Stephanie Lemmo Ham, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Chapel Hill, Nc, Us

Cary, North Carolina, Us

• Led the early research to pre-IND stage of drug delivery applications and technologies• Secured NIH SBIR Concept contract for preclinical program and product development• Managed research program budget, equipment acquisition, and GLP lab design• Designed and oversaw CRO, collaborator, & partner preclinical work for ex vivo studies• Coordinated disease model and bioassay in vitro development work• Developed research and market strategy for new business opportunities• Communicated scientific findings to board members, investors, and external partners• Oversaw employees across different teams to achieve various project objectives

Morrisville, Nc, Us

• Manage CRO studies with metabolomics screening assay to explore biochemical signatures in various pre-clinical and clinical projects • Interpret and analyze large and complex metabolomics datasets for projects • Translate metabolomic data into biological insights for various drug discovery and development applications such as biomarker and target ID across different diseases • Plan and analyze studies for pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients • Communicate findings to clients through presentations and written technical reports • Oversee multiple projects at once to achieve expected timelines and deliverables • Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to approve sales quotes and social content • Work cross-functionally with various teams to execute and deliver projects

• Co-founded and led biotechnology startup company in commercialization of 3D cancer cell culture technology as a high throughput drug screening assay• Optimized, scaled-up, and validated cellular biological assays for commercial use• Served as Principal Investigator on three grants (including National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research and Ohio Technology Validation and Startup grants)• Designed, operated, and established GLP lab (including writing of SOPs)• Gained extensive knowledge of preclinical to clinical development of drug candidates• Trained and led team of members from different disciplines• Oversaw and managed project budgets• Mastered presentation skills through various competitions• Collaborated with industry partners to design and perform exploratory research projects

Akron, Oh, Us

• Studied biological behaviors of cells utilizing high throughput polymer-based microfluidic technologies and assays under the advisement of Dr. Hossein Tavana• Trained and mentored 2 graduate, 3 undergraduate, and 4 high school students• Demonstrated research productivity through 7 first author publications, 2 issued patents, 3 middle author publications, and 14 scientific conference presentations• Received 3 travel awards to attend and present at national conferences and won 3 best presenter awards• Led team in National Science Foundation commercialization programs by completing 200+ interviews with pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry leaders• Instructed Biofluid Mechanics, Transport, Engineering Tools, Biomedical Computing, and Experimental Techniques courses• Awarded College of Engineering Outstanding Graduate Award in Biomedical Engineering• Funded by College of Engineering and Summer Dean Fellowship

Akron, Oh, Us

• Researched the conductivity of carbon fibers in polymer matrices for elimination of static electricity in hospital flooring under the advisement of Dr. Darrell Reneker• Discovered optimal carbon fiber concentrations and alignment for application and became practiced in microscopy, analyzing data, reporting, teamwork, and handling chemicals

Oxford, Oh, Us

• Led a chemical engineer team to extract and characterize keratin protein for use in biomaterials under the advisement of Dr. Justin Saul• Optimized natural resource chemical extraction processes for more efficient bio-fuel production on a lab-scale under the advisement of Dr. Marvin Thrash• Miami University’s Undergraduate Research Fund Awardee

Oxford, Oh, Us

• Weekly tutor for undergraduate students in Pre-Calculus, Calculus I, and Calculus II which included setting milestones and assigning weekly deliverables to students

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Bs, Chemical Engineering

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