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Vancouver, Canada Area

Vancouver, Canada Area

Vancouver, Canada Area

Vancouver, Canada Area

•Design and development of a new micro-scale drug delivery implant for active drug delivery in localized prostate cancer treatment.•Characterization and testing of a drug-containing polymer mix for passive drug release for the treatment of localized tumors. •Supervising and training new masters students in the MEMS lab to develop magnetically-actuated drug delivery devices.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Performed cleanroom tutorials and demonstrated various MEMS fabrication processes for the students in the “Introduction to MEMS” course including magnetic PDMS micropillar fabrication, photolithography, laser ablation, PDMS and polyurethane molding, plasma surface treatment and bonding, white-light profilometry and etc.• Supervised and mentored 28 students in the “Mechanical Engineering Design” course to design a treadmill for wheelchair users, patients and fragile elderly in 4… Show more • Performed cleanroom tutorials and demonstrated various MEMS fabrication processes for the students in the “Introduction to MEMS” course including magnetic PDMS micropillar fabrication, photolithography, laser ablation, PDMS and polyurethane molding, plasma surface treatment and bonding, white-light profilometry and etc.• Supervised and mentored 28 students in the “Mechanical Engineering Design” course to design a treadmill for wheelchair users, patients and fragile elderly in 4 months. Assessed the work of each individual and provided feedback and technical advice throughout the entire process. Show less

Vancouver, Canada Area

I have developed a minimally-invasive and magnetically-actuated drug delivery implant for the treatment of prostate cancer. My work was featured in the British Magazine Medical Plastics News (MPN) as "The Next Big Thing to Watch." I have designed and manufactured the device using a combination of microfabrication techniques including laser micromachining, micromolding, 3D printing and etc. I have successfully conducted controlled anti-cancer drug-release experiments and measured the release… Show more I have developed a minimally-invasive and magnetically-actuated drug delivery implant for the treatment of prostate cancer. My work was featured in the British Magazine Medical Plastics News (MPN) as "The Next Big Thing to Watch." I have designed and manufactured the device using a combination of microfabrication techniques including laser micromachining, micromolding, 3D printing and etc. I have successfully conducted controlled anti-cancer drug-release experiments and measured the release profile with radioactive scintillation and UV spectrometry methods. In order to show proof-of-concept of the device, the device was successfully implanted and operated in a tissue. My contributions and collaborations in research projects at UBC can be summarized as follows:• Worked at the UBC Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) lab and the UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and collaborated with pharmaceutical scientists to develop a novel drug delivery implant for the treatment of prostate cancer.• Successfully carried all the stages of design, fabrication, in vitro and ex vivo testing of the prostate cancer implant to completion.• Conducted in vitro and ex vivo drug delivery experiments from a battery-less MEMS drug delivery device for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy.• Collaborated with the scientists from University of California, Berkley and surgeons from Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) in studying drug release kinetics and device-induced infections. Show less

Master'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Thesis Title: A Minimally-Invasive MEMS Drug Delivery Device for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering