Education
- Ph.D. Purdue University, 2026.
- MD B.S. University of Maryland, May 2022
Awards & Grants
- Center for Bioanalytic Metrology (CBM) Best Poster Award – Purdue University (2025)
- Recognized for presenting innovative research on diffusion imaging and molecular mobility analysis using advanced SIM-FRAP methodologies
- Women in Science Program (WISP) Travel Grant – Purdue University (2024)
- Awarded funding to present research at Gordon research conference (GRC) for chemical imaging, supporting professional development for women in science.
- CVM Honor Award – U.S Food and Drug Administration (2021)
- Recognized for proactively leading administrative operations, developing telework plans during the COVID-19 pandemic, and ensuring CVM’s facilities were safe for returning employees.
Publications and Patents
1. Harmon, D.M.; Cao, Z.; Sherman, A.M.; Takanti, N.; Murati, K.; Wimsatt, M.M.; Cousineau, M.L.; Hwang, Y.; Taylor, L.S.; Simpson, G. J. Diffusion Mapping with Diffractive Optical Elements for Periodically Patterned Photobleaching. Anal. Chem. 2024.
2. Harmon, D.M.†; Wimsatt, M.M.†; Cousineau, M.L.; Gietl, C.M.; Taylor, L.S.; Simpson, G. J. Pixel-Wise Diffusion Imaging by Structured Illumination Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching (SIM-FRAP). Anal. Chem. 2026, 98, 8, 5891–5902.
3. Cousineau, M.L. †; Wimsatt, M.M.†; Simpson, G. J; Taylor, L.S.; Analyzing spatial variations in molecular mobility in hydrated amorphous drug-polymer blends using Fourier transform fluorescence recovery after photobleaching and image segmentation. J. Phys. Chem. B 2 July 2026; 130 (26): 6694–6704.
4. Wimsatt, M. M.; Harmon, D.M.; Simpson, G.J.; Pixel-wise diffusion imaging by structured illumination microscopy fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (SIM-FRAP). U.S. patent application pending. Filed February 2026. Application No. 63/976,785