Elise Carlsten
Industry Experience
Due Diligence & Portfolio Company Analyst
Fall 2024 - Present
Wolfpack Investor Network
Office of Research and Commercialization
NC State University
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Evaluate and screen high-potential NC State-associated startups to evaluate prospective investment opportunities for partnered investors
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Develop in-depth due diligence reports through financial, market, and competitive analyses and in-person client screenings
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Support WIN directors, members, and partners by identifying viable candidates for funding
Product Management Solutions Intern
May 2024 - August 2024
Veradigm
Raleigh, NC
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Led an in-depth secondary market research effort to inform the Digital Health Media marketing team to identify name-brand pharmaceuticals relating to four specific therapeutic areas
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Incorporated electronic health record data into marketing recommendations to leverage competitive advantage and seek product opportunity niches
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Assisted the Real-World Data and Registries teams with market research findings relating to social determinants of health and current pharmaceutical initiatives
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Participated in the Shark Tank project to innovate ideas to integrate complementary and alternative medicine into the Veradigm EHR Network software
Research Experience
Cell Culture Specialist
July 2020 - May 2024
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research Contractor, Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Inhalation Toxicology Facilities Branch
Research Triangle Park, NC
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Maintain organotypic in vitro epithelial lung cell lines and conduct toxicity screening of aerosols and volatile organic compounds via a novel air-liquid interface cell culture exposure system​
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Proficient Lab Manager: supervise training of new hires, organize laboratory inventories, provide engineering support, curate and analyze data, perform toxicity assays, develop and optimize SOPs, experienced practice in aseptic technique
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Skills: attention to detail, interpersonal communication, organization, responsibility, team leader, collaborative worker, ambiguity management, independent thinker
Research Assistant
Aug. 2019 - March 2020
Zebrafish Core
Department of Toxicology
NC State University
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Utilized CRISPR-Cas9 to promote amyotrophic lateral sclerosis symptoms in a zebrafish model and induce behavior through environmental changes
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Technical experience: generation of CRISPR-Cas9 product for specific DNA-base modification, fish embryo injection at one-cell stage, tailfin-clipping, DNA genotyping, PCR, zebrafish core maintenance
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Skills: time management, teamwork, completion of independent projects, data analysis, laboratory notebook management
Community Outreach
& Engagement
Professional
June 2019 - March 2020
Center for Human Health and the Environment
Department of Toxicology
NC State University
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​Effectively and mindfully communicated Dept. of Toxicology PFAS/Gen-X research to NC communities as science liaison
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Performed a widespread environmental health literacy survey to assess current citizen awareness, led community-based informational sessions, and created an environmental health literacy literature review.
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Skills: health psychology, records management, real-world exposure to scientific communication, population data collection, interpersonal communication, strong leadership, teamwork, collaboration, empathy
Publications
June 28, 2022
Benchmark dose modeling approaches for volatile organic chemicals using a novel air-liquid interface in vitro exposure system.
Speen AM., Murray, J., Krantz, QT., Davies, D., Evansky, P., Harrill, J., Everett, LJ., Bundy, J., Dailey, LA., Hill, J., Zander, W., Carlsten, E., Monsees, M., Zavala, J., Higuchi, M. Benchmark dose modeling approaches for volatile organic chemicals using a novel air-liquid interface in vitro exposure system. (2022) Toxicological Science.
February 25, 2022
Environmental Health Literacy as Knowing, Feeling, and
Believing: Analyzing Linkages between Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status and Willingness to Engage in Protective Behaviors against Health Threats.
Binder AR, May K, Murphy J, Gross A, Carlsten E. Environmental Health Literacy as Knowing, Feeling, and Believing: Analyzing Linkages between Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status and Willingness to Engage in Protective Behaviors against Health Threats. (2022) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.