The University of Texas at Arlington

Graduate Research Assistant, Project Leader

​2015 - 2019

 

● Project 1: Stem cell therapy of Post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) using erythropoietin-incorporated HA microscaffolds. DOD Orthopaedic Research Program.

Tasks: HA microscaffolds fabrication and characterization, experimental data analysis.

Achievements: write quarterly and annual reports, design the poster for DOD annual meeting, one peer-reviewed publication (selected as the cover image).

● Project 2: Development of chemokine loaded bioadhesive for glenoid labrum tear regeneration.

Tasks: generate preliminary data from cell to human tissue study, write the grant proposal.

Achievements: assist writing NIH R21 grant proposal named “Develop injectable and adhesive hydrogel scaffold to recruit autologous progenitor cell for the regeneration of labrum tear.”, submitted by June 2019.

● Project 3: Development of injectable click chemistry-based bioadhesive for accelerated wound closure.

Tasks: Bioadhesive synthesis and characterization, in vitro and in vivo study.

Achievements: Abstract for 11th World Biomaterials Congress, one peer-reviewed publication.

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Progenitec, Inc.

Principal Clinical Research Scientist

​2020-now

 

● Project 1: Wound care device development: DETEC® pH and DETEC® Esterase 
Task: coordinate with physicians and nurses, clinical trial design and operation, clinical data documentation and analysis, generate reports for FDA clearance, manuscript writing, and submission, patients database management, research protocol development.
Achievements: Make through FDA presub meeting, execute over 1,000 clinical product tests, maintain a database of over 500 patients, two peer-reviewed publications. 
● Project 2: Development of Ratiometric Imaging Probe System for Monitoring Inflammation. Small Business Innovation Research Grants (SBIR) - Phase II (R44)
Tasks: imaging probe protocol development, data analysis, and documentation.
Achievements: write the first annual report, maintain financial support from NIH, one peer-reviewed publication.
● Project 3: A Novel Optical Imaging Probe System for Assessing Wound Healing and Infection. Small Business Innovation Research Grants (SBIR) - Phase II (R44)
Tasks: device development, characterization, and pre-clinical testing, experimental data analysis, grant proposal writing, paper manuscript writing.  
Achievements: finish Aim 1 and Aim 3 in the grant proposal, assist in writing the first annual report, maintain financial support from NIH, two peer-reviewed publications.