Ashley Mar Email & Phone Number

Oakland, California, US

San Francisco, CA, US

- Perform testing, maintenance, and QC for all shifts and core lab benches, primarily AM shift- Competent in chemistry, blood bank, hematology, urinalysis, coagulation, serology, limited micro- Troubleshoot analyzer issues independently and call support to fix them when necessary- Investigate and document unusual events, including any steps completed in.

San Francisco, CA, US

- Coursework through San Jose State University CLS Program- Performed a wide variety of manual and automated laboratory procedures across 8 core departments- Practiced skills in a range of care settings (130-400 beds, level 2 trauma center, reference lab, micro)- Learned to prevent key failures, troubleshoot sudden issues, and communicate concerns.

- Coordinated surgery bookings in consideration of multiple hospital resources such as OR time and specialized anesthesia, in addition to clinic schedule and patient availability- Obtained and distributed requisitions for diagnostic and screening procedures, handling insurance pre-authorizations when appropriate- Acquired patient images and utilized a.

- Processed frozen sections of carcinomas according to protocol with attention to quality and speed- Sanitized work areas and tools daily, disposing of wastes according to established guidelines- Managed daily CLIA compliance records, QC logs, and biweekly lab inventory- Responded to patient requests and provided confirmation or follow up in a timely.

- Programmed Tecans to run customized preparation and assay protocols- Developed and experimentally verified assays using my library of ~100 articles as a reference- Analyzed and presented data on my experiments for staff meetings and online publication- Processed and cataloged customer samples in our database of over 150 customers- Personalized tactful.

- Translated articles regarding recovery of the disaster-stricken Tohoku from Japanese to English- Edited passages for optimal balance between accuracy and comprehensibility

- Assisted program growth from 65 to 83 students (over 20 low income) in 3 years- Handled scheduling and logistics for classes and symposia (over 50 presentations) for high school summer program- Maintained communications with students, parents, mentors, and other parties- Aided lesson preparation, lecturing, and constructive critiquing of research writing.

- Studied the role of SSH1 in apico-basolateral polarization during MDCK epithelial cystogenesis- Constructed, replicated by transformation, and purified YFP-SSH1 and SSH1 shRNA plasmids- Assessed knockdown efficiency of shRNA via Western blots - Passed cells and induced cyst formation in 3D matrigel culture- Visualized cyst morphology via fluorescence.

- Led weekly theme-based discussions for advanced English learners- Reported the events of each session and strategies for future classes in detail

- Characterized egg membrane proteins involved in S. purpuratus fertilization- Optimized a preparation to isolate plasma membrane vitelline layers (PMVLs) from eggs- Analyzed PMVLs for presence of key products (SRC family kinases) and general protein content

- Screened a selection of C. elegans genes for temporal regulators of multipotency- Performed RNAi on developing embryos which over-expressed end-3 via heat shock promoter- Examined mutant progeny for extra GFP-tagged gut cell proliferation

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Ccs Biology, Minors: Education In Math And Science; Japanese

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