Crystal Canning, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

California, United States

San Jose, California, United States

San Jose, California, United States

Managed team supporting our compliance portfolio, which includes products and services for laboratories working under regulatory guidelines.

San Jose, California

• Managed team focused on commercial product launches, competitive intelligence, brand and content management, obsolescence and product maintenance across all lines of business• Part of team to build new compliance portfolio business unit focused on development and support of products and services for regulated laboratories

San Jose, California, United States

• Responsible for BioResearch product portfolio lifecycle and product launches

San Jose, California

SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER (Sep 2017 – Jan 2018)• Launched the SpectraMax® iD3 and iD5 Multi-mode Microplate Reader family featuring novel use of near-field communication (NFC) for a personalized reader experienceParticipated in several Danaher training courses focused on communication, management, and product developmentPRODUCT MANAGER (Jan 2016 – Sep 2017)• Managed GxP compliance software, plate washers and single mode microplate readers• Successfully launched SoftMax® Pro 7 Software (standard and GxP compliance versions) to achieve double digit growth in software• Brought a new product type to the reader portfolio from concept to launch: SpectraMax® QuickDrop™ Micro-Volume Spectrophotometer • Drove a VOC initiative across North America and Europe focusing on GMP/GLP customers, which resulted in several product roadmap additionsASSOCIATE PRODUCT MANAGER (Jan 2015 - Dec 2015)• Launched the SoftMax Pro Insider program to engage customers in the product development process including VOC and alpha and beta testing• Created customer facing collateral, sales tools, training programs, and how-to videos for four software launches in 2015• Supported the SoftMax Pro Data Acquisition and Analysis Software product line including SoftMax Pro GxP Compliance Software, which provides tools for FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliance

Sunnyvale, Ca

• Prioritized and managed relationships with key customers• Assisted customer with assay optimization, data analysis, and protocol formula writing• Generated instrument, software, and service contract sales leads• Assisted customers via phone, E-mail, WebEx, and site visits to quickly resolve issues with microplate readers and assay optimization, microplate washers, SoftMax Pro Data Acquisition and Analysis Software (standard and GxP compliance software)

San Francisco

• Screened internal compounds, relevant standard-of-care drugs, and selective pathway inhibitors against a lead histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor and for synergistic effects in solid tumor and lymphoma cell lines• Optimized high-throughput cell viability assay for use in compound combination screening

Davis, Ca

Mentor: Xinbin Chen, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Center for Comparative OncologyThe Chen lab studies the differential expression, regulation, and activities of the p53 family of tumor suppressors and their target genes in cancer.Dissertation Projects: • Designed inducible overexpression and shRNA knockdown constructs for generation of stable cell lines• Examined the relationship between estrogen receptor alpha and p53 at basal and DNA damage-induced conditions in breast cancer cells• Determined the novel finding that p53 is a transcriptional target of estrogen receptor alpha. • Designed and optimized project studying the regulation of p53 family member p63 under hypoxic conditions in tumor cell lines

Davis, Ca

UC Davis MCB120L, Biochemistry Laboratory (6 unit course) Winter 2010 Instructor of Record: Clark C. Lagarias, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology• Supervised and assisted 60 students with experiments and experimental concepts during 10 hours of biochemistry laboratory per week• Held office hours each week to assist students in preparation for writing laboratory reports or taking exams• Graded laboratory reports and exams

Novato, Ca

Supervisor: Christopher Benz, M.D., Director, Cancer and Developmental Therapeutics Program The Benz lab studies the variation in pathway activation of estrogen receptor and ErbB2/HER2 receptor tyrosine kinase with regard to patient age and subtype of breast cancer. • Generated lentiviral library of constructs containing miRNA sequences matching the ErbB2 3’UTR region• Analyzed microarray data to detect and validate miRNAs, and their target transcripts, altered by HDAC inhibition• Validated high-throughput screening of drug-like small molecules for inhibitors of ErbB2 transcription• Measured ErbB2 mRNA stability in response to HDAC inhibitor treatment and binding of transcript stabilizer HuR• Managed laboratory supply use, ordering, inventory, and equipment maintenance• Presented work at AACR conferences• Trained summer undergraduate researchers in cell culture and subcloning techniques, experimental design, troubleshooting, and presentation skills

Davis, Ca

Supervisor: John W.B. Hershey, Ph.D.• Created and cloned truncated mutants of eukaryotic initiation factor 3g (eIF3g) for substitution into eIF3g homologue knockout yeast

Novato, Ca

Supervisor: Christopher Benz, M.D., Director, Cancer and Developmental Therapeutics Program• Validated a whole cell high-throughput screening process in which an ErbB2 promoter-driven reporter was genomically integrated into the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line to detect lead oncogene-specific promoter-inhibiting compounds from >2000 compounds.

Davis, Ca

Supervisor: Michael G. Barbour, Ph.D.• Examined sediment core samples for charcoal densities and fossil material• Entered data in detailed spreadsheets for a study on the fire behavior history in Red Fir forests • Lab skills: microscopy (dissecting microscope), organic sample handling, insect and sediment classification, observational data entry

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Activities and Societies: Designated Emphasis in BiotechnologyDissertation Topics: Examine the relationship between estrogen receptor.

German Language

Bachelor Of Science, Biotechnology; Animal Biotechnology

Minor in Philosophy