Kaitlin P. McCreery, Ph.D.

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(last updated December 2023)

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering
Graduate Certificate in Interdisciplinary Quantitative Biology
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA

B.A. in Physics
Minor in Education, Graduated with Highest Distinction
Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

SKILLS & EXPERTISE

10+ years computational and wet lab experience

🔬 microscopy and instrumentation

  • Atomic Force Microscopy
  • Confocal fluorescence microscopy
  • Light sheet microscopy
  • Traction force microscopy
  • FRAP, FRET, TIRF
  • Image quantification in ImageJ and MATLAB
  • Microscopy technique integration
  • Fluorophore selection and optimization
  • Imaging of live cells and tissues
  • Nanoindentation
  • Biomaterial surface characterization
  • Raman spectroscopy

👩🏻‍💻 computational biology

  • Expert in Functional Genomics
  • Bioinformatics
    • RNA-seq
    • ATAC-seq
    • Nascent sequencing
    • Next generation sequencing
    • Proteomics
    • Phospho-proteomics
  • Genomics
  • Nonlinear matrix factorization
  • Statistical Data Analysis
  • Markov models

🧫 at the bench

  • Molecular biology techniques
  • DNA/RNA extraction and purification
  • PCR, qPCR
  • Transgenic mouse colony management
  • Live cell manipulation & imaging

📝 project and lab management

  • Formulation optimization and process development/validation
  • Experimental product acumen
  • Optics design, assembly, and repair
  • Mouse colony management
  • Parenteral sterile dosage forms, including lyophilization
  • Ex vivo and in situ pharmaceutical drug treatments and assessment
  • Sterile technique in biological studies
  • Cleanroom techniques in microfabrication
  • Cell culture, transfection and transduction
    • primary isolates
    • human iPSC
    • HeLa and HEK293
    • Tissue explants

💻 software

  • Linux/Unix
  • R
  • Shell scripting
  • Python
  • MATLAB
  • Mathematica
  • Adobe Creative Suite
    • Illustrator
    • Photoshop
    • Lightroom
    • InDesign

📈 communication and presentation

  • Broad teaching experience, from grade-school to University coursework to non-scientific audiences
  • Pitching to members of US Congress for scientific funding
  • Comfortable in addressing a high-powered scientific audience
  • Writing scientific press releases
  • Scientific conference presentations

✏️ writing

  • Authored several peer-reviewed scientific publications
  • Technical reports for multifaceted experiments
  • Scientific communication for a general audience
  • Copywriting and editing
  • White papers
  • Experimental protocols and operation manuals
  • Ghost writing

👩🏻‍🏫 teaching, ⏱ coaching, 💡 mentorship

  • Certified to teach high school math and science in across the USA
  • Experienced instructor and lecturer in University settings
  • Curriculum design and implementation at the high school level
  • Created lectures and exercises in physics, materials science, and mechanical engineering for University courses
  • Coaching undergraduate and graduate students for career preparation
  • Assessing applications for graduate school admissions in engineering disciplines

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Postdoctoral Scientist (since February 2023)         
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine
Münster, Germany
Trainee of Dr. Sara Wickström   

Ph.D. Candidate (2017 – 2022)         
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO, USA
Advised by Dr. Corey Neu and co-advised by Dr. Sarah Calve

Undergraduate Independent Researcher         
Duke University Department of Physics
Durham, NC, USA
Advised by Dr. Stephen Teitsworth   

Undergraduate Independent Researcher         
Duke University Department of Physics
Durham, NC, USA
Advised by Dr. Henry Greenside