Mary Kate R. Dwyer Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

• Maintained in vitro 3D co-cultures of organotypic hippocampal slices to model traumatic brain injury • Tested a novel neurosteroid in partnership with a pharmaceutical company for use in clinical trial submissions and presented monthly technical updates• Lead a group of four neurosurgeons in a study of cerebral edema treatment in swine• Collaborated with a startup company and regularly presented results when optimizing the biocompatibility of stretchable electrodes • Trained four undergraduate students on protein quantification techniques and helped them lead their own semester long research projects, which were incorporated into scientific publications

New York, United States

Teaching assistant for Quantitative Physiology course where undergraduate and graduate students learned to model systems in the body mathematically.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Adapted established techniques used in brain tissue to heart tissue and published work in scientific papers• Independently researched Western blotting protocols, bringing new techniques to the lab to study heart failure • Trained BME undergraduates and high school students on lab techniques and animal handling

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Worked in a cardiovascular engineering laboratory studying treatments for heart failure• Analyzed changes in protein concentrations due to heart failure in rats through Western blotting

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Taught students laboratory techniques and assays, including ELISAs, Electrophoresis, and PCR

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Created an instructional map to get a medical device to FDA approval to aid new companies• Developed effective techniques in writing surveys and increasing participant enrollment• Created instructional materials for new members to create their own surveys

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Authored database entries on the research, symptoms, and prevention of rare diseases and disorders

Brooklyn, Ny

• Assisted analysts in the Quality Control department• Performed ELISAs, Protein Assays, and a mixed-antibody Western Blot• Maintained cell lines to test the effect of the experimental drug on cell growth and inflammation

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering

Master Of Science - Ms, Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering

Bachelor’S Degree, Biomedical Engineering, 3.8

Activities and Societies: Vice President and Treasurer of Alpha Chi Sigma - Professional Chemistry Fraternity, Member of Tau Beta Pi.

Biomedical Engineering

Activities and Societies: UCD Biological SocietyStudied at University College Dublin for a semester.