Joel K Wise

Current

• Postdoctoral Fellow at Rush University Medical Center

Past

• Research and Teaching Assistant at Cell and Tissue Engineering Lab of Dr. Michael Cho at University of Illinois at Chicago
• Research and Development Chemist / Lab Analyst at Abbott Laboratories
• Research Lab Technician at Biochemistry Lab of Dr. Ana Jonas at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Education

• University of Illinois at Chicago
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Connections

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Industry

Biotechnology

Joel K Wise’s Summary

Joel K Wise’s Specialties:

musculoskeletal tissue engineering, human cell culture (mesenchymal stem cells, osteoblasts, fibroblasts, endothelial cells), 3D collagen-based hydrogels, nanostructured biomaterials (electrospun polymer nanofibrous scaffolds, carbon nanotube-reinforced biomaterials), laser scanning confocal microscopy, multiphoton microscopy, atomic force microscopy, DNA and sGAG quantification, quantitative real-time PCR

Joel K Wise’s Experience

• Postdoctoral Fellow

  Rush University Medical Center

  (Biotechnology industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

  Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
  Working with Dr. Rick Sumner and Dr. Amarjit Virdi
  Bone Repair and Regeneration, Stem Cell Research, Bioinformatics

• Research and Teaching Assistant

  Cell and Tissue Engineering Lab of Dr. Michael Cho at University of Illinois at Chicago

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  August 2002 — August 2008 (6 years 1 month)

  Department of Bioengineering
  Cartilage Tissue Engineering

• Research and Development Chemist / Lab Analyst

  Abbott Laboratories

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ABT; Pharmaceuticals industry)

  June 2001 — August 2002 (1 year 3 months)

  Abbott Laboratories (Kforce Scientific), Hospital Products Division
  North Chicago, IL
  •Execute pharmaceutical research and development including work with UV/Vis spectrophotometry, Karl Fisher titrimetry, SDS-PAGE, HPLC, GC, pH, wet chemistry, cGMP, cGLP, and general lab responsibilities
  •Perform, record and validate experiments thoroughly in a fast paced laboratory
  •Majority of work for reintroduction of Abbokinase to the market

• Research Lab Technician

  Biochemistry Lab of Dr. Ana Jonas at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  (Higher Education industry)

  March 2000 — March 2001 (1 year 1 month)

Joel K Wise’s Education

• University of Illinois at Chicago

  Ph.D. , Bioengineering , 2002 — 2008

  Activities and Societies:

  Research Assistant in Cell and Tissue Engineering and Biomolecular Imaging Lab of Dr. Michael Cho
  Teaching Assistant for (BioE 456) Cell and Tissue Engineering Lab Class - Spring 2004, 2005, 2008
  Mentor for NSF-REU (Research for Undergraduates) - Summer 2005, 2006
  BMES, TERMIS, SPRBM, Sigma Xi

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  B.S. , Life Sciences / Bioengineering option , 1997 — 2001

  Activities and Societies:

  EMBS Student Chapter, Illini Union Board, Starcourse Concert Organization

Additional Information

Joel K Wise’s Interests:

Stem Cells, Gene Expression Analysis/Bioinformatics, Animal Surgery/Modeling, Imaging Technology, MicroCT, Regenerative Medicine, Functional Tissue Engineering, Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering, Nanobiotechnology, Nanostructured Biomaterials, Hydrogels, 3D Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering

Joel K Wise’s Honors:

Sigma Xi Graduate Student Research Poster Forum, Third Place Award, UIC

Joel K Wise’s Contact Settings

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