Steven Tran Email & Phone Number

Toronto, ON, CA

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• PhD Project: “Towards designer nanobubbles: concentrating microfluidically generated using aqueous two-phase systems”
• Abstract accepted for a poster presentation at micro Total Analysis Systems (microTAS) 2024 in Montreal.

• Mentored 5 students to clarify and prepare individualized plans for undergraduate students to pursue graduate studies.
• Guided 2 students to pursue careers in project management at Amazon or continue their education in graduate studies.

• Led a section of 8 to receive instructions from superiors to create plans to achieve course goals, achieving Top Candidate award in Basic Military Qualification course.
• Commanded a trauma team of 4 in a simulated active fire battle zone to treat 2 trauma patients, achieving Top 3 Candidates in Qualification Level Three Medical Assistant Course.
• Coordinated and executed emergency medical protocols in a team of 5 on live tissue models to train crisis management and rapid decision making.
• Trained 150+ cadets in level C First Aid by conducting realistic scenarios to incubate communication, leadership and team communication skills within teams.

• Undergraduate Thesis: “Developing a rapid immunoassay for SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody detection”
• Experimented the effectiveness of lab-made engineered COVID-19 proteins and human antibodies to translate to point-of-care testing devices.
• Maintained HEK293 cell line to express proteins by lipofection, achieving high-yield purified proteins.
• Purified proteins from cells using chromatography and analyzed concentration using spectrophotometers.
• Studied protein kinetics of bioengineered COVID-19-related proteins using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs).

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Undergraduate Research Assistant: “Measuring cell rheology using acoustofluidic microstreaming,” “Microfluidic nanobubbles: observations of a sudden contraction of microbubbles into nanobubbles”
• Awarded with $6000 Dean’s Research Fund-Undergraduate Research Experience for acoustofluidic research.
• Designed flow-focusing microfluidic devices using computer-aided design (CAD, AutoCAD, Klayout).
• Fabricated microfluidic devices using direct-write photolithography and characterized surface topography with optical profilometers.
• Accepted for poster presentation for Centre for Research and Applications in Fluidic Technologies (CRAFT) on research of microfluidically generated nanobubbles.

• Liaison to biomedical sciences students for academic support, feedback for program and courses.
• Organized meetings with three course instructors to mediate course feedback from 100+ students
• Enforced course fairness by ensuring students attain proper accommodation support throughout COVID pandemic.
• Implemented alternative program structure based on feedback from 100+ students to streamline professional school applications.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Motivated team of 15 leaders to further advocate for underrepresented ethnic groups for stem cell donations.
• Facilitated and managed 3 novel events and projects to increase stem cell awareness by 20%.
• Awarded with Innovative Engagement Award for breakout room events over Zoom (May 2021) from TMU Science Society.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Outreached to 100+ GTA communities, companies and influencers to implement Freestyle Social events for team bonding.and free discussion events in an engaging and innovative method.
• Developed 20+ engaging and scientific posts to discuss STEM topics through science communication.
• Partnered with Microsoft, TEDx Toronto and Science Discovery Zone to run Freestyle Social events with 100 – 300 participants.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• CEDZ100 Zone Learning, SCI888 Evidence–Based Innovation
• Collaborated with groups of 30 participants Think Tanks to seek innovative solutions to real-world problems.
• Initiated leadership in four projects of four students to solve problems in the mining industry, wood mills, startups, and education.
• Designed four novel solutions to solve industry problems related to mining, wood mills, food startups and education.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Planning and coordinating weekly STEM modules to low-income communities using fun methods for youth.
• Incubating youth curiosity by leading a positive team learning environment using games and discussion.
• Guest host for STEM professional series to inspire an audience of 30 youth to pursue education in STEM.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Mentored 50+ students ages 10 – 18 in STEM courses, university prep courses and AP classes.
• Individualized coaching for 10 students to navigate seasonal burn out, pressures of applying to university and stress management.
• Guided 10+ students in post-secondary applications for acceptances in prestigious institutes (Duke University, University of Toronto, McMaster University).
• Appeared in “TheMathGuru: Math Therapy, S4E07: Defying Asian math stereotypes w/ Steven Tran” to discuss how generational trauma can affect students’ mindsets on their learning.

Ancaster, Ontario, Canada

• Improved procedure fluidity to complete 25% more runs to continue smooth operation of analyses for aqua regia/total digestion samples.
• Implemented regular schedules for sample dumping to maintain sample racks, surpassing productivity levels by 30%.
• Prepared and assessed over 2000 samples a day from ICP – OES, cold vapor mercury analyzer and mass spectrometry instrumentation

Ancaster, Ontario

• Prioritized solving client problems then completing sales, leading sales tracker and customer satisfaction in department.
• Initiative taken to train and lead new team of six sales advisors while conducting on-bench repairs for Geek Squad.
• Achieved Best in District twice consecutively with newly trained team from innovative training methods (January, February 2020).

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Microfluidics

Transferred from MASc Biomedical Engineering.

Bsc Hons, Biomedical Sciences, General

Masc, Microfluidics