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Oakland, CA, US

San Carlos, California, US

• Responsible for developing new multi-color flow cytometry assays and control cell line products using Beckman Coulter CytoFLEX S and CytoFLEX LX instruments
• Responsible for creating new and optimizing existing Research Use Only (RUO) product configurations, manufacturing documents and external labels, and product manufacturing
• Coordinate with external collaborator sites and patients regarding logistics and shipping of clinical samples for pilot/feasibility studies
• Receiving whole blood samples - purifying mononuclear cells, cryopreservation, shipping, thawing, processing/testing of cells, plasma, and serum
• Enrichment and Enumeration protocols of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) on the Bio-Rad Celsee Genesis platform and optimization of imaging on the BioTek Lionheart LX (for Enumeration)
• Multi-color flow cytometry data analysis (Kaluza, WinList, GraphPad Prism, Excel)

San Carlos, California, US

• Install flow cytometers at CAP-accredited and CLIA laboratories and train operators on product usage
• Perform incoming QC inspections on instruments, reagents, and RMA (Returned Material Authorization) product
• Perform field service on customer instrumentation
• Perform preventive maintenance (PM), routine maintenance, and laser alignments on BD Accuri C6 and Sony EC800 Flow Cytometry Analyzers
• Develop documentation and training material for new assays and instrumentation
• Support Sales at trade shows and meetings

Stanford, CA, US

• Clinical data management: data entry onto case report forms, data clarifications and query resolution, serious adverse event initial and follow-up reports, maintaining current regulatory documentation, familiarity with.
• Writing progress reports to drug company sponsors
• Isolation and amplification of RNA from laser-capture microdissected (LCM) and formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissues of carcinomas for downstream molecular analysis
• 2+ years of mouse work: ear-tagging for identification, handling and restraint, intraperitoneal and subcutaneous injections of tumor cells for engraftment and of therapies for treatment, blood collection, surgeries for.
• Sample processing (ovarian ascites, leukemic bone marrow, blood) - purifying cells, cryopreservation, shipping.
• Mammalian cell culture, long-term stepwise drug selections to develop cellular models of drug resistance, MTT/SRB growth inhibitory assays, clonogenic assays, routine mycoplasma contamination testing

• Assisted in many efforts to open a bar/lounge in one of Silicon Valley’s downtown neighborhoods

• Designed framework in Adobe Flash using JavaScript for the delivery on a CD-ROM hybrid for both Mac and PC platforms of SAT and GMAT preparatory courses

Palo Alto, CA, US

Specialized Programs Of Study Under Sciences, Biotechnology, And Mathematics

Associate Of Arts (Aa), Music Technology

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Biology/Biological Sciences