Samuel Mattern-Schain Email & Phone Number

Knoxville, Tn, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Knoxville Tennessee

Moved to Friend of the University status so I could continue to collaborate with Prof. Sarles and others before the start my next research position.

I worked in the Bioinspired Materials and Transduction lab of Professor Andy Sarles of the Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering department. I applied my chemical expertise to bolster the research efforts of Dr. Sarles and his team while learning invaluable biomolecular engineering skills including electrophysiological and optical characterization of droplet interface bilayers, pendant-drop goniometry, use of optical tweezers and more. Specifically, I applied synthetic biology to smart materials using riboswitch-governed cell free protein synthesis and designed and fabricated DNA origami nanostructures for the study and actuation of lipid membranes.

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

I worked in the lab of Professor Michael Best and also collaborated with Professor Deidra Mountain. I synthesized functional lipids for liposomal investigations of protein-membrane binding interactions, developed novel in-gel liposomal affinity-based protein profiling techniques, formulated liposomal nanocarriers as functional nanodrugs for treating vascular disease and applied natural lipids to actively target and increase nanodrug uptake. Other projects that I participated in included:sSynthesis of a UV-sensitive lipid trigger for promoting release of encapsulated liposomal cargo, design and application of a cation-sensitive lipid trigger for promoting liposomal release, confirmation of content-mixing upon click-induced liposomal fusion of complementary membranes, and co-writing a review of liposomal theranostics.

Knoxville, Tn

Volunteer basketball coach for 7th and 8th grade boys basketball team through the Concord, NH recreation department. We won the championship and the season was a huge success.

Created and edited curriculum and substituted for sick or absent instructors--commuting from western to downtown Tokyo on a daily basis for two months, designed my own lessons and taught them to late teens/early twenties Japanese university students at their universities-- for the last month I replaced a dismissed instructor in Koriyama University in Japan

Researched and wrote stories, receiving five bylines {Articles available by request}Reconstructed the magazine's resource sectionWas responsible for the magazine's event CalendarUniversity Park Campus School Mentorship Program Fall 2004; UPCS is a visionary inner-city high school affiliated with Clark UniversityWorked directly with two students from immigrant families for one hour sessions twice weekly, engaging them in after school activities and providing guidance and support as a young adult

Worcester, Ma

Hired and trained employees, assisted with scheduling and other aspects of daily management

Worked directly with builder, primarily doing finishing work in high-end homes

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Organic Chemistry

Bachelor Of Arts, Creative Writing/Journalism

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