Andres Martinez Murillo

Experience

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  Baylor College of Medicine

  Jan 2017 - May 2020

  Student Research Assistant

  Perform experiments in lab to help genetically engineer a pathogen that may fight off C. Difficile in the GI tract to remove need for antibiotics when infection occurs. Experience creating media, assembling and sampling bioreactors, plating for bacterial colonies, and performing electrophoresis.

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  Avesta76 Therapeutics

  May 2017 - Jul 2017

  Summer Research Intern

  Researched various business and biological functions for further development of this start-up business and received at home assignments from the CEO of the company.

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  Southwest Research Institute

  Nov 2020 - Oct 2022

  Biomedical Engineer

  • Developed LabVIEW coding for bioreactor pump system for simple schedulable control of pumps.• Wrote, designed, and performed protocols for bioreactor experiments to increase selective binding of T cells to the 3D printed bioreactors that lead us to reach our goal of 75% selective binding for publication. • Performed troubleshooting and operation of deposition coater for parylene c and plasma coater.• Performed maintenance duties for cell growth, bioreactor coating, and laboratory maintenance.• Worked collaboratively with a team of biomedical engineers on government and client projects featuring stem cells, silkworm scaffolds, PBMCs, CAR-T cells, and blood nanoparticles. Show less

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  Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio

  Oct 2022 - now

  Biomedical Engineer