Administrative Assistant Project

Shangjin (Jane) Li

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OBJECTIVE

To obtain a full time position in the biomedical engineering industry that allows me to apply my research experience and

knowledge, utilize my leadership skills and creativity, and gain exposure to challenging opportunities

EDUCATION

" Duke University, Durham, NC 2011 - Present

M.S. Biomedical Engineering, GPA: 3.37, expected Dec 2013

" Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 2007 - 2011

B.S. Biomedical Engineering, GPA: 3.65, cum laude

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Graduate Researcher, Division of Cellular Therapy, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC Jul - Present 2013

" Conducted research to investigate whether hematopoietic stem cells could become skin stem cells (Lgr5 and Lgr6)

and facilitate wound healing after local and total body irradiation

" Applied flow cytometry on cell counting, cell sorting, and biomarker detection of white blood cells and platelets

" Mastered general mice handling techniques which include: IP injection, tail injection, bleeding and weighting

Undergraduate Researcher, Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Cleveland, OH Jan - May 2011

" Identified more effects of β-Galactosidase complemention of receptor targeted-reporter complexes in cancer imaging

" Developed two targeted-reporter complexes and localized β-Gal reporter fragments using two rat cancer cell lines

" Concluded the combined effectiveness of complementing pairs by analyzing the image results of the targeted-

reporter with high performance under fluorescent microscope

Undergraduate Researcher, Department of Biomedical Engineering, CWRU, Cleveland, OH Jan - May 2010

" Developed the effects of microdamage induced by a shock wave on osteopenic bone resorption area

" Designed process to validate previous experiment by measuring bone resorption areas in cross sections of rat bones

Undergraduate Researcher, Department of Mechanical Engineering, CWRU, Cleveland, OH May - Dec 2009

" Investigated the effects of gamma radiation sterilization on the mechanical performance and failure processes of

structurally intact cancellous bone allograft

" Gained experience with bovine specimen processing which includes machining, staining and embedding, mechanical

testing using Instron, microscopic tissue damage analysis and stereological point counting techniques

WORK EXPERIENCE

Intern of Public Policy & Government Relations, Becton, Dickinson and Company, Beijing, China Feb - Jul 2012

" Led a team to successfully hold TB workshop and Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) project signing ceremony

" Communicated and interfaced with pilot hospital representatives on behalf of the Company to inform HAI project

meeting agenda, interpret details of project proposal, and issue certificates of appointment to HAI experts

" Presented detailed analysis of healthcare policy reform and competitor strategy to departmental director weekly

Administrative Assistant, Dept. of Occupational & Environmental Safety, CWRU, Cleveland, OH May - Aug 2010

" Managed safety training records for PIs and lab researchers and updated MSDS for in-use chemicals

" Facilitated registration of laboratory safety training for new researchers and graded training quizzes

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Graduate Student, Tissue Biomechanics, Duke University, Durham, NC Jan - May 2013

" Applied inverse problem method to estimate shear modulus from the given displacement measurements only in order

to obtain noninvasively quantitative static mechanical properties of living tissues

" Built a 2D simulation model to calculate displacement distributions from assumed shear modulus

Graduate Student, Cardiovascular Engineering Disease, Duke University, Durham, NC Sep - Dec 2012

" Established a study model of identifying the effects of Cav3.2 mutation on the protective role of the atrioventricular

node during atrial tachyarrhythmia

" Designed a program to test the function, excitability, and response to premature stimulation of mutated cells

Graduate Student, Theoretical Electrocardiography, Duke University, Durham, NC Sep - Dec 2011

" Implemented computer simulation programs on electrophysiological behavior of cardiac muscle in C++

" Built a reentry circuit model in the case of ventricular arrhythmia

SKILLS

" Computer Software: Proficiency with MATLAB, Solidworks, ANSYS, LabView, C++ and Java

" Language: Fluency with Mandarin and English

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