Roman Kiselev

Experience

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  Institute of Applied Physics Jena

  Nov 2012 - Aug 2013

  Master Student

  * Designed an automated setup for testing the performance of novel SPP waveguides for telecom applications.* Built a tunable fiber laser for pump-probe tests of QDs.

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  Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena

  Feb 2014 - Dec 2017

  PHD Student

  * Developed a database and automated data processing pipelines; applied machine learning methods for cell identification.* Created novel methods for automated spectrometer calibration.* Designed and built an automated multimodal microscope to detect tumor cells with Raman spectroscopy.

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  FERCHAU

  Jan 2018 - Sept 2018

  Hardware and Software Engineer
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  JENOPTIK Optical Systems

  Sept 2018 - Sept 2019

  Systems Engineer

  * Closely worked with mechanical, optical, electronics, and software teams to develop a modular microscopy platform.* Introduced the agile workflow that increased team performance.* Design of system architecture, requirements, and specifications.* Development of device drivers in C++ with a wrapper in Python.* Feasibility studies and tests at biomedical laboratories

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  St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

  Nov 2019 - now

  * Advancement of single-molecule fluorescence techniques to study structure-function relationships in biological molecules.* Development of multiplexed data acquisition methods using microarrays and advanced microfluidics. The novel technique has internal controls, offers at least a factor of 4× more throughput, and promises to revolutionize drug discovery assays.* Automation of image analysis for large microscopy datasets.* Instrument development, prototyping, and evaluation.* Optimization of lab processes to improve team performance.* Preparation and purification of biological samples Show less

  • Sr. Researcher

    Mar 2021 - now

  • Sr. Research Technologist

    Nov 2019 - Mar 2021