Benjamin Packer Email & Phone Number

Wilmington, MA, US

Bethesda, MD, US

Working under Dr. Vijay Singh to develop and study different countermeasures for acute radiation syndrome (ARS).

Working under the supervision of Dr. Veronica Ryan studying the role of mRNA trafficking, transport, and local translation in iPSC- derived neuron models of ALS and FTDs

Amherst, Massachusetts, US

Teaching Assistant of Physical Chemistry for Biochemistry Majors. Hosted weekly office hours to assist students, proctored exams, and hosted quarterly exam reviews in to aid student preparation for exams

Amherst, Massachusetts, US

Worked at the Learning Resource Center on campus, tutoring students in: Introductory Biology I & II, Introductory Biochemistry, Behavioral Neuroscience, and Calculus I. Typically helped students review material from lecture, reteach material in a different fashion, helped with homework problems, taught helpful studying techniques and methods to solve.

Amherst, Massachusetts, US

Worked at the Office of Undergraduate Research (OURS). Helped students search for opportunities and apply to laboratories on campus. Participated on weekly meetings to discuss special cases and gather information regarding positions on campus. Navigated databases to explore options available to students and edited databases depending on laboratory.

Amherst, Massachusetts, US

Undergraduate Research Assistant for the Dr. Moorman and Dr. Vazey laboratory, working on an independent project using RNAscope to examine effects of chronic alcohol consumption and extreme prolonged stress on the locus coeruleus. After a certain period of time mouse brains will be dissected and then RNAScope will be used to analyze RNA biomarkers.

Amherst, Massachusetts, US

Teaching Assistant for Biochemistry 376: Introductory Biochemistry Laboratory. Helped instructional staff with preparing for class sections and aided students during experiments (such as with Bradford/Kinetic Assays and Western blots), data analysis, and written laboratory assignments

Boston, MA, US

Responsibilities for projects included:Organizing patient data in a survey software RedCAPReviewing relevant literature with supervisorMeeting with supervisor and other team members to discuss project details and ideasExtracting patient data from electronic health records (specifically EPIC), such as medication lists, time of code, ethnicity and other.

At the office of Dr. John J Sullivan (who retired in Spring 2021 and now is under ownership of Dr. Mohammed Jaleel), I was in charge of certain administrative duties. The responsibilities consisted of managing the phones, maintaining patient scheduling, completing referrals, and organizing patient charts and current medication lists. As well, I was tasked.