Engineering Assistant

Kyle F. Dobiszewski, Ph.D.

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Education

Ph.D. New Jersey Institute of Technology, Materials Science and Engineering, August 2013

• College of Science and Liberal Arts and Newark College of Engineering

• Concentration: Biomaterials and Polymer Engineering

• Grade Point Average: 3.83

• Dissertation Title: “Characterization of Neural Ion Regulation Dysfunction During Insult and Evaluation of

µ-Opioid Receptor Activation During Simulated Ischemia in the Pre-Bötzinger Complex”

• Thesis Committee Co-Chairs: Dr. Camelia Prodan (Physics) and Dr. Andrew Hill (Biology)

B.S. New Jersey Institute of Technology, Biomedical Engineering, May 2009

• Newark College of Engineering and Albert Dorman Honors College

• Concentration: Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

• Grade Point Average: 3.81

• Academic Honors: Tau Beta Pi, Biomedical Engineering Honors Society, Albert Dorman Honors College

Scholar, Magna Cum Laude

Research Experience

Research Assistant, NJIT Department of Biological Science 2010-2012

• Assisted the PI with the design, development and execution of experiments

• Developed test protocols for in-vitro characterization of physiologic systems

• Supervised a team of undergraduate students and fostered interdisciplinary collaboration

• Managed a research mouse colony and developed bio-surgical techniques

• Assisted in the review and submission of research grant applications

Volunteer Undergraduate Researcher, UMDNJ Department of Ophthalmology 2007

• Conducted research involving tissue engineering of retinal tissue

• Assisted with the evaluation of cellular growth on various biomaterial substrates

• Prepared organic biomaterials for scanning electron microscopy evaluation

Research Skills

Cell culture and aseptic techniques, use of traditional materials characterization techniques to evaluate biological

tissue, various electrophysiological techniques (extracellular recordings, dielectric spectroscopy, etc.), use of

ProEngineer and circuit design software to develop research equipment and protocols, scanning electron

microscopy, in vitro neural slice preparation using common techniques, reagent preparation, ion selective electrode

preparation, rodent handling, animal surgery and breeding

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Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant, NJIT Department of Physics 2010, 2012-2013

• Instructed the laboratory portion (one credit) of various introductory physics courses

• Responsible for instruction, grading, and maintenance of course-related records

Graduate Teaching Fellow, NJIT C2PRISM Program 2010

• Assisted in the instruction of physics classes at West Side High School in Newark, NJ

• Acted as an “in-classroom scientific expert”

Teaching Assistant, NJIT Department of Biomedical Engineering 2009

• Assisted in the delivery of the “FED-101: Introduction to Engineering Design” curriculum

• Provided guidance and to small teams of students as they completed basic projects

Selected Presentations (Invited)

Dobiszewski, Kyle et al. Dielectric Spectroscopy Characterization of Brain Trauma in a Mouse Model, Poster presented at New

Jersey Institute of Technology ADVANCE-Grantee Research Showcase 2009

Dobiszewski, Kyle et al. Design and implementation of a novel superfusion system for ex vivo characterization of neural tissue by

dielectric spectroscopy (DS), presented at DARPA Neural Engineering, Science, and Technology (NEST) meeting 2010

Dobiszewski, Kyle et al. Mu Opioid Receptor Activation Attenuates Potassium Homeostasis Dysfunction in the pre-Bötzinger

Complex of the Brainstem, presented at the Society for Neuroscience 2013, San Diego, CA 2013

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Dobiszewski KF, Ghaly A, Prodan C, Hill AA (2014) “Effects of µ-Opioid Activation on Potassium Homeostasis

in the Pre-Bötzinger Complex During Oxygen Glucose Deprivation” In Preparation

Lakshmanan S, Dobiszewski KF, Bot C, Prodan C, Farrow R (2014) “A Novel Method for Characterizing Single

Wall Carbon Nanotubes using Impedance Spectroscopy” In Preparation

Dobiszewski KF, Deek MP, Ghaly A, Prodan C, Hill AA (2012) “Extracellular Fluid Conductivity Analysis by

Dielectric Spectroscopy (DS) for In Vitro Determination of Cortical Tissue Vitality” Physiological Measurement 33(7)

1249-60

Dobiszewski KF, Shaker MR, Deek MP, Prodan C, Hill AA (2011) “Design and Implementation of a Novel

Superfusion System for Ex Vivo Characterization of Neural Tissue by Dielectric Spectroscopy (DS)." Physiological

Measurement 35(2) 195-205

Professional Affiliations

Society for Neuroscience, American Heart Association, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,

Engineering in Biology and Medicine Society, Biophysical Society, Biomedical Engineering Society, Tau Beta

Pi

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