User:William M. Yashar
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- Will Yashar
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I am a senior studying physics at MIT and am currently applying to MD/PhD programs. I am interested in developing medical devices and technology as a research physician. As a research technician in the Karp lab at Brigham & Women's hospital, I am currently working on creating medical technology for applications in translational and regenerative medicine.
Education
- 2015, Candidate for Bachelor of Sciences in Physics, MIT
- 2013-2014, Part II and Part III Physics student, Pembroke College University of Cambridge
Research interests
- Medical Devices and Technology
- Regenerative Medicine
- Translational Medicine
Publications
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Lu, Sharon M., Daniel J. Scanderbeg, Patrick Barna, William Yashar, and Catheryn Yashar. "Evaluation of Two Intracavitary High-dose-rate Brachytherapy Devices for Irradiating Additional and Irregularly Shaped Volumes of Breast Tissue." Medical Dosimetry 37.1 (2012): 9-14.
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Mundt, Arno J., and John C. Roeske. Image-guided Radiation Therapy: A Clinical Perspective. Shelton, CT: People's Medical Pub. House-USA, 2011.
Research contributed to a chapter on partial breast irradiation treatments.
Registration/Questionnaire: 20.109 Spring 2015
Last Name
Yashar
First Name
William
Preferred name/nickname (if not first)
Will
Course/Minor
8
Year of Graduation
2015
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Potentially Relevant Background
| Have you taken/are you taking... | Answer yes/no/when |
| 7.05/5.07 (Biochemistry) | Spring 2015 |
| 7.06 (Cell Biology) | No |
| 7.03 (Genetics) | No |
| 5.310 (General Chemistry Lab) | Yes |
| BioSafety Training | Yes |
| Do you have experience with... | Answer yes/no/type |
| Cell culture (microbial/mammalian/yeast?) | Yes |
| Molecular biology (electrophoresis, PCR, etc) | Yes |
Please briefly describe any previous laboratory experience
I have worked in a variety of lab settings ranging from dark matter research to culture preparation. During my sophomore year, I worked on designing NMR spectroscopy techniques to test human hydration and, in another lab, adapted NMR technology to conduct tests without the use of superconducting magnets. While I was in San Diego, I worked at the Salk institute where I had two goals: to design a vector sequence and transform it into a yeast plasmid and to create a bioinformatics genome alignment procedure. I am now working in the Karp lab where I use microfabrication and synthetic polymers to design medical devices for applications in translational and regenerative medicine.
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