Skills

Programming

Python

Engineering

Synthetic biology, bioencapsulation

Characterization techniques

Fluorescence microscopy, SEM, FTIR, Contact Angle

Projects

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All Research Side projects Collaborations

Bioencapsulation of bacteria for biodegradation

Python-based tools and utilities for NUFEB simulations
Code

We developed a tool for inducible degradation of target proteins in cyanobacteria.
Publication

Designer scaffolding platform
Publication

Computational framework for understanding complex behavior in microbial consortia

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Michigan State University

Oct 2018 – Present East Lansing, MI
  • Developed a tunable protein degradation system in cyanobacteria
  • Studying a light-driven, modular platform consortia for fundamental insight into emergent microbial interactions within consortia
 
 
 
 
 

Teaching Assistant

University of Minnesota

Jan 2018 – May 2018 Minneapolis, MN

Mechanical Engineering Department:

  • ME 3331 - Thermodynamics
 
 
 
 
 

Graduate Assistant

University of Minnesota

Sep 2012 – Sep 2018 Minneapolis, MN
  • Studied bioencapsulation (physical confinement) of bacteria for applications in biotechnology
  • Synthesized new porous materials for bioencapsulation
  • Performed materials characterization on novel materials
 
 
 
 
 

Product Engineer

Columbia Steel Casting Co.

Sep 2009 – Jun 2012 Portland, OR
  • Designed replacement wear parts for heavy scrap shredders
  • Modeled parts and assemblies in SolidWorks, created 2D drawings in AutoCAD
  • Coordinated part design with pattern shop and foundry to avoid production issues
  • Redesigned parts to ensure better performance, longer life
  • Played a major role in the product development process, from Engineering Request all the way up to quoting and sales
  • Coordinated with salesmen in order to provide the best possible service to our customers

Recent Publications

Carboxysomes are a class of bacterial microcompartments that form proteinaceous organelles within the cytoplasm of cyanobacteria and …
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A computational framework combining Agent-Based Models (ABMs) and Deep Learning techniques was developed to help design microbial …
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Photosynthetic organisms possess a variety of mechanisms to achieve balance between absorbed light (source) and the capacity to …
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Enzymes of natural biochemical pathways are routinely subcellularly organized in space and time in order to improve pathway efficacy …
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Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 is a model cyanobacterium for study of the circadian clock, photosynthesis, and bioproduction of …
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