San Francisco Bay Area
As a Stanford Biodesign Innovation Fellow at the Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign, I contribute expertise at the intersection of therapeutic design and clinical medicine to develop impactful healthcare solutions.
Applied a proven, needs-driven methodology to lead the end-to-end development of novel medical technologies. Needs Identification: Pinpointed and validated pressing clinical gaps through direct healthcare observation. Design & Prototyping: Leveraged clinical and engineering expertise to drive the rapid, iterative prototyping. Commercialization: Developed robust go-to-market strategies, navigated complex regulatory pathways and reimbursement landscapes to translate concepts into clinical practice.
I completed my Ph.D. in Cole DeForest's Lab at the University of Washington where I developed photo-responsive, click chemistry-based biomaterials for use in vascular, renal, and cardiac tissue engineering. By exposing our materials to wavelength-specific light we demonstrated an ability to 4D control cell function and biology.
At the University of Washington, I have been trained as a practicing medical clinician for three years. We, at the UW focus on the importance of patient care and patient advocacy. I have been trained in physiology, pathology, infectious disease, and clinical medicine. During my time as a medical student I was involved in two projects culminating in two publications in peer-reviewed journals.