Developing a rapid, non-invasive cancer screening technology for lung, colon, and other cancers, based on the principal of field carcinogenesis, by using partial wave spectroscopic microscopy to detect nanoscale structural disorder within a cell and correlate these changes with the incidence of cancer.

Project: Design of a micro-robot for potential use in cell culturing, size within a 600μm diameter sphere– Designed microfabrication process flow using a silicon-on-insulator wafer with plated nickel, chromium, and copper features (Successfully executed)– Coded using layout editor L-Edit to draw and design robot and mask designs

Department of Environmental Health SciencesProject: Investigated oxidant and toxicant induced lung injury and repair in cell culture and transgenic mouse models– Dissected bronchial and alveolar tissue from transgenic mice for cell culture, genetic and protein analysis, and storage– Developed procedure to extract neutrophils from yellow bone marrow of mice femurs and tibias– Genotyped and cared for transgenic mice models

Office of Device Evaluation, Division of Surgical, Orthopedic, And Restorative Devices, General Surgeries Branch

Project: construct recombinant plasmids carrying a fusion protein gene to transform E. coli bacteria– Combined antibiotic resistance and lactose digesting genes in recombinant plasmid– Cultured transformed clones to manufacture fusion protein– Isolated protein; extracted and froze target clone DNA