Monica A. Kapil - Herr Lab @ UC Berkeley - University of California ...

Monica A. KapilPh.D. Candidate Joint Bioengineering Graduate Group University of California Berkeley/UCSF Email: monicakapil@berkeley.edu EDUCATION RESEARCH & TEACHING EXPERIENCE Ph.D. Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA (2015) M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA (May 2011) G.P.A. 3.819/4.0 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA (May 2009) G.P.A. 3.654/4.0 High School Diploma, Magna Cum Laude, East Side Union District, San Jose, CA (June 2004) National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, Herr Laboratory of Bioinstrumentation for Quantitative Biology and Medicine, UC Berkeley, (08/2010 -­‐ present) • Developed a rapid, quantitative, microfluidic quality assessment-­‐binding assay for selection of improved immunoreagents • Screened antibody – antigen pairs for clinical and research applications such as disease diagnostics, and novel therapeutics for cancer treatments • Analyzed and optimized the microfluidic device by doing simulations (Matlab) to inform on experiments Fletcher Cellular Mechanics Laboratory, UC Berkeley, (03/2010-­‐05/2010) • Discovered how breast cancer cells respond to different external forces by varying the mechanical properties of the extracellular matrix (collagen gels) Liepmann Micro-­‐Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, UC Berkeley, (01/2010-­‐02/2010) • Deigned a rapid microfluidic bacterial conjugation device for the transfer of DNA between cells Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Laboratory -­‐ Research Assistant, San Jose State University, (05/2007 – 05/2009) • Conducted research in microfluidics using polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) for separation processes • Determined the hydrophobic recovery of plasma treated polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) • Designed and fabricated a microfluidic microbead (cell) separation mechanism using Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Academic Excellence Workshop Instructor for Physics and Chemistry, Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP), San Jose State University – (01/2004 –05/2008) • Facilitated 15+ students on physics concepts such as Particle Kinematics, dynamics, work, energy, linear momentum, rotational motion, fluids, vibrations, sound, and basic chemistry • Created course lectures along with practice problem worksheets and practice exams IBM Corporation Almaden Research Laboratory – Center on Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies (CPIMA –Stanford University) Mechanical Engineer Research Intern (06/2008 -­‐ 08/2008) • Automated macromolecular self assembly process with a biodegradable polymer • Created a LabVIEW program that controls several machine components (valve actuators, syringe pumps, and a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) machine) INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE Santa Clara Valley Water District – Mechanical Engineer Intern (6/2007-­‐8/2007) • Measured flow speed, vibration, and cavitation on Silicon Valley water supply • Created CAD drawings on various fluid mechanical systems • Surveyed, tested, and adjusted cathodic/corrosion protection systems for Silicon Valley Intel Corporation – Information and Technology Research Analyst (6/2006 – 8/2006) • Analyzed large amounts of surveyed data • Prepared and presented final analysis to the President of IT National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) – Intern (6/2003 – 8/2003) • Constructed and programmed a camera operated, sensor robot to perform various tasks using Java • Selected to present robot to Sean O’Keeffe, the 10th head administrator of NASA M.A. Kapil, University of California, Berkeley 1

