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Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Waltham, MA

Burlington, MA

Burlington, MA

Belmont, MA

• Lead investigator responsible for study design, implementation and reporting on a project examining the role of ERK in regulating mood in laboratory rats. Executed in vivo techniques such as stereotaxic surgery.
• Project lead on a study investigating molecular regulation of ERK in transgenic mouse lines, which includes ex vivo techniques such as protein immunoblotting and immunohistochemistry with confocal microscopy.
• Collaborator with the Developmental Neuropharmacology Lab to set up intravenous drug self-administration in male and female rats in Dr. Chartoff’s lab.
• Review research literature to set up and troubleshoot new procedures and techniques in the lab.
• Responsible for statistical analysis of all data collected and preparation of manuscripts.
• Presented findings at local and national scientific conferences.

Chapel Hill, NC

• Administered test compounds via ICV infusion to study the role of neuropeptide Y on binge-like alcohol drinking.
• Validated a commonly used animal model of binge-like alcohol drinking, which is dependent on the light/dark cycle, by administering feeding compounds and altering food availability without affecting alcohol consumption.
• Used SPSS and GraphPad software to analyze and graph data.
• Trained graduate students and research technicians in the lab.
• Presented findings at scientific meetings and prepared manuscripts for publication.

Boston, MA

• Developed and validated a novel object recognition task to study how stress affects learning and memory in mice.
• Weaned animals in the vivarium and performed DNA extractions and PCR for mouse genotyping.

Boston, MA

• Worked as an assistant in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
• Set up cultures on proper media.
• Contact nurses regarding patient testing.
• Unpack new media and perform quality control testing.

Boston, MA

• Worked in the Clinical Research Center
• Prescreened and scheduled patients for research studies.
• Recorded vital signs of research subjects.
• Assisted with patient visits.
• Organized paperwork for study records.
• Translated consent forms into layman’s terms.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Behavioral Neuroscience

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Behavioral Neuroscience