Research description
My research focuses on the design, characterization, and examination of different tailored regenerative biomaterials and their target tissues. My current work focuses on examining the biomaterial-tissue interface and better understanding the full breadth of interactions occurring within the tissue in response to the implanted material. This understanding will facilitate and inform the smarter design of novel, more effective, regenerative materials.
Teaching portfolio
DIS Stockholm Lecturer (2021 - present): Design and teach a Biomaterial course
Karolinska Institute (2017 – present): Supervised 4 undergraduate student and 6 Master’s student thesis projects
Karolinska Institute Bachelor's Program in Biomedicine (2017 – present): Biochemistry teacher
Karolinska Institute Medicine Program (2017 – present): Biochemistry teacher
Freelance College Application Consultant and SAT Tutor (2012 – 2015): Organized private lessons and prepared 18 students in the greater London area
Ivy Insiders SAT Prep Course Instructor (2011): Advertized, organized, and taught two concurrent SAT courses for 19 students
Syracuse University Athletic Department Tutor (2011): Tutored 8 students in Earth Science, Forensic Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry
Duke University Peer Tutoring Program (2009 – 2011): Tutored 7 students in Calculus II, General Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry
Education
Imperial College London (2011 – 2016): PhD Clinical Medicine Research, Department of Medicine, National Heart & Lung Institute and Department of Materials
Duke University (2007 – 2011): BSE Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry minor
Academic honours, awards and prizes
Karolinska Institute Research Grant (2020 – 2021)
NBIS long-term bioinformatic support grant (2018 – 2020)
Karolinska Institute Travel Grant (2020)
Karolinska Institute Research Grant (2018 – 2020)
Wenner-Gren Foreign Postdoctoral Scholarship (2018 – 2019)
From Tissue to Motion Conference Best Poster Presentation Award (2018)
Karolinska Institute Travel Grant (2018)
Stiftelsen Lars Hiertas Minne Grant (2018)
Yanagihara Grant (2016)
Henry Luce Fellowship (2015 – 2016)
Rosetrees Trust Grant (2014 – 2015)
European Life Science Group of the Year Award (2014)
Biotech Young Entrepreneurs Scheme Division Winners, Best Healthcare Business Plan (2014)
Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) Andrew Carnegie Research Fund (2013, 2014)
The Armourers & Brasiers Gauntlet Trust Travel Grant (2013)
George C. Marshall Scholarship (2011 – 2013)
Howard G. Clark Award (2011)
Duke University Pratt Undergraduate Research Fellow (2010 – 2011)
Alice M. Baldwin Scholar (2007 – 2011)
The General Electric Employee Federal Credit Union Scholarship (2009 – 2011)
Frederick K. Kilian Memorial Scholarship Recipient (2007 – 2011)
Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Recipient (2007 – 2011)
New York State Girls Swim & Dive Scholar Athlete of the Year Scholarship Award Recipient (2007)