Research Experience
Graduate Research
Musculoskeletal Research Center, Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh
Advisor: Savio L-Y. Woo, PhD, DSc, DEng
- Development of a functional tissue engineering strategy for the repair and regeneration of an injured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) using a resorbable metallic device in combination with extracellular matrix bioscaffolds
Department of Chemical, Biological, and Bioengineering, North Carolina A&T State University
Advisor: Matthew McCullough, PhD
- Finite Element Analysis of A Magnesium Based ACL Interference Screw Drive to Improve Insertion Success
Undergraduate Research
Laboratory for Neuroengineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Advisor: Robert Butera, PhD
- Optimization of techniques to study brainstem neural networks controlling respiration via immunohistochemistry, brightfield, fluorescent & multi-photon microscopy, as well as software engineering & data analysis
Muscle Physiology Lab, School of Applied Physiology, Georgia Institute of Technology
Advisor: Thomas Burkholder, PhD
- Quantification of muscle heavy chain myosin expression via muscle protein extraction, concentration, & SDS-PAGE