Curriculum Vitae - Updated 8 Mar 2023

1. Kristopher Adam White
231 Monroe Ave
Pomona, CA 91767
Phone: (732)666-2243
email: kris.white@uci.edu
Education and Academic Experience:
University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
Postdoctoral Scholar, Biomedical Engineering Jan 2020 - Present
● Development of cell-based immunotherapy for dermal wound healing
● Multicell co-culture and immunoisolation
● Coordinating animal studies in pig model with medical and veterinary personnel
Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ
Postdoctoral Associate, Biomedical Engineering June 2019 - Dec 2019
● Development of cell-based immunotherapy for dermal wound healing
● Multicell co-culture and immunoisolation
● Production of non-insulinoma insulin-producing cells via adenoviral transduction
Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ
Ph.D., Chemical and Biochemical Engineering May 2019
Dissertation: Microscale Patterning of Osteogenic Response and Mineralization on PEGDA Hydrogels
● Mammalian stem cell and tissue culture
● Bioactivation of hydrogel substrates through chemical immobilization of growth factors
● Immunoisolation of tissue progenitor cells within hydrogel substrates
● Developed multiple hydrogel formulations for encapsulation and electroactivity
● Multiple analytical techniques including FE-SEM, Fluorescent Microscopy, ELISA, Western
Blot, and image analysis
GradFund, The Office of External Graduate Student Support New Brunswick, New Jersey
Fellowship Advisor April 2015 – May 2019
● Assisted graduate students at the Rutgers School of Graduate studies in identifying potential
external grants and fellowships from funding sources such as Ford Foundation, the National

2. Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the American Association of University
Women, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and other smaller funding sources that act as
niche research support and confidence builders
● Conducted meetings with graduate students in face-to-face and remote environments
● Provided feedback on written material with respect to clarity, organization, and style
● Constructed and maintained various elements and pages on the office’s website, including
database search portals and information pages
● Contributed content to website including blog posts and video materials
● Edited audio and video from webinars and student panels
● Maintained extensive backend database of award and funder information
● Responsible for the processing and handling of confidential academic information
● Trained incoming Fellowship Advisors
University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering December 2009
Undergraduate Honors Project/Thesis: An Investigation of Food Waste for Use as a Raw Feedstock in
Butanol Fuel Production
Post-graduate Research: Production of biodiesel from tall oil fatty acids via continuous high temperature
methanol reaction
Grants, Awards, and Honors:
● Unfettered Research Grant (2019)- Momental Foundation (Formerly: Mistletoe Research
Foundation)
● Mistletoe Research Fellow (2019-2020)
● Graduate Assistantship: GradFund
● Award - Bioconjugate Chemistry Poster Finalist – BMES (2014)
● Fellowship - NSF GAANN Fellow (2012-2013)
Teaching and Mentorship:
Formal Teaching Experience:
1. Process Engineering Laboratory (Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering,
Rutgers): Teaching Assistant, Fall 2011 – Spring 2013; Guiding senior undergraduate students

3. in the design of experiments, laboratory safety guidelines and enforcement, grading, lectures, and
equipment maintenance)
2. Transport Phenomena (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers): Teaching Assistant,
Fall 2013; Exam proctoring, grading, and biweekly office hours)
3. Anatomy and Physiology (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers): Teaching
Assistant, Spring 2014; Exam proctoring, grading, and biweekly office hours)
4. Fellowship Advisor (GradFund, School of Graduate Studies, Rutgers): Graduate Assistant,
Spring 2014 – Spring 2019; Formally assist graduate students and postdocs with identifying and
applying for external funding opportunities)
5. Thermodynamics I (Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers): Lecturer,
Summer 2014; Condensed course design, lectures, grading)
Mentored Students:
1. JingJing “Jeannie” Liang | Summer 2021–Present | Nacre-inspired Biomaterials
2. Adriana Marble | Summer 2021–Present | Nacre-inspired Biomaterials
3. Ryan Chang | Summer 2021–Present | Nacre-inspired Biomaterials
4. Sarah Basenese | Spring 2019–Fall 2020 | Binding Hemoglobin to Poly(ethylene glycol)
Diacrylate Hydrogels
5. Catherine Bennet | Spring 2019–Fall 2020 | Automated Microsphere Fabrication Project
6. Kayleigh Bonner | Spring 2019–Fall 2020 | The Effects of EM Wavelength on Dermal Cells
7. Anushka Chakraborty | Spring 2019–Fall 2020 | Tissue-engineered Breast Tissue
8. Chinwendu Chukwu | Spring 2019–Fall 2020 | Tissue-engineered Breast Tissue
9. Emily Fitzgerald | Spring 2019–Fall 2020 | The Effects of EM Wavelength on Dermal Cells
10. Clara Giminez | Spring 2019–Fall 2020 | Automated Microsphere Fabrication Project
11. Priya Mistry | Spring 2019–Fall 2020 | Laminin-bound Hydrogels to Culture Retinal Pigment
Epithelial Cells
12. Brenda Okereke | Spring 2019–Fall 2020 | Laminin-bound Hydrogels to Culture Retinal
Pigment Epithelial Cells | now a Ph.D. student, Clemson University
13. Ingy Razouk | Spring 2019–Fall 2020 | Automated Microsphere Fabrication Project
14. Kariman Shama | Spring 2019–Fall 2020 | Tissue-engineered Breast Tissue | now a Ph.D.
Student, University of Florida
15. Nidhi Singh | Spring 2019–Fall 2020 | Binding Hemoglobin to Poly(ethylene glycol) Diacrylate
Hydrogels
16. Hina Ishaque | Spring 2019–Fall 2020 | Piezoelectric Substrate | now a Ph.D. student,
Colombia University
17. Madara Dias | Fall 2018–Fall 2020 | Electroactive Hydrogel Project
18. Eddie Iturbide | Spring 2018–Fall 2020 | Insulin and MSC Wound Healing Project

