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Chicago, Illinois, United States

United States

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Parker H. Petit Institute For Bioengineering & Bioscience In Atlanta, Ga

Hemodynamic and extracellular matrix effects on the thrombotic and inflammatory pathways in endothelial progenitor cellsBioreactor design - cone and plate shear apparatus - syringe pump for hemodynamic preconditioning of endothelialized ePTFE vascular graftsMentoring/Management - mentored and managed 4 undergraduate students on independent projects - mentored 1 visiting graduate student on independent project - mentored 1 high school teacher in an out-reach program for under represented minorities in the biological sciences

Georgia Institute Of Technology And Emory University

Thesis Title: The bone morphogenic proteins in aortic valve endothelial cells - Isolated and maintained primary cell cultures of human aortic valve endothelial cells- Developed and maintained IRB for collection of human aortic valves- Analyzed endothelial bone morphogenic associated protein and RNA production in human aortic valve endothelial cells using: western blotting, immunohistochemistry, immunocytochemistry, RT-PCR, and functional assay techniques- Awarded an American Heart Pre-Doctoral Fellowship and George Family Fellowship- Mentored an managed 3 undergraduate students and 1 graduate student- 1 First Author Publication- 1 Second Author PublicationSide Project: Shear stress regulation of cathepsins in vascular endothelial cells- Analyzed multiple cathepsins and cathepsin inhibitors in vascular endothelial cells using: immunohistochemistry, enzymatic activity assays, western blotting and plasmid tranfection techniques- 2 Second Author Publications

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

- Preformed duties in a genetics fruit fly lab operated by Dr. Lawrence Harshman - Duties Included food preparation, separation of fruit flies by sex and genotype, preparation of fruit fly colonies, and general lab maintenance.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering

Bs, Biological Systems Engineering

Activities and Societies: Biomedical Engineering Society - Vice President 2003 Tau Beta Pi - President Spring 2004, Vice President Fall.