Advisor, Upstream Process Development          

Eli Lilly and Company             

January 2023 – Present

o   Leading the design and execution of upstream process development studies in baculovirus/Sf9 systems for AAV gene therapy drug substances in benchtop scale bioreactors

o   Developing platform process to screen and optimize process conditions for new pipeline products

o   Assisting research material generation needs for new pipeline products

o   Providing technical expertise in cell culture scale-up, bioreactor process parameters, process control strategy, and media additive strategies

o   Building process understanding to support technology transfer to internal or external groups for manufacturing at pilot, engineering, clinical, or commercial scales

o   Developing new production lab to scale up AAV production for rare disease treatment

Graduate Research Assistant          

3D-Tissue Manufacturing Research Group at NC State               

December 2019 – December 2022

        o  Evaluated differentiation of stem cells (hASCs) in 3D scaffolds and hydrogels using nondestructive techniques

        o  Worked with various mammalian cell lines (hASCs, Chondrocytes, 3T3, MG63, C2C12) and E. Coli

        o  Developed novel nondestructive quality evaluation system for engineered tissue constructs

o  Planned and executed designed experiments to systematically characterize CQA of impedance spectroscopy.

o  Analyzed the Dielectric Spectroscopy signals by developing a custom-coded python script for quality monitoring

o  Evaluated the patterns associated with engineered tissues using machine learning and deep learning algorithms

o  Developed a GUI using python to track the historical quality attributes automatically for long term studies

o  Developed scalable multi-modal perfusion based novel tissue bioreactor system for quality monitoring

o  Co-authored 3 poster presentations,  5 oral presentations, 1 conference proceeding, and 4 working manuscripts.

Laboratory Manager                             

3D-Tissue Manufacturing Research Group at NC State                           

April 2021 – December 2022

o   Optimized laboratory inventory, ordering, and stocking workflows for BSL-2 cell culture lab.

o   Liasoned with life science sales representatives to plan capital purchases and lead product demonstrations.

o   Represented 3D-Tissue Manufacturing Research Group at cross-functional and institute meetings.

Graduate Teaching Assistant at NC State

August 2018 – December 2019

o   Assisted students on their class lectures, assignments, and projects through office hours and one-on-one communication