Postdoctoral Fellow at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
Greater Chicago Area
Postdoctoral Fellow at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
Greater Chicago Area
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
(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
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
August 2002 — August 2008 (6 years 1 month)
Department of Bioengineering
Cartilage Tissue Engineering
(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
(Higher Education industry)
March 2000 — March 2001 (1 year 1 month)
Ph.D. , Bioengineering , 2002 — 2008
B.S. , Life Sciences / Bioengineering option , 1997 — 2001
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
Sigma Xi Graduate Student Research Poster Forum, Third Place Award, UIC