Research Interests

Medical Device Design

Raphael Center for Neurorestoration - Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA

As a design consultant, I designed prototypes for medical devices aimed at assisting individuals with stroke and spinal cord injury. I used computer aided design, digital scanning, and 3D-printing, and assembled and tested circuit boards that control the devices. Throughout this process, I strengthened my design thinking skills by working closely with the lead industrial designer of the center as we sketched ideas and worked through iterations of our designs before constructing our physical devices. One of the project

Med-Tech Commercialization

Penn Health-Tech Accelerator | Philadelphia, PA

As a Student Fellow, I work with doctors, entrepreneurs, and leaders of start-ups to help with the process of developing their medical devices and getting them to market. Some of my responsibilities have been conducting market analysis, research into clinical unmet needs, writing executive summaries, and designing pitch decks for the teams to present to investors and professionals at events like the Penn Health-Tech Demo Day. Additionally, I’ve designed logos and have contributed to the design of mobile app wireframes to help teams develop their own branding identity. I meet with doctors, investors, and business leaders to evaluate new start-ups applying to join their accelerator program.

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Neuroscience Research

Alhadeff Lab - Monell Chemical Senses Center | Philadelphia, PA

As a Student Fellow, I work with doctors, entrepreneurs, and leaders of start-ups to help with the process of developing their medical devices and getting them to market. Some of my responsibilities have been conducting market analysis, research into clinical unmet needs, writing executive summaries, and designing pitch decks for the teams to present to investors and professionals at events like the Penn Health-Tech Demo Day. Additionally, I’ve designed logos and have contributed to the design of mobile app wireframes to help teams develop their own branding identity. I meet with doctors, investors, and business leaders to evaluate new start-ups applying to join their accelerator program.

Dissociable Hindbrain GL1R Circuits for Satiety and Aversion
Kuei-Pin Huang, Alisha A Acosta, Misgana Y Ghidewon, Aaron D McKnight, Milena S Almeida, Nathaniel T Nyema, Nicholas D Hanchak, Nisha Patel, Yenokoume SK Gbenou, Alice E Adriaenssens, Kevin A Bolding, Amber L Alhadeff

I am grateful to have been a part of a study published in Nature. I led an experiment in which I assessed the real-time place preference of mice following optogenetic stimulation p GLP1R neurons in either the area postrema (AP) of the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS).

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