Postdoctoral in Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, 2011 - 2013
PhD, Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2005 - 2011
MS, Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2005 - 2007
BA, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2001 - 2005
BA, Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2001 - 2005
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