4. 19. Shreya Soni | Spring 2017–Fall 2020 | Insulin and MSC Wound Healing Project
20. Jeeba Thomas | Spring 2017–Fall 2020 | Silver Nitrate and Wound Healing
21. Zeiny Aubdoollah | Spring 2017–Fall 2020 | Insulin and MSC Wound Healing Project
22. Ruchi Patel | Spring 2017–Fall 2020 | Electroactive Hydrogel Project
23. Sheethal Ajakkala | Spring 2017–Fall 2018 | Effect of Green Tea and Spinach-derived
Antioxidants on Wound Healing
24. Sofia Castro-Pedrido | Spring 2017–Fall 2018 | Effect of Sweeteners on Wound Healing
25. Aishwaria Devi | Spring 2017–Fall 2018 | Effect of Green Tea and Spinach-derived
Antioxidants on Wound Healing
26. Nino Ninua | Spring 2017–Fall 2018 | Effect of Vitamins on Wound Healing
27. Kriti Sharma | Spring 2017–Fall 2018 | Traditional Wound Healing Strategies in the Pacific
Islands
28. Aliyah Shell | Spring 2017–Fall 2018 | Silver Nitrate and Wound Healing
29. Vincent Cali (NSF REU student) | Summer 2017 | Hydroxyapatite Mineralization by Nacre
WSM Proteins | now a medical student at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
30. Kishan Patel | Fall 2015–Spring 2017 | Nacre-inspired Biomaterials
31. Ololade Sanusi | Fall 2014–Spring 2016 | Nacre-inspired Biomaterials
32. Brooke McClarren | Summer 2016–Fall 2020 | Vibrational and Mechanical Stimulation of
MSCs (Developed into Master’s Thesis)
33. Kriti Gupta | Fall 2014–Spring 2016 | Electroactive Hydrogel Project (Developed into Master’s
Thesis)
34. Michael Medini | Fall 2012–Fall 2016 | Polymer Molecular Weight on Viability of Cells
35. Abhimanyu Cherukupalli | Fall 2012–Spring 2014 | Coulter Counter Underprediction of
Polymer Microspheres
36. Ronald Falkowski | Fall 2012–Spring 2014 | Polymer Molecular Weight on Viability of Cells
37. Michael Pellegrini | Fall 2012–Spring 2014 | Coulter Counter Underprediction of Polymer
Microspheres
38. Davina Perera | Fall 2012–Spring 2014 | Cell Seeding Density on Viability of Cells
39. Deepika Seethamraju | Fall 2012–Spring 2014 | Cell Seeding Density on Viability of Cells
40. Alvin Dabhi | Fall 2012–Spring 2013
Other Experience:
Dena White and Associates, Inc. Raleigh, North Carolina
Editor/Designer May 2005 – August 2010

