# Veronika Pister

> PhD Candidate in Biological Engineering at MIT

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/veronikapister

I recently graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a degree in Bioengineering: Bioinformatics magna cum laude. I am now pursuing my PhD at MIT in Bioengineering (Course 20) to further research how the intersection of computer science tool discovery and biology can create new healthcare solutions. Specifically, I am interested in spatial omics and the tumor microenvironment.

## Work Experience
### Undergraduate Researcher @ University of California, San Diego - School of Medicine
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021

### Software Engineer @ Tempo Automation
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Operations Assistant @ BPS Bioscience Inc.
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Greater San Diego Area
Responsible for aliquoting product, maintaining product database, and general shipping & operations of proteins.

### Research Assistant @ University of California, Berkeley
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Berkeley
Lactate Sweat Sensor: optimized components of a flexible lactate biosensor, specifically the lactate oxidase immobilization layer [PUBLISHED]

Tattoo Battery: developed UV treatment printing strategies to allow for a wearable adhesive battery substrate  

Flexible Battery: conducted and analyzed FTIR analysis on composite electrodes to ascertain their bond chemistry in preparation for a publication [PUBLISHED]

Dry Electrode: developed a convex dry electrode to be used in a high density EMG array


## Education
### Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Biological Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Bioengineering: Bioinformatics
UC San Diego


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/veronika-pister

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Last updated: 2026-03-31