS thesis in Bioengineering from Northeastern University with a focus in biomedical devices. Thesis topic: Quantifying motion.

Bs, Biomedical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Project BUILD, Club Baseball, NCAA Div. I Women's Basketball Scout Team