Research scientist with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and nanotechnology. Completed a postdoctoral fellowship in immunology and nanomedicine. Currently specializing in CAR-T cell biology and lentiviral gene delivery.Specialities: CAR-T cellsMy work focuses on identifying factors underlying CAR-T cell efficacy. I have extensive expertise in human T cell isolation, functional analysis, ex-vivo culture approaches, lentiviral vector-based gene transfer, and animal models used in the pre-clinical testing of genetically-modified T cells. Other expertise:Immunology: Multi color flow cytometry, RNA gene delivery, Immunocytochemistry, ELISA NanoFabrication: Electron beam lithography, Optical lithography, Electron beam and thermal evaporation, Scanning electron microscopy, Atomic force microscopy, PECVD, Reactive ion etching, Oxide deposition, Nanoimprint lithography, Soft lithography, PDMS Lithography Cell Biology: Cell Culture, Immunofluorescence labeling, Live cell imaging, Optical and fluorescence microscopy, Confocal microscopy, Transfection and differentiation of multiple cell types including primary human lymphocytes mesenchymal stem cells