Plant Project

Jillian E. Tengood

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University of Pittsburgh

Department of BioEngineering

The McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine

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Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Phone 267-***-****

EDUCATION

Present University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Ph.D. Candidate, Bioengineering (Expected graduation - September

2010)

2004 Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

B.S., Chemical Engineering

Tau Beta Pi, Phi Eta Sigma, The National Society of Collegiate

Scholars

AWARDS AND HONORS

2006- Cardiovascular Bioengineering Training Program University of

Pittsburgh

2005. Dean's Fellowship University of Pittsburgh

2004. American Institute of Chemists Award Lehigh University

2000-2004 Dean's List Lehigh University

RELATED EXPERIENCE

2006- Graduate Student Researcher, S.R. Little Laboratories

University of Pittsburgh

Sequential Delivery of Angiogenic Growth Factors Pittsburgh, PA

Fabricate a hollow fiber-based sequential delivery device using a

double injection nozzle and a solvent extraction method. Use a

modified murine Matrigel plug assay to assess the delivery of four

different growth factors according to various delivery schedules.

Follow up and post op care for mice, as well as sample collection

and immuno-histological analysis on phenotype of cells that have

infiltrated the Matrigel plug. Create a mathematical model that

predicts growth factor release from a hollow fiber.

2009- Project Coordinator University of Pittsburgh Dental School

Sequential Delivery of Growth Factors for Bone Healing

Pittsburgh, PA

Fabricate a modified hollow fiber-based sequential delivery device,

specific for long-term delivery. Assist in cranial defect surgery

on rabbits, where a sequential delivery implant was used for the

delivery of two different growth factors according to various

delivery schedules. Follow up and post-op care for rabbits, as

well as sample collection and immuno-histological and computed

topography analysis of bone growth.

2005-2006 Project Coordinator Biomerix

Abdominal Wall Defect Scaffold Replacement New York, NY

Perform abdominal wall defect surgery on rats for the purpose of

analyzing host response to a variety of biomaterial implants,

compared to a replacement of defect tissue. Collect samples and

collect data via histological techniques.

2004-2006 Graduate Student Researcher, Badylak Lab University of

Pittsburgh

Decellularization of Pancreatic Extracellular Matrix for a Tissue

Engineered Pancreas Pittsburgh, PA

Characterize extracellular matrix composition of human and mouse

pancreas at varying stages of growth. Explore the use of the

pancreatic extracellular matrix as a scaffold for islet cell

culture and maintenance.

2003-2004 Opportunities for Student Innovation

Ethicon

Release from Alkyd Polyesters for Drug Delivery Somerville, NJ

Fully characterize the release profile for a melt-based

microsphere/excipient system that is designed to provide sustained

release of a drug in environments that most closely mimic the human

body. Model the behavior of the drug release using computer

simulations.

2003-2004 Senior Design Project Lehigh University, Exxon Mobil

Cost Effective Methanol Production Bethlehem, PA

Design a methanol producing facility to manufacture a well-balanced

synthesis gas, which minimizes oxygen requirements, yet results in

little or no excess hydrogen. Determine the most cost effective

process and proceed with a complete design, cost estimate,

operating cost, and control scheme.

2002-2003 Engineering Co-op Air Products and Chemicals

AspenPlus Simulation of Nitric Oxide Plant Allentown, PA

Pilot Plant Scale-up of Polymerization Reactors

Modify an Aspen Plus simulation of a Nitric Acid plant, update the

tray ratings of the distillation column and cooling water flow

rates to more accurately represent the hydraulics of the system.

Predict the allowable increase in process flow. Calculate the pump

capacity in a Dinitrotoluene plant. Update process design

guidelines to a new standard.

Analyze process data, focusing on catalyst utilization and heat-

generation rates, to provide a more reliable scale-up translation

between pilot-scale and commercial-scale emulsion polymerization

reactors. Perform specification tests in a laboratory setting to

ensure the quality of plant production.

2001 Summer Intern NJ Dept. of Agriculture

Testing for the Plum Pox Virus Trenton, NJ

Perform an Enzyme Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA) test on peach

tree leaf samples brought in from New Jersey orchards in the Plant

Division Laboratory. Test the leaf samples for the plum pox virus,

a virus which could ruin entire crops of peach trees if left

untreated.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2007-2010 Bachelors of Philosophy Mentor University of Pittsburgh

S. R. Little Laboratories Pittsburgh, PA

2006, 2010 Undergraduate Mentor University of Pittsburgh

PTEI Summer Internship Program Pittsburgh, PA

2006 Teaching Assistant University of Pittsburgh

. Biomaterials [Dr. William Wagner], Advanced Biomaterials [Dr.

Kacey Marra] Pittsburgh, PA

2001-2004 Assistant Teacher Lehigh University

Engineering 1 (C++ and MATLAB) [Dr. Harvey Stenger] Bethlehem, PA

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

. Tengood J, Kovach K, Vescovi P, Russell A, Little S. Sequential Delivery

of Angiogenic Growth Factors. [Submission to Biomaterials, April 2010]

. Tengood J, Russell A, Little S. Sequential Delivery of Angiogenic Growth

Factors. [Presentation, 2010 Biomaterials Meeting, April 2010, Seattle,

Washington]

. Tengood J, Russell A, Little S. Sequential Delivery of Angiogenic Growth

Factors. [Poster Session, 2010 McGowan Institute for Regenerative

Medicine Retreat, Farmington, PA]

. Tengood J, Russell A, Little S. Temporal Delivery of Angiogenic Growth

Factors. [Poster Session, BMES 2009, October 2009, Pittsburgh, PA]

. Tengood J, Russell A, Little S. Temporal Delivery of Angiogenic Growth

Factors. [Poster Session and Presentation, 2009 McGowan Institute for

Regenerative Medicine Retreat, Farmington, PA]

. Tengood J, Wagner W, Gerlach J, Russell A, Little S. Dissolvable Hollow

Fibers for Delivery in Wound Healing. [Presentation, 2008 World

Biomaterials Congress, May 2008, Amsterdam, The Netherlands]

. Tengood J, Little S. Dissolvable, Synthetic Vasculature. [Poster

Session, BMES 2007, September, 2007, Los Angeles, CA]

. Tchen R, Tengood J, Sellaro T, Jiang H, Badylak S, Ogilvie J.

Decellularization of Pancreatic Extracellular Matrix for the Development

of a Tissue-Engineered Artificial Pancreas. [Poster Exhibition, Tissue

Engineering International and Regenerative Medicine Society-North

American Chapter, June 2007, Toronto, Canada]

. Jhunjhunwala S, Tengood J, Little S. Controlled Drug Delivery. [Poster

Session, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Retreat, March 5,

2007, Farmington, PA], First Place Poster.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

2006-2007 Event Planner (Bioengineering Graduate Student Council)

University of Pittsburgh

Industry Subcommittee Pittsburgh, PA

2001-2003 Program Coordinator Lehigh University

Residence Hall Association Bethlehem, PA

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