Alex Avendano

Alex Avendano, Ph.D. has a diverse range of work experience in the field of biomedical engineering and research. Most recently, they have been working as a Biomedical Engineering Associate at Exponent since August 2020. Before that, Alex was a Postdoctoral Researcher at The Ohio State University from May 2020 to July 2020, where they focused on the role of "Fibroblast induced Extracellular Matrix Remodeling in Cancer". They also worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at The Ohio State University from August 2014 to May 2020, conducting research and providing progress reports on their findings.

In addition, Alex has had internship experience at Boeing as a Landing Gear Stress Intern in 2014 and 2015. They also had internships at GE Transportation as a Durability Engineering Intern in 2012 and at Boeing as a Structural Analysis Engineering Intern in 2013.

Earlier in their career, Alex worked as an ISU McNair Research Scholar at Iowa State University from August 2012 to May 2014. They also had research assistant roles at Iowa State University and Princeton University, where they worked on projects related to gene therapy cancer treatments and surface attachment of thiol-terminated DNA strands, respectively.

Overall, Alex Avendano's work experience demonstrates a strong background in biomedical engineering research, with a focus on cancer-related projects, as well as experience in industry internships.

Alex Avendano, Ph.D. completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University from 2010 to 2014. Alex then pursued a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering at The Ohio State University from 2014 to 2017. Finally, they obtained their Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Biomedical Engineering from The Ohio State University between 2017 and 2020.