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PRISCELLA ASMAN

Houston,TX

Summary

Ph.D. Biomedical Engineer with expertise in data science, neural engineering, and biomedical device development. Skilled in processing and analyzing neural data, developing AI models, and designing innovative medical devices. Experienced in managing research projects, conducting quality control, and applying machine learning techniques. Published researcher and effective educator, proficient in MATLAB-Simulink, Python, C++, and Arduino. Committed to advancing medical technology and improving patient outcomes.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Data Scientist - Neurosurgery

MD Anderson Cancer Center
06.2023 - Current
  • Process transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) data on 3D rendered magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Execute TMS on patients with brain tumors
  • Process and interpret neural electrocorticography (ECoG) data during surgeries.

Senior Product Engineer

Starling YC
03.2022 - 06.2023
  • Developed a human urine analysis device
  • Assessed AI-based neural networks for improved predictions.

Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Scientist

University of Houston
01.2022 - 12.2022
  • Conducted ECoG language mapping
  • Designed and prototyped an audio system with Teensy for cortical language mapping
  • Recorded and processed neural data with ECoG
  • Assisted in grants and clinical trial applications.

Research Assistant at INCE LAB

University of Houston
12.2018 - 01.2022
  • Recorded neural data with ECoG. and researched neural correlates of tactile stimulation
  • Programmed a real-time visual interface for cortical mapping using MATLAB Simulink.
  • Designed, built, and calibrated a behavioral system with Arduino Teensy for tactile stimulation.

Teaching Assistant (TA), Biomedical Instrumentation Lab

University of Houston
07.2017 - 08.2018
  • Lectured on patient safety and medical regulatory requirements
  • Guided students through quality control, circuit design, and implementation.

Quality Control Officer

Medi Wise International Company Limited
08.2015 - 10.2016
  • Designed and built electrical circuits, including embedded Variable Frequency Drives programmed with C (Arduino-Uno)
  • Serviced medical equipment at Focus Orthopedics Hospital.

Research Assistant

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
02.2014 - 07.2015
  • Designed a device and software for heart sound analysis in the detection of anemia
  • Designed an operational amplifier via VLSI CADENCE LAB.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy - Biomedical Engineering

University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering
Houston, TX
05.2022

Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Engineering

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
Ghana, Kumasi
05.2015

Skills

  • MATLAB
  • Machine Learning
  • In-Vivo-Data Collection
  • SPM12
  • C
  • C#
  • Arduino C
  • Autodesk Eagle
  • National Instrument MultiSim
  • LABView
  • CREO CAD design
  • Python Programming

Awards

  • American Association of University Women Fellowship (2018-2019)
  • 2022 Annual Brain-Computer Interface Award Nominee

Publications

  • Asman P., Pellizzer G., Prabhu S., Tummala S., Bhavsar S., and Ince NF. (2022). Median nerve stimulation induces long latency gamma modulations in the somatosensory cortex that contrast states of consciousness. Clinical Neurophysiology.
  • Asman, P., Prabhu, S., Tummala, S., & Ince, N. F. (2022, July). Real-Time Delineation of the Central Sulcus with the Spatial Profile of SSEPs Captured with a High-Density ECoG Grid. In 2022 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC) (pp. 4892-4895). IEEE.
  • Asman, P., Prabhu, S., Bastos, D., Tummala, S., Bhavsar, S., McHugh, T., & Ince, N. F. (2021). Unsupervised machine learning can delineate the central sulcus by using the spatiotemporal characteristics of somatosensory evoked potentials. Journal of Neural Engineering.
  • Asman, P., Jiang, T., Ozturk, M., Reyna, J., & Ince, N. F. (2019, March). A Low-Cost Microcontroller Based Stimulation System to Study Sensory Processing. In 2019 9th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering (NER) (pp. 883-886). IEEE.

Timeline

Data Scientist - Neurosurgery

MD Anderson Cancer Center
06.2023 - Current

Senior Product Engineer

Starling YC
03.2022 - 06.2023

Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Scientist

University of Houston
01.2022 - 12.2022

Research Assistant at INCE LAB

University of Houston
12.2018 - 01.2022

Teaching Assistant (TA), Biomedical Instrumentation Lab

University of Houston
07.2017 - 08.2018

Quality Control Officer

Medi Wise International Company Limited
08.2015 - 10.2016

Research Assistant

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
02.2014 - 07.2015

Doctor of Philosophy - Biomedical Engineering

University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering

Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Engineering

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
PRISCELLA ASMAN