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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

-Provide GMP stewardship of the analytical control strategies for insulin, insulin analog, and peptide drug substances.-SME for MS with an emphasis on increasing the use and impact of mass spectrometry in the QC environment. This includes much experience with characterization, method development, and validation.-Contribute to submission and regulatory.

Indianapolis, Indiana

University Park

• Developed methods for the identification and localization of exogenous compounds, including cellular dyes, nanoparticles, and pharmaceutical compounds, within mammalian cells using ToF-SIMS.
• Chemically mapped lipid species in tissue sections with ToF-SIMS.
• Maintained and operated secondary ion mass spectrometry instrumentation.
• Gained a thorough knowledge of ToF-SIMS, confocal and fluorescence microscopy, sample preparation techniques, and cell culture protocols.
• Collaborated with pharmaceutical and commercial companies for exogenous compound identification within mammalian cells.
• Authored 4 peer-reviewed manuscripts and 1 SOP for the preparation of mammalian cells for ToF-SIMS investigation, published in “Methods in Molecular Biology.”

Mülheim An Der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

• The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for individually designed study/research projects. A candidate will submit a Statement of Grant Purpose defining activities to take place during one academic year in a.
• Worked in a team of graduate students, postdocs, and technicians.
• Developed methods for the use of supercritical fluid extraction to remove specific heterogeneous compound classes from heavy crude oils.
• Conducted FT ICR-MS evaluation of heavy crude oil samples using ESI to determine compound classes present.
• Communicated results at the Deutsche Gemeinschaft für Massen Spektrometrie Meeting.

Gaithersburg, MD

• The Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP) is designed to provide students enrolled in a wide variety of education institutions, from high school to graduate level, with opportunities to work in agencies to.
• Co-wrote SOP for the development of trace explosive standard testing materials for Ion Mobility Spectrometry calibration using piezoelectric crystal ink-jet printing.
• Field tested standards for explosives detection using Ion Mobility Spectrometry.
• Worked as part of a team of research scientists from fields such as forensic toxicology, physics, engineering, chemistry, among many others.

Huntingdon, PA

Bachelor's Thesis work was completed during this time at Juniata College. - GC/GC analysis - Contributed to the development of methods for determining the organochlorine pesticides in biodiesel fuel

Huntingdon, PA

- Worked on the development of a program to determine Van der Waals interactions between gas molecules

Gaithersburg, MD

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate sponsors a 10-week summer internship program for students majoring in homeland security related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (HS-STEM) Disciplines. The program provides students with quality research experiences at federal research facilities located.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Graduate Women in Science (President), Eberly College of Science Outreach Council, Department of Chemistry.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemistry, Graduated Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Gamma Sigma Epsilon Chemistry Honors Society, Chemistry Club, Colleges Against Cancer, Physical Chemistry lab.