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Somerville, Ma, Us

Emeryville, California, United States

Responsible for coordinating demand, documenting throughput, and creating the schedule for the High Throughput Screening, Fermentation, and Analytical Chemistry teams in the Screening Operations department.

Emeryville, California

San Jose, Ca

As a Research Associate at Genista Biosciences, I prepare and analyze various samples for bacterial and pathogenic contaminants via plating methods (i.e. petrifilm and petri dish), conduct DNA anlysis through real-time PCR, and perform physical tests like determining the amount of moisture or the percentage of fat in a product.

State College, Pennsylvania

Performed independent experiment studying nest defense behavior in an ant colony; this experiment examined how the introduction of a fungal pathogen to the colony affected the defense behavior.Other responsibilities included husbandry of ant colonies such as feeding, constructing cages, monitoring humidity and temperature of the ant room, isolating specimens, overseeing data collection, and analyzing data

I was responsible for opening and closing the store, receiving shipments, baking bread and cookies, counting inventory, making sandwiches, managing employees, and handling customer concerns. I had access to the safe and had to count the money at the end of the night when closing and in the morning when opening.

I worked in the footwear department assisting customers, stocking shelves, cleaning and organizing the shelves, and could work the cash register when requested to do so.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biology, General

Diploma

Activities and Societies: 2 year member of the LS Wrestling team, 4 year member of the LS Football team, Steering Committee, assistant.