Michael N. Email & Phone Number

Berkeley, Ca, Us

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

San Mateo, California, Us

Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage kidney failure. However, the life of a kidney transplant is limited due to unrecognized immune injury. There is no sensitive, non-invasive method to detect this injury at an early-stage. We have developed a reliable, inexpensive, and noninvasive assay to monitor kidney injury.www.kit.bioNews Coverage:http://surgery.ucsf.edu/news--events/ucsf-news.aspx?id=63419http://onestart.co/blog/onestart2016-semi-finalistshttp://engineering.berkeley.edu/2016/04/improving-odds-kidney-transplant-success

San Francisco, California, Us

Project Overview: Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage kidney failure. However, the life of the donor kidney is limited, commonly due to unrecognized immune injury that can progress to acute rejection (AR). Once a patient is determined to have AR, they can either be put back on the waiting list for another donor kidney, or more likely, are put on dialysis. Current methods for detecting AR are costly, invasive, and limited in predicting rejection. Therefore, there is a need to develop a cost-effective, noninvasive method of detection that can help physicians increase the efficacy of kidney transplantation by adjusting treatment plans as necessary. We are creating a non-invasive kidney transplant monitoring device to accurately assess renal injury either in the clinical or at-home setting. This device will work to detect biomarkers in urine that have a positive correlation to kidney AR. The development of a cost-effective device has implications both in the United States and developing countries that will significantly lower the burden on the health care system by extending the lifespan of transplant kidneys.Principal Investigator: Dr. Minnie Sarwal, M.D., Ph.D.Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, University of California, San Franciscohttp://www.kit.biohttp://sarwallab.surgery.ucsf.edu/lab-members/graduate-students/michael-c-nasr,-bs.aspx

San Francisco, California, Us

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

Support the manufacturing line for the MitraClip device, performing investigations and other engineering activities to ensure quality of our distributed product.Drive process improvement changes as part of a business excellence team aimed at providing efficiency gains by year's end.Perform complaint investigations to support the emerging issues team aimed at identifying areas of potential improvement.

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

Supported development of next generation genetic-testing equipment by designing key elements of the integrated system through SolidWorks modeling, JMP statistical analysis software, and developing and executing experimental protocols. Performed statistical analysis, optical and thermal characterizations of next-generation system breadboards. Performed materials compatibility testing and assembled electrical components of next generation breadboards. Managed the integrated assay development sub-system team through breadboard assembly, installation, and validation/verification. Supported hardware and software development and define acceptance criteria for breadboard testing.

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

Provided quality and technical support to product development teams to ensure regulatory compliance and alignment with Abbott requirements at AMO Milpitas.Facilitated the qualification of new suppliers/processes and evaluate suppliers when required.Served as the key contact for assigned suppliers/distributors regarding evaluation, monitoring, and communication.Ensured supplier investigations and corrective actions were processed in accordance with governing procedures.Participated in cross-functional teams to drive critical supplier improvement/cost reduction initiatives.Provided requested data/input/feedback on supplier metrics for divisional and site management review.

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

Managed team to determine potential gaps and propose solutions in the procedure to manage unapproved devices.Presented newly established federal and international regulatory requirements to cross-functional stakeholders in order to foster collaboration and implementation of necessary changes to procedures.Performed an impact analysis and gap analysis of the FDA Unique Device Identifier rule on ADC from a regulatory perspective and offered solutions.Performed a gap analysis on current projects and their compliance with FDA guidance for wireless technology with solutions.Created survey to assess Regulatory Affairs’ roles as a strategic partner for Abbott across all divisions to be sent to upper-level management across the company.

Berkeley, Ca, Us

Developed research approach to better understand the Tau Protein, associated with Alzheimer’s Disease and Traumatic Brain Injury.Utilized Chimera, Modeller, and homology modeling to create a structure file for the protein to study with molecular dynamics software, such as VMD/NAMD which are Python/Tcl-based programsUsed molecular dynamics modeling software to analyze intermolecular interactions, analyze energy plots, and discover primary binding sites with their respective affinities.

Created a newborn health screening device to determine whether a the child is at high risk of mortality and requires immediate attention.Led a team of four senior undergraduate students in order to research, design, and build a functioning prototype of a device.Communicated with our client at the University of California at San Francisco in order to determine needs for deviceUsed AutoCAD to model a three-dimensional image of our device, then created a form prototype using a 3D printerContacted NGOs, Gynecologists, and other professionals in order to receive sufficient background information.Created and Analyzed surveys sent to rural regions in Guatemala and Peru in order to determine user needs.

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Coordinate with hospital administration to facilitate patient admission and visitor check-in.Direct visitors and patients toward appropriate hospital departments in order to meet their respective needs.Prepare patients for surgery by assisting them with putting on appropriate attire and cleaning and exposing surgery site.Volunteered for 100 hours as a Hospital Admissions Volunteer and 100 hours as a Surgery Center Volunteer

Provided statistical consulting and research data support services by creating reports, graphs, and questionnaires for the medical device, genetic diagnostic, biopharmaceutical, and healthcare industries.Formatted Access and Excel data for SAS use and assisted in database management and testing. Revised protocols for Medical Device Clinical Trials and entered study patient medical records for clinical trials into Access databases.Trained employees on various databases and developed new systems of organization for various projects.Designed and led presentations using online media such as Go-To Meeting with biotech companies.

Coordinated with facility Educational Nurse to create a personalized shadowing experience.Observed and questioned an ER surgeon and Pulmonologist/Intensivist during their daily routines.Used ability to speak Spanish to help communicate a surgeon’s observations and instructions to a few patients.

Master Of Translational Medicine (M.T.M.), Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering

Bachelor'S Of Science, Bioengineering