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Sutardja Center Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Technology

UC Berkeley Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology

I am a Taiwanese-American who recently graduated from UC Berkeley with an MS in Bioprocess Engineering, and I am pursuing an online part-time Masters in Biomimicry. I am keen to support sustainable, nature-based solutions, especially in the areas of circular economy, bioremediation, agriculture, and decarbonization.

Intensive 9-month program taught by industry leaders to provide students with hands-on experience in scaling bio-based manufacturing of various products across climate, food, and health

UC Berkeley

Concentration: Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery
Minor in Business Administration

Rutgers University

Bioprocess Engineering graduate and Biomimicry student

Alicia Lee 李惠安

全瑩生技股份有限公司

Production Engineer

Operating and maintaining upstream and downstream bioprocessing equipment (up to 10,000L) for the production of astaxanthin and nutraceuticals via yeast and microbial precision fermentation

261台灣宜蘭縣頭城鎮頭城

Optimizing substrate pre-treatments and fermentation conditions to upcycle fruit waste using microalgal fermentation (<1L)

台灣桃園市

元智大學 Yuan Ze University

Scholar Fellow

Created company's first automated data processing workflows to clean, compile, and analyze data about agricultural production, chemical usage, and fertilizer usage by 500+ oil palm farm growers implementing regenerative agricultural practices

Wild Asia

Associate

Conducted a technoeconomic analysis of lipid purification from a commercial scale microbial fermentation process

台灣

Cx Bio

Remote Consultant

Researched market sizes and production methods for various seaweed-derived value chain products and identified potential partners to commercialize and scale seaweed farming as a regenerative solution to nutrient pollution and climate change

SeaGreen Regeneration

Co-founder

• Coordinated activities and developed communication products for the Sustainable Agriculture Matrix (SAM) Consortium
• Conducted a literature review on existing frameworks for assessing the sustainability of agricultural practices
• Assisted in the development of a schematic to analyze tradeoffs/synergies between different agricultural sustainability aspects and the SDGs

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Research Assistant

Taraph Technologies was a start-up seeking to enable to truly sustainable use of plastics through the biodegradation of plastic waste

Taraph Technologies

Co-founder and CTO

• Worked independently and with other program members of various ages, disciplines, and nationalities to identify potential business opportunities and innovative solutions across multiple sectors
• Conducted market research through online research, informational interviews, and on-site visits to validate customer needs
• Co-built a business plan for a plastic biodegradation start-up within 3 months, presented it to the program’s internal panel, and successfully obtained 75k SGD pre-seed funding
• Created and maintained database of scientific literature regarding biodegradation of plastic waste

Entrepreneur First

Founder in Residence

• Developed and characterized electrospun core-shell nanofibers for controlled oral dual delivery of insulin and permeation enhancers
• Evaluated drug carrier transport using 3D buccal and intestinal epithelial cell models
• Mentored two undergraduate students in nanofabrication and analytical biochemistry techniques, data collection, and analysis for their independent research projects regarding the development of novel drug carriers

Nanyang Technological University

Project Officer

• Maintained filtration and life support systems for captive elasmobranch research projects
• Carried out regular inspections of animals, prepared and administered approved diets, and cleaned enclosures for nurse sharks, Atlantic rays, and spotted eagle rays
• Assisted with animal enrichment programs and behavior training tasks

Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium

Marine Experimental Research Facility Intern

Sponsored by the SENS Research Foundation
• Optimized culture conditions for renal tubule formation by primary human renal cells in 3D culture
• Incorporated the optimized culture conditions with vascular scaffolds to create pre-vascularized partial renal constructs
• Submitted written reports to project sponsor and gave a poster presentation at the 2016 Rejuvenation Biotechnology Conference

Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine

SRF Summer Scholar

Funded by the National Institutes of Health
• Collaborated with Senior Design team members to develop a fusion nanoparticle for the improvement of diabetic wound healing and to optimize nanoparticle purification protocol
• Analyzed market, regulatory issues, and patent landscape to prepare for commercialization of the technology
• Presented results orally at the 2016 Rutgers Biomedical Engineering Senior Design conference and won the Best Project award in the Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery, and Pharmaceutical Engineering track

Rutgers Center for Innovative Ventures of Emerging Technology

Innovative Senior Design Researcher

• Developed a 3D cellular in vitro model of loose connective tissue for studying mechanotransduction pathways in acupuncture treatment
• Analyzed mechanical forces experienced during simulated acupuncture treatment by measuring torque with a rheometer and quantifying polarized light imaging data using MATLAB
• Gave a poster presentation at the 2015 Rutgers Biomedical Engineering Senior Design Conference

Undergraduate Research Assistant

• Assisted with company operations and the development of new and existing bone graft products
• Created and maintained database of scientific literature regarding osteogenic biomaterials

Prosidyan Inc

Research and Development Associate (Temp)

• Developed and characterized drug-loaded electrospun nanofiber-hydrogel composites for inhibiting cancer stem cell migration after tumor resection
• Evaluated in vitro biological response to composites using mouse tumor samples in 3D culture
• Submitted written reports to project sponsor and gave a poster presentation at the 2015 Leadership Alliance National Symposium

Johns Hopkins Institute for Nanobiotechnology

Summer Research Intern

• Tutored PreK-12 students in Mathematics and English to enhance computational analysis and reading comprehension
• Facilitated Center routines by instructing new curriculum concepts to students in-class, resolving adjustments or errors in student assignments, organizing and placing inventory orders, and compiling tuition payments
• Supported office operations by conducting monthly inventory, weekly database input, and worksheet preparation
• Handled phone, email, or in-person communications with parents to address student conflicts and to inform about Center operations

Kumon North America

Teaching Assistant

• Collaborated with other undergraduate research assistants to optimize the production of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from foreskin fibroblasts using a single polycistronic plasmid
• Evaluated efficiency of pluripotency induction and subsequent differentiation of iPSCs into neural stem cells and cardiomyocytes using immunocytochemical and molecular biology assays
• Co-led hands-on training course in stem cell culture for 20 post-doctorates

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