​This fellowship provides intensive training to identify unmet clinical needs, followed by the development of experimental techniques using new and/or existing technology.  I have learned how to pitch and defend my proposals during iterative and demanding review panels composed of elite faculty from multidisciplinary backgrounds, how to increase efficiency by working in teams, and how to minimize risk while maximizing reward in an open-ended international collaborative environment.  This unique experience is the interface between translational medicine, research, and consumers, providing an opportunity to recognize needs and create solutions.  

As a fellow, I gained unparalleled experience building networks within the entrepreneurial, engineering, science, and medical communities throughout Harvard, MIT, and Madrid to help launch translational solutions from the lab to the public.  This was accomplished through immersion into multidisciplinary fields of expertise by actively engaging and managing relationships with high impact communities from international backgrounds and multi-disciplinary expertise.

The ability and agility to communicate concepts to any range of audience is critical to success.  Below is a 4-slide video example of my approach to describing photoacoustic diagnostics.  The original .ppt file is located here.

Clinical experience for engineers and scientists provided insight to the medical landscape, enabling recognition of unmet needs.

Video: bovine heart and attached deflated lung hooked up to a ventilator to demonstrate respiration.  Lung tissue can be seen inflating.

Two of my unmet need pitches that I believe will have a huge impact on healthcare and technology:

Perfusion

Sepsis