Taylor Hilton Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington, United States

Employed by AllSourcePPSI have been at BMS for nearly 6 months as a cell therapy intern working formulation and cryobiology for drug product process development (DPPD). During my time at BMS I have frequently practiced aseptic technique, worked to onboard new fill-finish equipment including writing SOP's, studied cryopreservation practices in cells and contributed to establishing a scaleable fill-finish process for a new cell therapy product. I also often design and prepare studies as a part of this role. I frequently use the knowledge from my unique combination of degrees in biological engineering and materials science to help me solve problems. My experience at BMS has demonstrated how my extensive academic research skills can bring value to the industry. I am eager to apply the knowledge and expertise I’ve gained to an R&D role at another company within the industry.

Seattle, Washington, United States

I served with the YMCA of Greater Seattle while completing an AmeriCorps term with United Way of King County's HungerCorps program. During my service term, I worked primarily for the YMCA's Brainfood program in Redmond, WA. This is an after school program targeting food insecurity in groups living in income restricted housing in King County. Through our program, we provided healthy snacks to youth that sometimes have to wait 6+ hours between school lunch and dinner. Apart from providing food, we also participated in social and emotional learning (SEL) activities to teach youth emotional intelligence. When I was not at the Brainfood program during my service term, my time was spent assembling and delivering food bags and produce boxes to community members in these housing complexes. Some of the families receiving these benefits had children in the Brainfood program, but we also targeted community members of all ages.

Gainesville, Florida Area

I worked part time for Opus Coffee as a barista to supplement my educational expenses while attending the University of Florida. As a location manager, my responsibilities included:- Ordering all inventory for location- Creating weekly employee schedules - Maintaining location organization and cleanliness- Ensuring day-to-day activities are completed to standards - Develop a supportive culture of the location and make corrections when necessary- Reporting helpful feedback and suggestions to management

University Of Florida

Principal Investigator: Jennifer NicholsThe lab's research is focused on creating predictive, biomechanical simulations in order to improve the functional ability and quality of life for individuals with musculoskeletal disorders. My work in this lab involved evaluating the effectiveness of different marker sets used in motion capture to study thumb biomechanics. Through this experience, I honed my experimental skills through motion capture as well as my computational skills using MATLAB for data analysis and processing. With this research, I was able to author a research abstract that was accepted to the BMES 2020 Annual Conference and give a poster presentation. I was also a participant in the University Scholars Program at the University of Florida for the 2021-2022 academic year for this research. This program gives undergraduate researchers like me the opportunity to co-author on a submitted journal article for the research project I have been working on during the academic year.

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

As a participant in this NSF-sponsored REU offered by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering during summer 2021, I worked with Dr. Yee Chiew from the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering. My project was titled "Computational Studies of Sorption of Gases Using Novel 3D Nano-porous Graphene Oxide.” In this project, I studied the simulation of adsorption of gases using RASPA GCMC simulations. Subsequently, I was able to demonstrate oxygen and carbons role in the adsorption of harmful volatile organic carbons. This appointment ended with a virtual research conference where I delivered a PowerPoint presentation and presented a poster showcasing my findings.

Master Of Science - Ms, Materials Science And Engineering, 3.8

Graduate research is with Dr. Roumeli's group working on sustainable materials developed from biomass.

Biological Engineering, Biological/Biosystems Engineering, 3.7

Minor in Biomolecular Engineering Dean’s List (all eligible semesters) Graduated magna cum laude (GPA and wrote an undergraduate honors.

Exchange Student Spring Semester 2019