About Me

Welcome to my website! I'm Allen Fraiman, a Mechanical Engineering student at Boston University with a passion for robotics and automation. I use this website to share some of my experiences and projects that I am working on. Thanks for visiting!

Experience

Education

Publications

Skills

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Internship
Quality Control Automation
05/25 - 08/25
- Automate commercial assay testing through robotic integration using Cellario software.
- Implement robotic liquid handling and washing systems to minimize human error in assay testing.
ForecAST Diagnostics Research Assistant
Rapid Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing Startup Company
09/24 - Present
- Develop a commercial methodology for rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) via Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) for the purpose of treating time sensitive life-threatening infections.
- Manage laboratory inventory, ensuring all necessary equipment and materials are acquired.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Internship
Single-use Manufacturing Department
05/24 - 08/24
- Implemented process analytical technology (PAT) to automate downstream protein purification processes, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards.
- Developed a prototype for a single use manufacturing process, resulting in annual savings of approximately $8 million.
- Presented the project at a company-wide poster exposition and a departmental conference
Boston University Undergraduate Research
Albro Laboratory
01/24 - 05/24
- Explored the application of Raman spectroscopy in detecting early indicators of osteoarthritis through cartilage health analysis.
- Enhanced the MATLAB Raman processing code by integrating multivariate analysis techniques to include subchondral bone components.
Boston University Undergraduate Research
Ziegler Raman Spectroscopy Laboratory
01/23 - 05/23
- Conducted experiments to determine the feasibility of Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) for rapid antibiotic susceptibility on a team of 3 members.
- Handled bacteria and antibiotics leveraging various laboratory equipment including a centrifuge, infrared spectrometer, Raman spectrometer, automated pipette.
- Wrote MATLAB script templates enabling seamless transformation ofspectrometer data into professional graphs for presentations and publication purposes.