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Alex Najibi
PhD Candidate
Harvard University
Research
My PhD research explores biomaterials for immune modulation in cancer therapy and tissue engineering.
Research Experience
2016-present
PhD Candidate
David Mooney Laboratory for Cell and Tissue Engineering, Harvard University
2014-2016
Investigating biomaterials for immune modulation in cancer therapy and tissue engineering. Coordinating several projects with collaborating institutions.
Undergraduate researcher
Kevin Healy Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, UC Berkeley
Developed a microfluidic device for point-of-care CD4+ T cell enumeration and HIV monitoring. Led device-testing team and worked in cell culture, device fabrication, and chemical surface modification.
2013
Undergraduate researcher
Luke Lee BioPOETS Laboratory, UC Berkeley
2011
Pursued two projects: a microfluidic device for cancer diagnosis, and a novel photocatalytic mechanism for bacterial lysis for water purification.
High school researcher
The Harker School
Examined properties of subatomic W and Z boson decays and products and used C++ code to analyze data from the Large Hadron Collider with professor from University of Wisconsin and CERN.
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