Full Name
Dr. Min Tang-Schomer
Job Title
Sr. Research Scientist
Company
Eppendorf
Speaker Bio
Min has a diverse research training background in biology, biomedical engineering, biomaterials and regenerative medicine and extensive experience in mammalian cell culture and cell-based models. Min obtained PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University, where she developed organ-on-a-chip technologies with biological materials and mammalian cells. She did her first postdoctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania, where she developed cell culture-based models to study traumatic brain injury. During her second postdoctoral training at Tufts University, she led the research team that developed the first functional 3D brain cortex-like tissue model having realistic responses to traumatic brain injury. Later as a Principal Investigator in the Jackson Laboratory and Assistant Professor in UConn Health Center, Min ran a research program developing human patient-derived 3D brain tumor models for personalized anti-cancer drug testing. Min has more than 25 publications, one issued patent and one pending patent, and won numerous awards from scientific societies. These academic research experience has prepared Min to make a recent transition to industry as a Senior Scientist in bioprocessing in Eppendorf, specializing in cell and gene therapy. In her current role, Min will develop scale-up and bioprocessing solutions for clinically relevant stem cells.
Dr. Min Tang-Schomer