Meet StageBio’s featured team member, Dr Timothy Cooper, in December’s spotlight and his recent accomplishments in medical device work.
How long have you worked with StageBio?
I have been with StageBio for about 2 years as a Senior Pathologist, Medical Device. Previously, I spent about 10 years in academia. This includes a bit of everything, including medical devices, mostly ventricular assist devices and extracorporeal life support, then about 6 years as a government contractor focused on high consequence viruses.
What are your primary interests within the Pathology space?
Medical devices, particularly cardiovascular. Having said that, there is very little in pathology that I don’t find interesting.
What are your most recent work accomplishments?
I have read a number of studies, travelled for necropsies, and most recently attended the TCT Conference (Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics) in October.
What do you like about the StageBio culture?
It is very can-do. Clients will come to us with unusual models/devices or requests for analysis, and we do our best to work with them to get the answers they are after, including often small pilots for feasibility. The ability to do plastic sections or oversized paraffin cassettes offers our clients a lot of flexibility.
Did you attend TCT, and if so what were your key takeaways? How might this impact and or align with your upcoming work?
It was very informative as to where things are and where they are moving in the clinical setting. Basically, anything someone can imagine doing with a catheter in the CV system is being done. It was also informative to understand the challenges these devices face once they make it to the patient settings, as anatomy, physiology, and health status/co-morbidities differ from pre-clinical models.
Anything else you would like to share about your position?
Every day is something new and different, which is what makes it interesting.
Thanks Timothy, for all you do for StageBio and our clients!