Anna Hendricks Email & Phone Number

Northfield, Il

-->Support in optimization and industrial scale implementation of chemical processes in area of: -oleochemichals, i.e. methyl esters, fatty acids, triglycerides -phosphate esters-alkoxylates-->Plant support, Process troubleshooting and raw material qualification

Greater Chicago Area

--Performed teaching assistant duties for following courses: Organic Chemistry I (CHEM 232), Organic Chemistry Laboratory (CHEM233) and Advanced Synthetic Laboratory (CHEM333) --Supervised and instructed students in proper laboratory techniques such distillation, column chromatorgraphy, GC, TLC, recrystallization, organic synthesis

Chicago, Il

--Adapted and scaled-up chemical synthesis procedures found in chemical literature (Sci Finder and Reaxys) to produce desired chemicals for laboratory studies. --Performed research experiments to optimize transition metal catalyzed reactions such copper catalyzed coupling of alkenyl boronic acids with oximes --Investigated [3,3] sigmatropic rearrangements of enoxyphthalamides as a method of obtaining alpha hydroxy ketones --Presented experimental data using ChemDraw and PowerPoint during weekly research

--Utilized TECAN high throughput screening equipment to research the development of highly sensitive immunoassays for detection of biomarkers such as PSA, cardiac Troponin and Rheumatoid Arthritis markers--Analyzed and presented data from immunoassay experiments --Performed following procedures according to protocol: antibody microarray printing, antibody biotinylation, gold nanoparticle probe preparation

--Organized Bacterial Artificial Chromosome (BAC) libraries--Prepared E. coli cultures and isolated BAC DNA from them for Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization studies --Performed general laboratory maintenance and troubleshooting

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biochemistry

Master Of Science (M.S.), Organic Chemistry