Katherine Johnson

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EDUCATION

Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering December 2013

Duke University, Durham, NC GPA: 3.827/4.0

Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering with Honors in Bioengineering May 2012

The Pennsylvania State University - Schreyer Honors College, University Park, PA GPA: 3.64/4.0

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Product Development Research and Development, LifeCell Corporation

May 2013 – August 2013

Summer Intern; Bridgewater, NJ

● Develop ed mechanical and biochemical assays to characterize an ECM scaffold currently in development

● Designed a functional aspect of a medical device prototype and made modifications for second iteration

● Worked with vendors to research and evaluate equipment to be purchased to support multiple R&D efforts

DESIGN EXPERIENCE

January 2013 – May 2013

Device Innovation Team, Duke University

Graduate Student; Durham, NC

● Discovered unmet clinical needs to develop business cases and surgical solutions for medical devices by

working with surgeons and researching applicable markets, patents and FDA regulations

● Collaboratively created conceptual designs and completed provisional p atent applications

Senior Design Team, The Pennsylvania State University January - May 2012

Team Leader; University Park, PA

● Led a team of six students in successfully designing and developing an innovative devic e for a disabled girl

● Served as the liaison between design team and team sponsors through emails and group meetings

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Heart Valve Tissue Engineering Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University August 2009- May 2012

Undergraduate Research Assistant; University Park, PA

● Examined mechanical and cellular characteristics in native heart valves, and fabricated poly(glycerol sebacate)

polymer scaffolds to develop tissue engineered heart valves that mimic native heart valve properties

● Wrote and defended Honors Thesis

Biomedical Engineering Research Laboratory, Eindhoven University of Technology June - August 2011

Research Intern; Eindhoven, Netherlands

● Developed and performed protocols to be used in future experiments evaluating collagen based scaffolds

Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative Summer Internship, University of Pittsburgh June - August 2010

Research Intern; Pittsburgh, PA

● Evaluated the possibility of using dec ellularized lung and trachea tissues as biological ECM based scaffolds

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

America Reads America Counts Tutor; Durham, NC August 2012- May 2013

● Assisted a diverse group of students in understanding mathematics in a personalized one on one s ettings

Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon; State College, PA August 2008- May 2012

● Involved greatly in a group that raised $ 1,234,021 in four years and enhanced awareness for pediatric cancer

SKILLS

Experience in SolidWorks, MATLAB, Microsoft Office Produ cts, and Minitab

Understanding of product design and development methods including design controls a nd regulations

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