Cornell University Graduate School

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Senior Scientist at AstraZeneca

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

AstraZeneca

Senior Scientist

Process Analytical Technology Lead - At-Scale Cell Therapy Processes

Bristol Myers Squibb

Process Engineer

Sanofi Genzyme

Senior Research Engineer

Research Engineer

- Independently designed and performed lab experiments to resolve technical issues observed during scale-up or large scale manufacturing
- Assisted in the development of API purification and recrystallization
- Collaborated with Chemical and Analytical Development groups to help develop and define manufacturing processes for high quality drug products

Alkermes

Process Development Co-Op

Shell Basic Offshore Operation Skills Training (BOOST) Program at Shell Robert Training & Conference Center

- Worked in a team of eight graduate students and operated pilot crude oil separation process
- Rotated between deck operators and control room operators
- Designed a process model of training facility
- Received training for Subsea Operations

Shell

Engineer Project Trainee

Dr. Chung-Hsuan (Winston) Chen’s Lab

- LC-MS based bottom-up proteomics of pancreatic related autoantibodies
- Preparation and testing for MALDI-TOF spectrometry
- Trained with Engineer from Bruker on FT-ICR mass spectrometry
- Mass spectrometry analysis with MaxQuant, Progenesis QI, and Peaks
- Purification of Human IgG using Protein A and Protein G beads
- Prepare clinical samples to study the conserved peptide sequence from autoantibody variable region
- Detect optical interferometry measurements with the instrument SKI-Pro® System
- Perform MTT and alamarBlue® cell viability assay

Academia Sinica, Taiwan

Research Assistant

Dr.Ying-Chih Chang's Lab

- Analyzed clinical samples for rare cell isolation, purification and maintenance through microfluidics
- Studied biomimetic smart materials and their interfaces
- Performed DNA and antibody purification and liposome preparation
- Assisted in drafting project proposals and designs
- Wrote Standard Operation Protocols and ISO documentation
- Mentored incoming research assistants and high school summer internship students
- Became a founding member of a spinoff startup company (CellMax Life) in early cancer detection
- Joined the R&D group of CellMax Life focusing on molecular analysis, library preparation, and MiSeq sequencing

Academia Sinica

- CellMax Life, a spinoff startup company, is developed by both scientists from Stanford University and Academia Sinica in Taiwan, offers blood tests for early detection of Colorectal Cancer (CRC).
- CellMax Life has an exclusive partnership with Academia Sinica and has already conducted patient studies with hospitals in Taipei, Taiwan.

CellMax Life

Dr. Tao-Shih Hsieh's Lab

- Studied the mechanism of eukaryotic type II topoisomerase
- Purified DNA topoisomerase II from the embryos of drosophila Melanogaster
- Used Drosophila enzyme as a model system for biochemical and biophysical characterizations
- Analyzed the DNA double stranded break to reveal the structure of the enzyme-mediated DNA gate
- Delineated the sequence preference in the selection of such a DNA gate
- Used fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) for FCS & TIRF microscopy

Dr. Robert Hamer's Lab

- Grafted biomolecular interfaces to microelectronic materials
- Developed and elucidated new chemical routes for controlling surface chemistry
- Grafted PEG molecules onto ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) surfaces and evaluated reactions with fibrinogen
- Analyzed and graphed collected data from FTIR and X-ray chromotography with IGOR program

- English Tutor for Greater University Tutoring Service

Tutor

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

Student Volunteer

- Packaged and dispensed drugs in the Pharmacy Department
- Collected and analyzed patient blood samples and tested urinalysis of patients

Christine Ferng