5. ● Manually and digitally edited grammar, content, design, and consistency of written
documents/publications
● Coordinated via email and phone with other editors, designers, authors, and publishers on
projects
● Coordinated with clients regarding style and purpose of publication
Publications:
1. White, K. A., Olabisi R. (2023). Evaluation of Hydrogel-encapsulated MSCs and ISCs (HEMIs) as
Regenerative Treatments in Porcine Burn Model. In preparation
2. White, K. A., Chalaby, R., & Olabisi, R. (2022). Evaluation of Microfluidic Approaches to
Encapsulate Cells into PEGDA Microparticles. Regenerative Engineering and Translational
Medicine, 8(2), 345-354.
3. White, K. A., Cali, V. J., & Olabisi, R. M. (2021). Micropatterning biomineralization with
immobilized mother of pearl proteins. Scientific reports, 11(1), 1-13.
4. Gupta, K., Patel, R., Dias, M., Ishaque, H., White, K., & Olabisi, R. (2021). Development of an
Electroactive Hydrogel as a Scaffold for Excitable Tissues. International journal of
biomaterials, 2021.
5. White, K., Chalaby, R., Lowe, G., Berlin, J., Glackin, C., & Olabisi, R. (2021). Calcein binding to
assess mineralization in hydrogel microspheres. Polymers, 13(14), 2274.
6. K White, R Olabisi. Spatiotemporal Control Strategies for Bone Formation through Tissue
Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Approaches. Adv. Healthcare Mater.. 2019:8
7. D Browe, C Wood, M Sze, K White, T Scott, R Olabisi, J Freeman. Characterization and
optimization of actuating poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate/acrylic acid hydrogels as artificial muscles.
Polymer. 2017:117
8. D Perera, M Medini, D Seethamraju, R Falkowski, K White, R Olabisi. The effect of polymer
molecular weight and cell seeding density on viability of cells entrapped within PEGDA hydrogel
microspheres. Journal of Microencapsulation. 2018:35
9. K White, N Lorenz, T Potts, W Penney, R Babcock, A Hardison, E Canuel, J Hestekin. Production
of biodiesel fuel from tall oil fatty acids via high temperature methanol reaction. Fuel. 2011:90
Conference Presentations:

6. 1. J Liang, A Marble, R Chang, K White, Ronke Olabisi, "Investigating the Potential of Nacre as a
Bone Cement," The Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, Oct 12-15,
2022
2. K White, R Oabisi, “PEGylated Bone and Nacre Proteins Nucleate Calcium Crystals In Vitro,”
Frontiers of Engineering Meeting, National Academy of Engineering, Virtual, Feb 25-27, 2021
3. K White, R Olabisi, “PEGylated Nacre WSM Nucleates Calcium Crystals In Vitro,” The
Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Virtual Meeting, Oct 14-17, 2020
4. P Mistry, B Okereke, K White, R Olabisi, “Probing the requirements of a Bruch’s Membrane for
Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells,” The Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting,
Philadelphia, PA, Oct 16-19, 2019
5. K White, R Olabisi, “PEG-Protein Hydrogels Enhance In Vitro Osteogenic Mineralization in
MC3T3 Preosteoblast Cells,” Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta GA (2018)
6. V Cali, K White, R Olabisi, “Hydroxyapatite Mineralization by Nacre WSM Proteins,” The
Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, Oct 11-14, 2017
7. K White, R Olabisi, “The Water Soluble Matrix of Nacre Exerts Microspatial Control of
Osteogenic Mineralization,” The Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Minneapolis,
MN, Oct 5-8, 2016
8. K White, R Olabisi, “Microspatial Control of Mineralization via Covalent Immobilization of Nacre
Proteins onto Poly(ethylene glycol) Hydrogels,” Laboratory for Surface Modification Symposium,
Piscataway NJ (2016)
9. K White, R Olabisi, “Covalently Immobilized Nacre Proteins Induce Osteogenesis in Mesenchymal
Stem Cells and Osteoblasts,” Orthopaedic Research Society, Las Vegas NV (2015)
10. K White, R Olabisi, “Directing Osteoblast Differentiation and Mineralization Using PEG-
conjugated Proteins Derived from Seashell and Bone,” Biomedical Engineering Society Annual
Meeting, Tampa FL (2015)
11. K White, R Olabisi, “Patterning Bone Formation Using Proteins Derived from Seashell and Bone,”
Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting, Charlotte NC (2015)
12. K Gupta, K White, S Mehta, R Olabisi, “Inducing Mechanical Stresses in Electro-active PEGDA
Hydrogels to Influence the Fate of Encapsulated Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells,” The
Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Oct. 7-10, 2015. Tampa, FL
13. O Sanusi, K White, R Olabisi, “Incorporating nacre into poly(ethylene glycol diacrylate) hydrogels
to direct osteogenesis and mineralization in vitro,” The New York Stem Cell Foundation’s 10th
Annual Translational Stem Cell Research Conference, Oct 28 - 29, 2015, The Rockefeller
University, New York, NY
14. K White, C Franco, J West, R Olabisi, “Patterning Bone Formation Using Nacre Proteins
Patterned on Poly(ethylene glycol) Substrates,” Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting,
San Antonio TX (2014)

7. Additional Skills:
● Mammalian tissue cell culture
● ELISA and Multiplex assays
● Soft lithography
● Synthetic chemistry
● Machining and fabrication, G-code
● Design, construction, and modification of 3D bioprinters
● Hardware integration
● Solidworks, Fusion 360
● Python, MatLab