Brian Ament
Alumni (MIDS 2021)
Focus
I am interested in data analysis, machine learning, and data visualization.
Specialization
Data Science
Biography
I have been working in the field of respiratory drug delivery since 1999 and have developed inhalers and related processes for Aradigm, Nektar, and Novartis. I am interested in improving devices through innovation and patient feedback.
- Experienced in aerosol science and respiratory drug delivery
- Presented patient inhalation data at Respiratory Drug Delivery conference
- Invented improved dose verification technique for commercial inhaler
- Co-invented single-use disposable drug delivery device
- Developed mathematical resistance model to improve patient inhalation
- Co-authored journal articles covering a wide variety of fields within drug delivery
Core Competencies
- Medical device innovation and development
- Patient-device interaction
- Computer programming – MATLAB, LabView, Python
- Statistics and multivariate data analysis
- Scientific writing – methods, protocols, reports
- Imaging techniques – x-ray, infrared, high-speed