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS & CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS M. A. Kapil, A. E. Herr (February 2014). Binding kinetic rates measured via electrophoretic band crossing in a pseudo-­‐homogeneous format. Analytical chemistry 2014, 86 (5), pp 2601–2609 M. A. Kapil, K. Apori, A. E. Herr (Sept 2013) “Kinetic Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (KPAGE): Microfluidic Binding Assay Enables Measurements of Kinetic Rates for Immunoreagent Quality Assessment.” 2013 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting (Oral) M. A Kapil., A. E. Herr (2012) “Kinetic Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis: Microfluidic Binding Assay Enables Measurements of Kinetic Rates.” UC System wide Bioengineering Symposium (Poster, Proceedings) M. A Kapil., A. E. Herr (2012) “Kinetic Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis: Microfluidic Binding Assay Enables Measurements of Kinetic Rates.” Berkeley-­‐Stanford Women in EECS Research Meet-­‐up (Poster) X. Chen, M. A. Kapil, A.J. Hughes, A.E. Herr (2011) “Single-­‐Microchannel, Multistep Assay Reports Protein Size and Immunoaffinity.” Analytical chemistry 2011, 83 (17), pp 6573–6579M.A. Kapil, A.E. Herr (2011) “Kinetic Pore Limiting Electrophoresis Immunoassay: Binding Kinetics & Quantitative Capacity.” UC Berkeley, Department of Mechanical Engineering Masters Thesis MA Kapil, JL Sang-­‐Joon (2009) “Hydrophobic Recovery of Plasma Treated Polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) for Electroosmotic Flow.” California State University Biotechnology Symposium (Poster, Proceedings) M.A. Kapil, R.D. Miller, J. Sly, (2008) “Automating Molecular Self-­‐Assembly: Programmable Mechanized Processing for Layered Star-­‐polymer Thin Film Formation.” Center on Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies, Stanford University, and IBM Almaden Research Center & Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (Poster, Proceedings) HONORS & AWARDS LEADERSHIP & OUTREACH INVOLVEMENT University of California Dissertation-­‐Year Fellowship, UC Berkeley, (2014-­‐2015) The College of Engineering Graduate Student Research Fellowship, UC Berkeley, (2013-­‐2014) California State University, Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program Recipient (CDIP) (2013) National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships Program (GRFP) (2009) Scott T. Axline Memorial Student Award for Excellence in Service (2009) SJSU’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Scholarship (2008 & 2009) Cisco Systems, Inc Scholarship (2007) Intel Corporation Scholarship (2006) College of Engineering, San Jose State University Dean’s Scholar (2006-­‐ 2009) Adaptec and Lockheed Martin Scholarship (2004) NASA and Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Camp Scholarship (2003) College Academy, Beyond Z, Motivational Speaker on Careers in STEM (2014) California Alliance Inaugural Retreat hosted by Stanford University: Leveraging Our Influence (2014) Latino Association for Graduate Students in Engineering and Science (LAGSES) at UC Berkeley, President (2012 -­‐ 2013), Cooperate Liaison (2011-­‐2012), & Treasurer (2010 -­‐ 2011) SMART program science workshop facilitator for highly motivated, financially-­‐disadvantaged students (2013) UC Berkeley, Bioengineering 24 -­‐ Aspects of Bioengineering guest lecturer on Microfluidics (2013) SJSU Alliance for Minority Participation Guest Lecture on Microfluidics and Graduate School (2013) Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) (2013) LAGSES Graduate Student Panel at San Jose State University (SJSU), (2013) UC Berkeley Engineering Preview Day, Graduate Student Representative, (2013) Berkeley Nanosciences and Nanoengineering Institute Nano Seminar Series Speaker Coordinator (2012 -­‐ present) Point of Care Diagnostics Idea Lab (POCDx), UC Berkeley (2010 -­‐ present) Center for Scalable and Integrated Nanomanufacturing (SINAM) Workshop Presenter, UC Berkeley (2010 -­‐ 2012) Berkeley Edge Conference Volunteer, College of Letters and Science, UC Berkeley, (2010 -­‐ 2012) Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), Graduate Student Round Table Panelist, UC Berkeley, (2012) Engineering Student Services Center Undergraduate Research Poster Competition Judge, UC Berkeley, (2012) New Experiences for Research & Diversity in Science, Graduate Student Panelist, UC Berkeley, (2012) Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference (2011 & 2013) Empowering Leadership Alliance (ELA) Conference (2011) M.A. Kapil, University of California, Berkeley 2

Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center IAB & Research Review (2009 -­‐ 2011) Science Extravaganza Workshop Presenter (2011) & Volunteer Coordinator (2008) Society of Latino Engineers and Scientist (SOLES), SJSU, (2006-­‐2009) Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Workshop Facilitator, SJSU, (2004-­‐2008) Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) by National Institutes of Health (NIH) (2007-­‐2009) Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) (2006 -­‐ present) Mexican American Engineers and Scientist (MAES) (2006 -­‐ present) Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honorary Society, SJSU Chapter (2006 -­‐ 2009) Honors Partnership with Intel Corporation (2006) MESA Engineering Program (MEP), SJSU, (2004 -­‐ 2009) SKILLS MATLAB, AutoCAD, COMSOL, ImageJ, MetaMorph, AFM, LabVIEW, ProE, SolidWorks, C++, Microscopy M.A. Kapil, University of California, Berkeley 3