Denise Sullivan

Denise Sullivan has been working in the field of cell biology since 2009. Denise began their career as an Undergraduate Research Assistant in the Lab of Dr. James O. Blanchette at the University of South Carolina, where they designed a cellular encapsulation technique for delivery of insulin-producing cells for development Type I diabetes therapies. In 2011, they became a Graduate Research Assistant in the Engineering Stem Cell Technologies Lab of Dr. Todd McDevitt at the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, where they managed and defended their master thesis focused on the use of synthetic and naturally-derived materials for stem cell differentiation.

In 2015, Denise joined Coyne Scientific as a Research Scientist and Laboratory Operations Manager. In this role, they coordinated all laboratory operations, including the testing of multiple pharmaceutical compounds in over 15 genetically diverse iPSC lines, and ensured the successful completion of milestones through communication with the R&D and automation teams, as well with executive management through weekly meetings.

In 2018, Denise joined Axion BioSystems as an Application Scientist II, and later as Manager of Cell Biology. In their role as Manager of Cell Biology, Denise researches, develops, and implements advanced electrophysiological and impedance-based assays applications for the Maestro multiwell microelectrode array platform. Denise also manages and provides guidance on project development performed by Application Scientists. In their role as Scientific Support Manager, Denise answers customers' scientific and technical questions and trouble-shoots customer's problems for all Axion MEA and impedance systems and applications. Denise also interfaces and provides feedback to internal groups such as applications, software, sales, and hardware team to ensure timely response to customer support questions and development of high quality products. Additionally, Denise writes, edits, and improves Axion product manuals, technical guides, and new marketing materials, and collates and presents customer feedback to improve or inform marketing and/or promotion materials.

Denise Sullivan attended the University of South Carolina from 2007 to 2011, earning a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering. Denise then attended both the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University from 2011 to 2015, earning a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering from both institutions.