Mary Caldorera-Moore

About Mary Caldorera-Moore

Skills and Qualifications:Biotechniques:• Advanced experience with pre-clinical trial bioavailability testing of orally administered therapeutic agents using intestinal cell transport model. • Advanced experience with chemical modification of peptides, polymers and cationic or anionic polymer delivery system design and development. • Advanced experience with design and development of multi-modal drug/protein delivery systems.• Experienced in detection and quantification of biological agents and cells using: fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS), high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), nanodrop, ELISA assay, absorption plate reader measurements, western blot analysis and gel electrophoresis. Micro and Nano Fabrication and Characterization:• Experienced in nanolithography methods; Jet and Flash Imprint Lithography (J-FIL), electron beam lithography (EBL), photo- and soft- lithography, and reactive ion etching (RIE). • Experienced in clean room procedures, critical cleaning methods, wet chemical etching processes, spin-coating and electron beam deposition.Microscopy: • Experienced with atomic force microscopy (AFM). • Experienced with scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high resolution SEM, and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). • Experienced at confocal, fluorescent, Nomarski interference contrast (NIC/DIC), and phase contrast microscopy. Computer Skills: • Experienced with statistical analysis software packages SAS and JMP. • Proficient in MATLAB, Mathcad, and SigmaPlot software packages.• Proficient in using FlowJo for analysis of FACS data.• Proficient in data image analysis using Image J. Communication and Leadership Skills:• Collaborated on research projects with both academic and private industry partners. • Experienced in writing of successful grant proposals, peer reviewed papers, and invention disclosures.• Experienced with oral and written communication of technical methods, results, and concepts.

Experience

1. Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, College of Engineering and Science (Coes)

   Louisiana Tech University

   Jun 2025 — Present · Ruston, LA, US

Education

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Ph.D., Biomedical/Medical Engineering

  2005 — 2010

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Masters, Biomedical Engineering

  2005 — 2007

• Louisiana Tech University

  Bachelors of Science, Biomedical Engineering

  2002 — 2005

Skills

• Gel Electrophoresis
• Biomedical Engineering
• Lithography
• Hplc
• Biomaterials
• Fluorescence
• Cell
• Atomic Force Microscopy
• Biotechnology
• Afm
• Drug Delivery
• Teaching
• Scanning Electron Microscopy
• Electron Beam Lithography
• Confocal Microscopy
• Nanoparticles
• Polymer Characterization
• Project Management
• Protein Chemistry
• Cell Culture
• Nanotechnology
• Western Blotting
• Elisa