Tessa Hulburt

Experience

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  Marine Biological Laboratory

  Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Lab Assistant

  - Worked with gene therapy technology in zebrafish embryos.- Performed in situ hybridization on zebrafish embyos.- Was responsible for general care of research specimens (zebrafish).

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  Biomedical Modeling Inc.

  May 2014 - Jul 2014

  Engineering Intern

  - Gained working knowledge of 3D printing and casting of human and animal anatomy.- Received Mimics software training for CT image reconstruction techniques.- Met with customers to observe a collaborative ideation process.- Independently designed and produced an automated method in MatLab to align, rotate, and scale x-rays images based on a standard.

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  UMass Medical School

  Aug 2014 - Nov 2014

  Intern Monitor

  - Aided in a clinical trial for a closed loop insulin pump (“bionic pancreas”). - Monitored dashboard for irregularities of device to ensure subject safety.- Communicated device irregularities to both the physician on call and to the subject to ensure subject safety.

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  Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  Jun 2015 - Sept 2015

  Research Engineer

  - Led biomechanical study of joint contact mechanics of cadaver elbows before and after UCL reconstruction. - Coordinated with project co-authors (surgeon, PI and post-doc)- Designed and fabricated testing device and methods to collect reconstructed graft tension. Implemented necessary modifications to dynamic elbow flexion/extension system. - Documented all testing information thoroughly and wrote technical SOP for cadaver testing.- Performed cadaver dissection, preparation and testing. Performed strain gauge attachment to cadaveric radii. - Recruited subjects for bone health population study by contacting and surveying potential subjects. Show less

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  Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Engineering Assistant III

  - Created MatLab scripts to read and parse both large human-readable and hexadecimal data files from oceanographic instrumentation.- Aided with SolidWorks modeling of a device to acoustically monitor the ocean floor.- Performed quality control testing for oceanographic instruments between recovery and redeployment.

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  Wake Forest School of Medicine

  Aug 2016 - Aug 2022

  Projects:- Buckling behavior of spinal anesthesia needles- Fracture fixation techniques for posterior malleolar ankle fractures- Efficacy of surgical technique to reduce hip fracture risk by strengthening the femoral neck, called "femoroplasty"General lab responsibilities:- Designing, modeling in SolidWorks and fabricating testing fixtures for experimental testing- Writing of project proposals and experimental design-Troubleshooting and experimental testing using MTS uniaxial and KUKA 6 DOF testing systems Show less

  • PhD Candidate

    Aug 2018 - Aug 2022

  • Graduate Student Researcher

    Aug 2016 - Aug 2018
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  Emory University School of Medicine

  Sept 2022 - now

  Health Services Research Center Emory Sports Performance and Research Center (SPARC)Department of Orthopaedics

  • T32 Fellow

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow

    Sept 2022 - now