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Arlington, Virginia

Portsmouth, Va

• Presented university-level courses in Biology, Chemistry, and Anatomy/Physiology.• Collaborated with colleagues and departmental faculty heads in curriculum development.• Designed and conducted lectures on clinical design to nursing students.• Advised students in career development and advancement by mentoring.

Portsmouth, Va

• Oversaw operational and safety aspects of environmental testing laboratory. • Managed all quality control/assurance and safety data and documents. • Wrote updated version of laboratory quality control/assurance manual.• Increased laboratory efficiency by updating laboratory SOP protocols.• Conducted periodic inspections of the lab and laboratory equipment. • Managed all chemical and biological storage and waste disposal. • Managed and maintained inventory of laboratory notebooks. • Reviewed laboratory quality, productivity, cost, and reporting timelines data. • Oversaw assignment of inventory control of products and supplies. • Planned, assigned, and directed work of chemists in the laboratory.

Norfolk, Va

• Presented university-level courses in Biology, Chemistry, and Anatomy/Physiology.• Collaborated with colleagues and departmental faculty heads in curriculum development.• Designed and conducted lectures on clinical design to nursing students.• Planned and coordinated in university events that promoted science and biotechnology.• Advised students in career development and advancement by mentoring.

Norfolk, Va

• Employed various biophysical techniques to characterize a fertilization-dependent cell surface protein. • Developed improved protein purification procedure utilizing column chromatography. The new protocols provided double the yield while reducing purification time by half.• Designed small molecular inhibitors of cell surface protein using techniques, such as, computer-aided 3D-modeling.• Studied the effect of iron nano-particles on lung cancer cell lines. • Served as senior laboratory manager.

Charlottesville, Virginia

• Employed various molecular biology techniques to identify and characterize a novel biomarker involved in mitotic checkpoint signaling and cancer.• Represented the University of Virginia and made presentations at numerous scientific meetings. • Recruited for the Summer Research Internship Program at national meetings; also served on the application committee.• Wrote and critically reviewed NIH-funded grants and proposals.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biochemistry And Molecular Genetics

Dissertation Title: Analysis of Mad3 Phosphorylation in Spindle Checkpoint Signaling

Master Of Science (M.S.), Biological And Physical Sciences

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemistry