Daniel Shaffer Email & Phone Number

Bar Harbor, Maine, Usa

Bar Harbor, Maine

Portland, Maine Area

Portland, Maine Area

Formerly manager of a technology development team focused on amplification systems that rival (and often exceed) PCR performance characteristics. Applications include the development of Point-of-Need detection systems including GMO's and pathogens.-Over thirty years of laboratory experience including:• Staff Scientist at Myriad Genetics, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, and co-discoverer of the human breast and ovarian cancer gene (BRCA1).• Research Associate at the University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, and Microbiology.• Lab Manager developing and applying new methods to determine the gene expression patterns associated with the onset of diseases such as Systemic Lupus Erythematosis (SLE – Lupus) and tumor rejection at the Jackson Laboratory (JAX).• Senior Research Assistant developing methods to study mutations and tumorigenesis with Charles Sidman, Ph.D., at JAX.• Research Assistant working on gene regulatory elements at both JAX and the Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA while working for Dr. Allan M. Maxam. Dr. Maxam was the developer of the Maxam and Gilbert DNA Sequencing methodology culminating in the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1980.Expertise in most molecular biology methods. Internationally recognized expert in quantitative PCR methods and applications. Over 500 technical presentations conducted worldwide. Multiple current patent applications with three granted applications related to a new class of gene expression and copy number variation/quantification algorithms and amplification chemistry.Advanced martial artist (third degree black belt) specializing in Taekwondo having over twenty-five years of martial arts training. Former owner and chief instructor of two American Taekwondo Association (ATA) sanctioned schools instructing adults and children in the way of life skills.