Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Bioengineering PhD with 9+ years of experience in cancer immunotherapy research in both industry and academia settings. I am highly motivated to employ my diverse research experiences to improve patient prognosis and quality of life by engineering better medicines.
- Advised by Dr. Susan Thomas - Thesis work involves engineered drug delivery strategies for cancer immunotherapy applications - Bioengineering PhD program; Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering home school
- Held weekly office hours and exam review sessions, graded classwork, and corresponded with students - Served as TA for two undergraduate courses in the ChBE department
- Worked with a small group of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering graduate students to plan and execute the department's annual graduate student recruitment weekend in 2018 and 2019 - Organized and led events for prospective students
Synthesized and explored physical properties of PEG-based hydrogels, novel polyanhydrides, and poly(lactic acid) nanoparticles in the lab of Dr. Brandon Vogel.
Investigated physical properties of an injectable biologic to inform the design of auto-injector devices.
Investigated the role of counterions in the self-assembling and crystallization process of a hydrogelating peptide for drug delivery applications in the lab of Dr. Joel Schneider.