REID LARSEN [email protected] • 978.501.1595
CURRENT ADDRESS 517 Linden St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104
PERMANENT ADDRESS 8 Driftwood Rd.
Acton, MA 01720
EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor, MI
College of Engineering Apr 2019 B.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering, International Minor
Cumulative GPA: 4.00/4.00 Dean’s List: Fall 2015, Winter 2016
WORK SELECTA BIOSCIENCES INC. Watertown, MA EXPERIENCE Process Development Intern May 2016 - Aug 2016 Worked in a drug development wet lab that creates immunomodulating nanoparticles
Conducted and documented a series of experiments as a proof of concept for lyophilization and presented results to entire research and development staff
Designed and executed small scale studies to test the effect of various raw materials and alternative solution preparation methods on nanoparticle formation
Conducted in-process testing of batch material including size, filterability and yield Performed studies to investigate product stability and documented batch data Prepared controls to ensure nanoparticle quality during large scale batch production
ACTON-BOXBOROUGH TRAVEL BASKETBALL Acton, MA Game Management Supervisor Jun 2013 - Aug 2015 Scheduled and supervised employees to grant admittance and work the scoreboard
Coordinated staffing and logistics of a youth basketball tournament of over 150 teams PROJECT ILIZAROV APPARATUS DESIGN RECOMMENDATION Ann Arbor, MI EXPERIENCE Freshman Design Project Sep 2015 - Dec 2015 Conducted background research on the Ilizarov apparatus and reported findings
Suggested using titanium Kirschner wires with a slightly larger diameter in order to minimize plastic deformation of device and maintain same stiffness as previous design
Proposed applying a nanosilver coating and reducing the length of the Kirschner wires to prevent device contact with medullary cavity and decrease the rate of infection
LEADERSHIP UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD Ann Arbor, MI EXPERIENCE Active Member Sep 2016 - Present One of four biomedical engineering students selected to meet with the Dean of
Undergraduate Education on a bi-weekly basis Discuss academic, social, and community issues to provide a stronger voice for
undergraduate engineering students and improve faculty-student communication M-HEAL -- PROJECT PERU Ann Arbor, MI Project Lead Jan 2016 - Present Conducted a needs assessment in Cusco, Peru to better understand healthcare system
Volunteered with a doctor on a medical campaign and served as campaign pharmacist Formed project team, currently reviewing data to maximize impact on local community
BETA MU EPSILON PROFESSIONAL FRATERNITY Ann Arbor, MI Vice President of Biomedical Affairs Jan 2016 - Present Coordinate events to improve members’ biomedical skills and integrate them into the
professional biomedical engineering community SKILLS WET LAB SKILLS: Nanoparticle formation, lyophilization, data collection and analysis,
experiment documentation COMPUTER SKILLS: C++, Matlab, VPython, Mathematica, Logger Pro LANGUAGE SKILLS: Conversational in Spanish
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