Laila Zai

Laila Zai

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director of Research at Lucent, LLC

  • Education

    • Harvard Medical School

      2005 - 2009
      Post-Doctoral Fellowship Neural Injury and Repair

      Reorganization vs. regeneration in the central nervous system following trauma or ischemia

    • Georgetown University

      1999 - 2004
      PhD glial cell proliferation and functional recovery after spinal cord injury
    • University of Virginia

      1994 - 1998
      BS Biology/ Neuroscience
  • Experience

    • Georgetown University Medical Center

      Jan 1999 - Jan 2004
      Graduate student
    • Harvard University Medical School/Boston Children's Hospital

      Jan 2005 - Apr 2009
      Post-Doctoral Fellow

      Hands-on direction of multiple projects to study recovery following brain and spinal cord injuries

    • Avian Engineering

      Jan 2010 - May 2013
      Technical Program Analyst for the US Navy

      Technical analyst for the Combat Casualty Care and Casualty Prevention portfolios at the Office of Naval Research

    • Applied Research Associates, Inc

      Jun 2013 - Jul 2017
      Director of Neuroscience Research

      Development and implementation of research programs, redirection of existing projects, design and recruitment for specialized technical teams

    • Lucent, LLC

      Aug 2017 - now
      Director of Research

      Design, coordination and implementation of R&D and advanced development programs directed at medical capability gaps of the armed services.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • PhD