Research Associate
Molecular and Cell Biophysics Lab,
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Pennsylvania

Mentored Member
Tumor Biology Program
Abramson Cancer Center
Penn Medicine

Education:
PhD in Chemical Engineering, Caltech
MS in Chemical Engineering, Caltech
BSE in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania

Research and Academic Awards and Honors
NRSA NIH/NCI Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32) – 2018-2021
Zeisberg Award for Outstanding Design Report in AIChE Delaware Valley Section – 2009
AIChE Delaware Valley Section Award – 2008
Melvin C. Molstad Prize in Chemical Engineering – 2008
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society – 2007

Conference Presentation Awards, Travel Awards, and Scholarships
BMES CMBE  Conference 2023 - Postdoc Travel Award
NIH/NCI Junior Investigators'  Conference 2022 - Best talk in session and Best overall talk
Keystone Symposium Myeloid Cells in Solid Tumors 2020 - Scholarship Winner
NIH/NCI Physical Science - Oncology Network Annual Meeting 2020 - Poster Award Honorable Mention
Biophysical Society Annual Meeting 2020 - Travel Award
NIH/NCI Physical Science - Oncology Network Annual Meeting 2019 - 'People's Choice' Poster Award
Gordon Research Seminar Bioinspired Materials 2014 - Poster Award

Memberships: American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Society for Biological Engineering, American Society of Cell Biologists, Biomedical Engineering Society, Biophysical Society, National Postdoctoral Association