Studium: Rutgers University

Molecular and Cellular Bionengineering Laboratory, Rutgers University, Department of Biomedical Engineering (Profs. Francois Berthiaume and Martin Yarmush)

American Heart Association Student Fellow at Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School (Prof. Anthony Rosenzweig)

Aresty Scholar at Nano-Bio Group, Rutgers University, Department of Materials Science Engineering (Prof. Fabris)

Massachusetts General Hospital Ambulatory Care of the Future Student Prize Finalist (MGH)

Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) Rise Scholar

American Heart Association Founder’s Affiliate Undergraduate Student Fellow (AHA)

Aresty Scholar (Rutgers University)

Biomedical Engineering:

• The development and characterization of SDF1α-elastin-like-peptide nanoparticles for wound healing
• The development of tvNK1-elastin-like-peptide nanoparticles for cardiac fibrosis mitigation
• Alginate-Encapsulated Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Osteoarthritis Treatment
• Point-of-Care Diagnostic for Detection of Viral Versus Bacterial Infection

Nanomaterials Engineering:

• A Systematic Study on the Effect of the Synthetic Paramters on the Optical properties and Morphology of Gold Nanostars

Molecular Cardiology:

• The Role of Cardiomyocyte CITED4 for Contractility and Calcium-Sensitivity