• Extensive expertise in the application of chemical and oligonucleotide tools to cell-based (2D/3D/Co- Culture) and organotypic platforms for: o Target-Identification & Validation, o Dissecting Mechanisms-of-Action o Drug Discovery o Screening and Lead-Optimization (establishing Structure-Activity Relationships) • Significant knowledge of: o Molecular biology o Cell biology o In vitro pharmacology o Cancer biology (oncogenic drivers and signaling networks)

• Methods of different staining, immunofluorescence, immunohistochemistry • Protein biochemical analysis techniques such as protein extraction, SDS-PAGE and western blotting • Various molecular biology techniques such as DNA/RNA isolation, PCR and qPCR techniques, microarrays, cloning, DNA sequencing, recombinant DNA technology and gene knockout • Animal cell lines: passaging, cryoconservation

• Research and development of tissue engineering • Medical devices research and development • Orthopedic and Medical Devices materials market analysis • Investigational studies to develop preventive therapies to minimize the progression of post-traumatic osteoarthritis. • Implementation of preclinical animal studies on bone morphogenetic protein-2 dosing and calcium phosphate coatings for treatment of maxillofacial and long segmental bone defects.