Lysmarie Figueroa
Innovative researcher with expertise in cardiovascular disease and 3D culture systems | Skilled leader strengthening graduate student connections and enhancing the community
- Role
- Research Assistant at Uw-Madison Biomedical Engineering
- Location
- Madison, WI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Research Assistant
Uw-Madison Biomedical Engineering
Jun 2018 — Present · Madison, WI, US
Thesis Project•Developing biomaterials-based tissue-engineered scaffolds to model early and late stages of calcific aortic valve disease.•Implementing novel tissue engineering methods to examine the effects of the interactions between aortic valve cells and their engineered disease-based environment.•Exploring the importance of changes in the extracellular matrix with respect to disease progression. Research skills•Developed experimental designs and protocols•Operated and troubleshoot scientific instrumentation•Complied with laboratory health and safety guidelines•Collected, analyzed, and interpreted research data •Compiled scientific knowledge and communicated findings as written technical reports/oral presentationsTechnical skills•Biotech: Sample preparation, including management of commercial cell lines, primary cell lines, blood, and biological tissues; cell culture, bacterial transformation, cloning, DNA, RNA & proteins extraction, rt-PCR, qPCR, ELISA, western blot, and electrophoresis•Chemistry: organic synthesis, distillation, and recrystallization, chromatography, biomaterials synthesis, scaffold engineering, ECM engineering, and click-chemistry •Mechanics: characterization of tissues and biomaterials via dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and atomic force microscopy (AFM)Administrative skills•Supervised and offered scientific training and support to 7+ new staff including students.•Mentored 4 undergraduate interns and assisted them with academic support as they transitioned from their degree to post-graduate education/career goals.
Education
University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
Bachelor of Science - BS, Biology - Biotechnology
2012 — 2017
UW-Madison College of Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
2017 — 2024
UW-Madison College of Engineering
Master of Science - MS, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
2017 — 2019
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