Graduate Coursework
Covered the whole product life cycle that included:
Facilities
Clinical trial regulations
Equipment validation
Process performance validation
Completed an in-person audit of BTEC's GMP biomanufacturing facility that culminated in an audit report listing observed non-compliances and proposed corrective actions.
Key FDA and EU regulations for pharmaceuticals and medical devices quality management systems and cGMP.
FDA 21 CFR Parts 210, 211, 820
EU Vol. 4 Ch. 1-6
ICH Q7, Q9, Q10
⬅️ Final audit report summarizing observed nonconformance in both executed records and the biomanufacturing facility
Project Scope: Address an unmet need in biotechnology that is desirable, feasible, and viable in the market in a team of four students.
Created a business model for Verobrew, a biochar-based coffee filter that removes a significant amount of caffeine upon brewing coffee, producing a low-caffeine coffee.
Created a voice of customer (VOC) survey to gather information on coffee drinker's caffeine habits, influential factors on when they drink decaf coffee, and if they would consider Verobrew's coffee filter product.
Identified an initial target market, estimated the market size, and used market and consumer research to prove the desirability of the product.
Wrote a business model report outlining the mission of the company, value proposition of the product, market analysis, operational and financial information and some strengths of the company and challenges the company would face.
Collaborative team projects that involve partnering with a FUJIFILM Biotechnologies and an NC State Principle Investigator, Dr. Elisa Crisci, to solve a biotechnology business problem.
Conducted market research and a scientific literature review on a product that provided a solution to an unmet biotechnology need.
Proposed a potential solution called Verobrew, a coffee filter product utilizing wastewater treatment technology that produces a low-caffeine brewed coffee product.
Market Research for Dr. Elisa Crisci's NanoString PRDC technology 🐷
FUJIFILM Mind Map Deliverable ⤵️
Participated with a small team on multiple projects, including a semester long research paper analyzing FDA trends and their impact on the biotechnology industry.
Presented a case study on the impacts of external innovation strategies by biopharmaceutical company Merck.
Communicated final research topic via a 30 minute presentation.
Click the text below for Case Study Group Presentation Recording ⤵️
Advanced biochemistry course covering foundational genetics topics in comprehensive detail.
Completed a semester long research paper on the molecular mechanisms that drive preeclampsia in pregnant women.
Molecular Mechanisms of Preeclampsia Research Paper ⤵️
Collaborative team projects that involve partnering with a large and start up biotechnology company on a biotechnology business problem.
Conducted market research and scientific literature reviews with deliverables in the form of written executive summaries and slideshow presentations to key stakeholders.
Individually presented on two early stage biotechnology companies describing their target market, technology, and challenges faced.
Basic SAS coding techniques for analysis of large datasets.
Produced novel code to analyze data and interpreted the results via written reports, both individually and on a team.
Statistical concepts included ANOVA, hypothesis testing, Bayesian and Frequentist statistics, confidence intervals, and probability distributions.
Undergraduate Coursework
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General Molecular and Wet Lab Skills
Pipetting
Plating bacterial cultures
Bioinformatics tools (BLAST)
Mammalian cell culture
Gel electrophoresis
Foundational knowledge of biochemistry
Studied and discussed microbes that continue to heavily impact public health efforts.
Created a public health infographic detailing the signs and symptoms of rabies in a creative and engaging format. I placed 2nd in the class overall for most creative infographic.
Human immune system response to viral and bacterial diseases
Foundational knowledge of each immune system cell type including their structure and function
Organic Chemistry I & II + labs (CH 221, 222, 223, & 224)
General Microbiology + lab (MB 351 & 352)
Immunology (MB 441)
Introduction to Physical Chemistry (CH 331)
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (TOX 415)