Andre Mardirossian
Santa Ana,CA
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Masters Student
Wang Lab
01.2024 - Current
- University of California Irvine
- Responsible for expressing and refolding isolated SARS-COV2 receptor binding domain sequences conjugated to protein nanoparticles in applications toward manipulating drug delivery kinetics
- Responsible for genetic engineering and recombinant production of a protein nanoparticle delivery system in applications toward manipulating drug delivery kinetics
Periodontal Surgical Assistant
Mardirossian Periodontics and Implant Dentistry
06.2023 - 09.2023
- Working alongside lead periodontist in the application of L-PRF extract in bone & soft tissue regeneration procedures
Research and Development Internship
Spark Therapeutics
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Optimized LNP formulations to screen for strong encapsulation of payload using Quant-iT PicoGreen dsDNA assay kit
- LNP formulations further screened for in vitro efficacy and immunogenicity using human liver cancer cell lines and human monocyte cell lines respectively
- Optimized LNP formulations with dsDNA and ssDNA to test differences in immune activation in human monocyte cell line
Assistance Adult Member
Assistance League of Tustin
06.2014 - 06.2017
- Operation School Bell: providing kids in school with new uniforms for school
- The Thrift Store: worked as a cashier to help with fundraising
- Blue boy swim instructor for families with disabled children
- Project TODAY: Providing drug kits to schools in the Tustin Unified School district
Education
Master of Science - Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering
University of California
Irvine, California06-2025
Bachelor of Science - Biomolecular Engineering And Bioinformatics
University of California
Santa Cruz, CA06.2023
Skills
- Lipid nanoparticle formulation
- Cell culture
- Bacterial transformation
- Protein expression and purification
- PCR cloning
- Restriction cloning/DNA vector cloning
- Gel electrophoresis
- SDS-PAGE
- Nucleic acid encapsulation
- Column chromatography
- IR spectroscopy
- DLS
- NanoAssemblr ignite
- IR spectrometer
Publications
- Haley, D.J.; Lanning, S.; Henricson, K.E.; Mardirossian, A.A.; Cirillo, I.; Rahe, M.C.; DuBois, R.M. Structure and Antigenicity of the Porcine Astrovirus 4 Capsid Spike. Viruses 2024, 16, 1596. https://doi.org/10.3390/v16101596
Timeline
Masters Student
Wang Lab
01.2024 - Current
Periodontal Surgical Assistant
Mardirossian Periodontics and Implant Dentistry
06.2023 - 09.2023
Research and Development Internship
Spark Therapeutics
06.2022 - 08.2022
Assistance Adult Member
Assistance League of Tustin
06.2014 - 06.2017
Master of Science - Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering
University of California
Bachelor of Science - Biomolecular Engineering And Bioinformatics
University of California