Russell Macoon

o Designed protocol for preparing drug laden contact lenses in accordance with sterility guidelines, which was adapted into an accepted IND application by the FDA o Collaborated with pharmacists and ophthalmologists to build patient treatment plans, took over a successful phase I trial and organized a phase II trial o Quantitatively analyzed effectiveness and safety of modified lenses used in trials

o Maintained lab safety and organization and responsible for maintenance of equipment and materials, including facilitating a multi-room laboratory move in three months o Guided the development and training of new lab researchers in safety procedures and standard operating procedures, directly oversaw eighteen workers o Acted as liaison with companies, sought quotes and ordered supplies required for lab, conducted purchases totaling more than $5000 a year

Research interests: Drug delivery, biomaterials, polymers, surface science, transport o Formulated biomaterials to manage retinal diseases, which included customizing and prototyping medical devices using 3D printing and computer aided design o Established methods for pharmacokinetic in vitro and ex vivo experiments using laboratory analytical techniques which produced four research papers o Recorded, shot, and edited film/pictures of experiments, and used captured material for data analysis

Transport Phenomena Pharmacokinetics Ophthalmology Drug Delivery Material Science Interfacial Phenomena Biopharmaceutical Engineering

Minor in Mathematics Tissue Engineering Organic Chemistry