Poplar Yang is a design engineer with 10 years of multidisciplinary experience bridging bioengineering research, medical device development, and healthcare strategy. She holds an MS in Bioengineering Innovation and Design from Johns Hopkins and has driven product development from early clinical need-finding to FDA pre-submission, including a patient-centered device for fecal incontinence. Poplar co-founded an AI-driven laparoscopic training platform deployed across Kenyan hospitals and led stakeholder engagement, usability studies, and grant pursuit. Her background spans hands-on prototyping, microfluidic cell-imaging research, and bioprocess component design, with practical exposure to clinical rotations and regulatory documentation. Based in Southern California, she combines academic rigor with global implementation experience and a surprising side skillset in PHP programming. Colleagues rely on her ability to translate clinical insights into manufacturable, regulatory-aware medical solutions.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Johns Hopkins University
High School Diploma & International Baccalaureate Diploma, High School Diploma & International Baccalaureate Diploma at Annie Wright Schools
Bachelor's degree Bioengineering, Bachelor's degree Bioengineering at Lehigh University
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