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Weaponized Mental Illness, Stigma, and the Real-World Cost

A personal account of how stigmatizing labels can be used as a social weapon — and why accurate mental-health language matters in families, workplaces, and courts.
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Respect & dignity

🧾 What Bipolar Disorder Is (High Level) Not medical advice

Bipolar disorders involve distinct mood episodes (e.g., mania or hypomania), often with changes in sleep, energy, activity, judgment, and functioning. It’s common for people to misinterpret fast speech, high stress, ADHD traits, anxiety, or trauma responses as “mania,” but clinical diagnosis requires careful evaluation, context, duration, and functional impact.

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🧬 Tory Schaaf, Ph.D.

Clinical Research • Assay Development • Translational Science • Teaching
Chaska / Minneapolis, MN • Open to: R&D, cell-based assay + media development, clinical research leadership
Senior Development Scientist (Beckman Coulter Life Sciences)
Clinical Trials Leader (VA / UMN)
Patented Inventor (PhD thesis research)
Educator (Adjunct Instructor, Future Faculty Certificate)
Executive summary 💡
With 10+ years across academia, industry, and federal healthcare, I build rigorous assays and research programs that translate into real-world impact. I’ve led multi-site clinical trials, developed high-throughput FRET screening platforms for drug discovery, and partnered cross-functionally to troubleshoot and optimize complex systems. I’m especially strong at bridging disciplines—science ↔ engineering ↔ clinical—and making teams faster, clearer, and more compliant.

Experience

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🔬 Senior Development Scientist — Beckman Coulter Life Sciences
Jul 2022 – Nov 2025 • Chaska, MN • On-site
  • Designed and executed experiments to advance product-focused scientific research.
  • Partnered with engineering to troubleshoot and optimize complex systems.
  • Led multiple projects simultaneously with strong organization and problem-solving.
Experimental design Cross-functional Delivery
🏥 Clinical Research Director + Visiting Scholar — VA / University of Minnesota
Sep 2020 – Jul 2022 • Minneapolis, MN
  • Directed clinical trials (including AI software studies in neurosurgery); authored/co-authored publications.
  • Maintained IRB and compliance workflows; supported audits, training records, and budgets.
  • Contributed to IRBs, manuscripts, and grant proposals in neurotrauma and spinal cord injury research.
Clinical trials IRB / compliance Scientific writing
🧪 Photonic Pharma — Scientist / Consultant
2017 – 2020 • Minnesota
  • Scientist + consulting support for translational workflows; assay strategy and execution.
  • Grant writing + scientific documentation support.
Consulting Assay strategy Grants
🎓 NIH K12 / IRACDA Postdoc + Teaching — University of Minnesota
Feb 2017 – Aug 2020 • Minneapolis, MN
  • Published research; supported funding through grant writing and reviews.
  • Mentored students; prepared protocols/tutorials; presented at conferences.
Mentorship Grant support Research ops
🧬 Ph.D. Research + Patent (Thesis) — University of Minnesota
Aug 2012 – Jan 2017 • Minneapolis, MN
  • Developed high-throughput FRET screening approaches for discovery of small-molecule modulators (heart failure focus).
  • Produced peer-reviewed publications and patent outcomes (thesis research).
  • Parallel work with Fluorescence Innovations (engineering + discovery execution).
HTS FRET / FLT Drug discovery
🧪 Fluorescence Innovations — Engineer / Drug Discovery Scientist (parallel)
2012 – 2017 • Minneapolis, MN
  • Built and refined advanced assay systems supporting discovery workflows; precision measurement + translation focus.
  • Contributed to grant writing and technical documentation.
Engineering Assay systems Scientific writing

Education • Honors

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Cell-based assay development Cell culture media optimization Clinical research leadership Scientific program management Teaching / training
Education
🎓 University of Minnesota — Ph.D.
Biochemistry • Molecular Biology • Biophysics • 2012–2017
🎓 University of Minnesota — Dual B.S.
Neuroscience + Biochemistry • Minor: Psychology • 2007–2009 • Graduated 2009
🧪 University of Wisconsin–River Falls
Biology + Chemistry (pre-transfer) • 2004–2007
Leadership: Society for Undergraduate Research (President) • Undergrad.
Honors
  • 📜 Preparing Future Faculty Certificate (UMN) • 2017–2018
  • 🏅 NIH K12 / IRACDA (TREM) • Aug 2017
  • 🏅 Ross A. Gortner Award • May 2016
  • 🏅 NIH Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Grant • Jul 2014
  • 🏅 Charles Carr / William Peterson Award • May 2014
  • 🏅 Arnold H. Johnson Graduate Fellowship • May 2013
  • 🏅 3M Graduate Fellowship • Aug 2012
Top skills
Assay development & optimization Cell culture / transfection Clinical trial operations IRB / regulatory compliance Scientific writing Mentorship / teaching Project management Data interpretation

Publications & Patents

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📌 Patent
US20180238901A1
📝 Selected publications
Frontiers • Cells • Science Signaling • Sci Rep

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2004–2007
🎓 UW–River Falls — Biology + Chemistry
Pre-transfer • Leadership: Society for Undergraduate Research (President)
  • STEM foundation • research leadership
2007–2009
🎓 University of Minnesota — Dual B.S.
Neuroscience + Biochemistry • Minor: Psychology • Graduated 2009
  • Advanced coursework + research momentum
2010–2011
🫀 UMN Lillehei — Junior Scientist
Gene therapy • FACS / cell sorting • translational pipelines
  • Preclinical workflows + protocol development
2011–2013
🧫 R&D Systems — Research Associate
Cell culture • stable clones • flow cytometry
  • Expression screening + production teamwork
2012–2017
🧬 UMN — Ph.D. (Thesis + Patent)
Biochemistry • Molecular Biology • Biophysics • HTS • FRET/FLT
  • Drug discovery platform • publications • patent outcomes
2012–2017
🧪 Fluorescence Innovations — Engineering + Discovery (parallel)
Instrument/assay systems • grants • precision measurement
  • Engineer + drug discovery execution in parallel with PhD
2017–2020
🧪 Photonic Pharma — Scientist / Consultant
Assay strategy • translational support • grant writing
  • Research execution + consulting support
2017–2020
🎓 UMN — NIH K12 / IRACDA + Teaching
Mentorship • training • publications • research ops
  • Built teams + teaching pipelines
2020–2022
🏥 VA / UMN — Clinical Trials Leadership
IRB/compliance • study ops • manuscripts
  • Multi-site trials; budgets, audits, training
2022–2025
🔬 Beckman Coulter — Sr. Development Scientist
R&D execution • troubleshooting • delivery
  • Optimized complex systems with engineering
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