Research Interests and Related Experiences

 

 

Research Experience 

Stony Brook University , Stony Brook, NY                                      July 2018 – Present

Graduate Research Assistant in Dr. David Rubenstein’s Lab

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stony Brook University , Stony Brook, NY                                      September 2017 – Present

Graduate Research Assistant in Dr. David Rubenstein’s Lab

  •  Will optimize fabrication of nanofibers produced from electrospinning for potential fiber-reinforced hydrogel constructs
  •  Will obtain mechanical properties of the fabricated scaffolds
  •  Will evaluate fibroblast incorporation onto/into developed scaffolds for biocompatibility studies

 

City College of The City University of New York, New York, NY                   September 2016 – May 2017

Undergraduate research in Dr. Gilda Barbino’s Lab

  •  Optimized production of PLGA microparticles using an emulsification method and was able to ranging from 5-30 microns. These were intended for drug encapsulation and layering.

 

City College of The City University of New York, New York, NY   October 2014 – May 2017
Undergraduate research in Dr. Debra Auguste’s Lab

Hydrated Hydrogel Testing

  •  Produced mechanically tunable poly HEMA(spell out) hydrogels through a photopolymerization method
  •  Optimized mechanical properties HEMA based hydrogels through incorporation of a   hydrophobic monomer

 

Research Related Experience

City College of The City University of New York, New York, NY    June 2016 – August 2016
Teaching Assistant for CUNY Educational Research in Engineering

  • Presented and demonstrated basic laboratory technique and cell culturing to 5 high school students
  • Assessed students’ success in lab during the 5 weeks
  • Presented on professional poster presentation techniques to students
  • Taught cell culturing techniques

 

Publication

Mansfield, E.G, Greene Jr., V.K., Auguste, D.T. Patterned, tubular scaffolds mimic longitudinal and radial mechanics of the neonatal trachea. 2016. Acta Biomaterialia

 

Undergraduate Presentations

Poster Presentations
Grauate Research Symposium May 2017
NSF REU 2016 September 2016
Biomedical Engineering Society National meeting October 2016
Peach State LSAMP Conference October 2015
LSAMP Summer Research Internship August 2015

 

PowerPoint Research Presentations
LSAMP biannual research presentation January 2014
LSAMP biannual research presentation March  2015
LSAMP Summer Research Internship August 2015
LSAMP biannual research presentation November 2015
LSAMP biannual research presentation March 2016
NSF REU Presentation August 2016
LSAMP biannual research presentation December 2016
LSAMP biannual research presentation April 2017