Engineering Medical

Zoe Tran

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EDUCATION

University of Virginia, School of Engineering and Applied Science Charlottesville, VA Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering May 2018 GPA of 3.56

EXPERIENCE

Laboratory for Cardiovascular Research Philadelphia, PA Research Specialist June 2018 - Present

Supervisor: Dr. Pavan Atluri, M.D.

Translating clinical relevance of Endothelial Progenitor Cell and Mesenchymal Stem Cell derived exosomes to the treatment of myocardial infarction in rats and pigs

Developing a novel sustained release hydrogel for exosomes in order to treat the border zone of myocardial infarctions

Utilizing the multiplex capacity of flow cytometry to analyze the immunogenicity and characteristics of exosomes

Assessing in vitro angiogenesis and in vivo hemodynamics of exosomes after left anterior descending ligation and ischemia reperfusion in a rat model Laboratory for Stem Cell Differentiation and Engineering Charlottesville, VA Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia May 2016 – May 2018 Undergraduate Researcher

Advisor: Dr. Eli Zunder, Ph.D.

Advanced experimental and computational tools to track cell differentiation and measure up to 40 molecular markers through mass cytometry

Conducted an independent research project on the strength of different reporter sequences and their RNA detection with proximity ligation assay for RNA (PLAYR)

Developing a mESC line with our stably transfected reporter sequence for neuronal and cardiac differentiation

Laboratory for Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Charlottesville, VA Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Virginia August 2017 – May 2018 Undergraduate Researcher for a Multi-disciplinary Capstone Project Advisor: Dr. Michael McConnell, Ph.D. and Dr. Nathan Swami, Ph.D.

Developed a novel microfluidic device for neuronal differentiation of patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells in order to perform drug screening for idiopathic epilepsy

Fabricated a microfluidic device using polydimethylsiloxane for neuronal cell culture and differentiation

Analyzed and optimized flow rates through light microscopy and calcium imaging for the development of neuronal circuity

PUBLICATIONS:

Chung JJ, Han J, Wang LL, Arisi MF, Zaman S, Gordon J, Li E, Kim ST, Tran Z, Chen CW, Gaffey AC, Burdick JA, Atluri P, Delayed delivery of endothelial progenitor cell derived extracellular vesicles via shear-thinning gel improves post-infarct hemodynamics, The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2019) PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND SERVICE:

American Medical Student Association August 2016 – May 2018 Intensive Care Unit for Madison House Medical Services October 2015 – May 2016 Emergency Medical Technician Training Sept 2016 – May 2017 PERSONAL AND OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE:

Zone Supervisor at Aramark Concession in Charlottesville, VA April 2015 – May 2018 Clinical and Surgical Shadowing with Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Aaron M. Freilich Sept 2017 – Jan 2018

SKILLS: Laboratory Skills: Cell culture, flow cytometry, animal surgery, stem cell differentiation, stable and transient transfection, DNA design and modifications, and bacterial transformation Computer: Proficient in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Autodesk Fusion 360, and MATLAB

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