Skills

Programming

Python

Engineering

Synthetic biology, bioencapsulation

Characterization techniques

Fluorescence microscopy, SEM, FTIR, Contact Angle

Projects

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Bioencapsulation of bacteria for biodegradation

Python-based tools and utilities for NUFEB simulations

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

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 …

Photosynthetic organisms possess a variety of mechanisms to achieve balance between absorbed light (source) and the capacity to …

Enzymes of natural biochemical pathways are routinely subcellularly organized in space and time in order to improve pathway efficacy …

Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 is a model cyanobacterium for study of the circadian clock, photosynthesis, and bioproduction of …