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Cambridge, MA, US

• Designed, conducted, and analyzed a diverse array of in vitro experiments to assess cell activation, phenotype, proliferation, stability, antigen specificity, and cytokine secretion.
• Designed, conducted, and analyzed novel in vivo experiments to assess route of administration, biodistribution, toxicity, dosing, and cellular function
• Interpreted data, drew appropriate conclusions from experimental work, and clearly presented findings in various meetings.
• Collaborated with various teams to support multidisciplinary studies.

• Collaborated with several clients to implement and manage data between various enterprise resource planning systems.
• Worked to continually update and troubleshoot application programming interfaces between applications.
• Trained new team members and worked to create new SOPs.
• Researched and prepared presentations on new application options to clients based on their needs.

Greater Memphis Area

• Worked on various projects to characterize the role of MCL1 in mitochondrial dynamics and in multiple cell and tissue types including oncogenic B-ALL cell lineages.
• Developed new laboratory techniques for analysis including fluorogenic activity assays, live microscopy imaging, and panels for flow analysis and FACs separation.
• Worked to maintain the laboratory, training new researchers, and managing laboratory operations.
• Kept accurate records of experiments and presented findings to a variety of audiences.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Worked extensively optimizing sample preparation steps for the FilmArray.
• Designed and conducted experiments. Worked with many different sample types, such as whole blood, blood culture, nasal swabs, stool samples, sputum samples, and soil samples. Worked extensively with active and.
• Presented to large groups of scientists and management, expressing ideas and experimental results to co-workers and supervisors.

Brigham Young University

• Performed mouse dissections and processed tissue to obtain native bacteria and epithelial cells.
• Analyzed chemokine production from intestinal epithelial cells by flow cytometry and western blot.
• Developed a novel chemokine binding assay to detect chemokine bound to various bacterial types.
• Utilized novel chemokine binding assay on native intestinal flora to assess antimicrobial properties of chemokine.
• Performed PCR reactions, bacterial transformations, LPS gels, pull down assays, and biotinylation assays to create, screen, and characterize chemokine susceptible bacteria.
• Prepared media, buffers, and other reagents as needed. Assisted with training of other lab members in molecular biology and microbiology techniques and procedures.

Master’S Degree, Immunology And Microbial Disease

Characterized the regional differences in the inflammatory response in the large intestine. Utilized various laboratory techniques for.

Microbiology, Microbiology, Immunology