Rutgers University Work Values

Daily Duties at Rutgers University:

Developed an actuating biomaterial scaffold for skeletal muscle tissue regeneration by synthesizing a new conductive copolymer and fabricating it into a fibrous scaffold and developing an electroactive hydrogel to produce reversible and repeatable contraction in an electric field Held leadership roles in an academic laboratory; directed two senior design teams, mentored junior lab members, and managed equipment usage Developed biochemical assay to evaluate different media supplements by measuring myoblast differentiation—in collaboration with industry partner MYOS RENS Technology Inc.; engineered a cell line using virus-mediated transduction to report on a protein of interest resulting in a publication and continued funding Contributed to four grant proposals (NSF, NIH, and DOD); planned proof of concept experiments and authored results including NSF ECCS 1408202 Forged effective collaboration with two diverse academic groups outside the department—each leading to successful publication of results General lab maintenance and management.

What they like about Rutgers University:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

Biomedical Industry, C++ Programming Language, ELISA, Engineering, Fabrication, Finite Element Analysis, High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Instrumentation, Matlab, Publications

Skills

Team Leadership / Motivation, Biomedical Assays (mammalian cell culture, qPCR, ELISA), Scientific Writing (contributed to 10 original scientific papers), Public Speaking (presentations at national conferences), Project Management, Immunocytochemistry, Confocal Microscopy, Flow Cytometry, Polymer Synthesis, Mass Spectrometry, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Rutgers University: