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Relevant Coursework and Experiences

This page highlights my scientific coursework, both as an undergraduate and a graduate student, as well as relevant experiences through research and projects. 

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Abrams Scholar and Undergraduate Researcher

Working as an undergraduate researcher at the Translational Orthopaedic Research Lab at NCSU, I was able to present my research progress twice. I received funding from the Abrams Scholars program through the NCSU/UNC-CH Biomedical Engineering Department, and worked at the lab for approximately 1 year, assisting PhD candidate Margaret Easson and Dr. Matthew Fisher on their research involving meniscus injury and inflammation. My poster can be seen by clicking on the image to the right. 

BIT 510: Manipulation of Recombinant DNA

This course was an intensive lab-based and project-driven course, in which fundamental techniques of molecular biology were explored and put into practice. The culmination of this course was an individual cloning project in which graduate students chose a gene and cloning method, and designed an experiment to test a specific function of the chosen gene. My completed report can be seen by clicking on the image to the right.

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BIT 555: Cancer Drug Discovery and Development

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This was a lab - based course focusing on cancer drug discovery and evaluation. We covered the biology of cancer cells, theories on what causes cancer, cancer disparities, and various available cancer therapeutics. This class involved a great deal of cell culture and tracking results of various drugs. As a part of the course, we wrote an executive summary that was reviewed and then edited before final submission, imitating the submission of a journal article. This report covered the lab procedures from the first half of the lab, focusing on an in-silico molecular docking simulation. My completed report can be reviewed by clicking on the image to the left. (Link will be added after grading is complete at the beginning of May 2025)

BME 451/452: Senior Design

This was a yearlong project - based course where teams of undergraduate seniors would identify a problem in the medical field, and brainstorm, design, and prototype a solution to the identified problem. My team focused on women's health, specifically cesarean section, and designed a barbed suture to assist in the closure of adipose tissue. Our final poster presented to the public can be seen to the right (click to enlarge). 

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Other Relevant Coursework

  • Cancer Drug Discovery and Development

  • RNA Interference and Model Organisms

  • Microbial Biotechnology

  • Functional Tissue Engineering

  • Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering

  • Biochemistry for Biomedical Engineers

  • Bone Mechanobiology

  • Human Physiology: Electrical and Mechanical Analysis

  • Orthopedic Biomechanics

  • Biomaterials

  • Biomedical Ethics

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