David Terry Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

Provide application and technical support to customers for Hamilton products. Act as a technical liaison between customers and Hamilton Sales team to meet and maintain customer needs. Operate within a designated territory and provide onsite and remote customer support. Develop advanced application protocols and provide support for complex instrumentation. Provide technical support and training for Hamilton Sales and Applications team.

Houston, Texas

Develop liquid handling processes on Biomek and Tecan instruments.Quality control for volume accuracy/precision and other performance measures. (QC)Write scripts for process control and sample tracking through intuitive user interfaces. (QA)General maintenance/repair of laboratory equipment.Collaborate with team members for optimizations and technical developments.

Houston, Texas

Assemble PCR plates for all y-SNP and medical SNP sequencing including the management of thousands of primers. Utilize TecanEvo machinery to prepare large assays of DNA, primers, and enzyme-containing master mix for thermocyclers. Other tasks include quality control via nanodrop analysis, manual and automated extractions, and post-PCR cleanup using Beckman machines.

422 Raymond Stotzer Pkwy College Station, Tx 77845

Measured average mitochondrial density in calcium ion mutant mice.Measured average mitochondrial distance from the nucleus.Organized data and constructed graphical representations of data.Utilized a microscope to identify zebrafish embryo hearts.Measured pericardial area of zebrafish embryos exposed to methylmercury.Measured ventricle thickness of zebrafish embryos exposed to methylmercury.

A team of student's worked together on a project involving calcium ion mutant mice. We looked at Purkinje cells in the cerebellum of compound heterozygous tottering/leaner mice (tg/la). Using a microscope and a camera and NIS-Elements D software we traced and measured the somatic area and dendritic length of the prepared slides. We also measured mitochondrial density in these cells. We managed to step up and finish the project and prepare the poster for the presentation after our team leader left us.

Houston Amigos Chapter/ Amigos Headquarters

After my experience in Paraguay, I decided to train the volunteers for the next summer's trip. A group of returning volunteers met almost every Sunday before training for a year to organize the lessons that would prepare the volunteers to make the best of their upcoming volunteer experience. We organized activities to introduce common problems and situations in community and how best to handle them. We shared our own experiences and encouraged the volunteers to put their best foot forward. Each veteran trainer led about 6 or 7 volunteers when we would split into groups for small group discussion, competitions, and various other activities. It was great to lead the next team of enthusiastic volunteers into their successful in country experiences and I'm glad I could do my best to prepare them as best I could.

San Pedro, Paraguay

Trained for a year prior to the trip to prepare for the culture shock of a different society and to orient my leadership skills and goals. During the six weeks in community we worked alongside community members, especially the youth, in promoting community development. Along with my 2 American partners we constructed 6 ovens for families, a garden at the school, and taught classes twice a week for the little kids of the community. This was a great experience and opened my eyes and my heart to a new world. I came away from the experience more independent, more optimistic, and more appreciative.

Bachelor'S Degree, Biology

Education record

Activities and Societies: Basketball, Spartans Out Serving (SOS), National Honor Society (NHS), National Spanish Honor Society (NSHS).