Education

Duke University, Durham, NC           Biomedical Engineering (Major); Chemistry (Minor)

Class of 2012

Experience

Setton Lab, Duke University, Department of Biomedical Engineering           Pratt Engineering Undergraduate Fellow (2011-2012)           Undergraduate Research Assistant (2009-2010) Design of thermally-responsive drug delivery depots for sustained, local delivery of anti-inflammatory drugs to treat intervertebral disc pathologies Design of thermally-responsive drug delivery depots for sustained, local delivery of anti-inflammatory drugs to treat intra-articular fracture	Sept 2009 - Present
Fujita Lab, University of Colorado at Denver, Department of Dermatology           UCCC Student Cancer Research Fellow "Mechanisms of EGCG action on tumor growth in human metastatic melanoma"	June - July 2010
Kirby Lab, Duke University Medical Center           Howard Hughes Research Fellow "Role of endothelin-1 signaling in formation and maintenance of the branchial arch arteries in Danio rerio"	Jun - July 2009
Duke Office of Counsel           Web Design Assistant Finalized and launched live Office of Counsel site	Jan - May 2009

Leadership

Duke Start-Up Challenge, Organizing Committee           Co-President	Sept 2009 - Present
International Association           Vice President of Marketing & Communications           Webmaster	May 2009 - Present
Asian Students Association, LNY Organizing Committee           Publicity Chair	Oct 2008 - Feb 2011

Honors & Awards

Pratt Engineering Undergraduate Fellow Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network Student Entrepreneurship Leadership Award University of Colorado Cancer Center Student Cancer Research Fellow Duke Startup Challenge Semi-Finalist Howard Hughes Research Fellow Dean's List National Merit Scholarship Finalist Douglas County School District Board of Education Outstanding Achievement Douglas County High School Valedictorian

2011-2012 2011 2010 2010 2009 2008, 2011 2008 2007, 2008 2008

Publications

Papers Ellis LZ, Liu W, Luo Y, Okamoto M, Qu D, Dunn JH, and Fujita M. Green tea polyphenol epigallochatechin-3 gallate suppresses melanoma growth by inhibiting inflammasome and IL-1B secretion. Biochem Bioph Res Co. 2011;414(3):551-556. Posters Qu D, Sinclair SM, Nettles DL, Fruman BD, Chilkoti A, Guilak F, Olson SA, and Setton LA. Thermally-Responsive Depots for Local Delivery of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs to Treat Intra-Articular Fracture. Annual Conference of the North Carolina Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society, November 4 2011, Winston-Salem, NC. Qu D, Sinclair SM, Nettles DL, Chilkoti A, Olson SA, and Setton LA. Thermally-Responsive Depots for Local Delivery of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs to Treat IVD Pathologies. Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, October 12-15 2011, Hartford, CT. Sinclair SM, Qu D, Chen X, Toone E, Chilkoti A, and Setton LA. Synthesis of a Thermally Responsive Curcumin Conjugate for Treating Intervertebral Disc Pathologies. Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, October 6-9 2010, Austin, TX.