Glennon Bythrow, Phd Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

Brooklyn, Ny

- Instructed six sections of Microbiology Laboratory 3004 emphasizing independent thought, problem-solving, and the scientific method to students seeking careers in medicine and scientific research. - Responsible for lesson and recitation planning, training of microbiology and molecular biology techniques, examination preparation and evaluation, and one-on-one instruction at weekly office hours.

Luis Quadri Laboratory

- Conducted the biochemistry and microbiology portions of a 3-lab collaboration under an NIH-R01 project to develop and characterize M. tuberculosis drug candidates that resulted in a first author paper and patent application- Presented progress reports at weekly group meetings and monthly collaboration meetings-Managed up to three unrelated projects at a time while training and mentoring novice lab members - Developed lab-safety handbook and SOPs for work with BSL-2+ mycobacterial pathogens-Held the C-14 Certificate of Fitness for lab’s storage of hazardous materials- Maintained vital lab equipment such as pipettes, incubators, and biological safety cabinets- Managed laboratory operations including: maintenance of databases (i.e. strains, chemicals, supplies), lab technician oversight, lab compliance with safety standards, and instrument calibrations & repairs- Microbiology expertise: Culturing, media preparation, sterile technique, sterilization, enumeration, microscopy, staining, genetic manipulations (homologous recombination, transposon mutagenesis), CLSI antimicrobial susceptibility testing- Molecular Biology expertise: Several cloning techniques, PCR, gel electrophoresis, Sanger sequencing, construct design, Southern blotting, single & multichannel pipetting, nucleic acid isolations- Biochemistry expertise: Protein purification (ÄKTA purifier), protein expression & solubility improvements, enzymatic assay design/optimization, enzyme kinetics, ELISA, in vitro translation, SDS-PAGE, Radio-Thin Layer chromatography- Software proficiency: Microsoft suite, GraphPad PRISM, DNAstar Lasergene, Adobe suite, and ChemDraw

Hamden, Ct

Microbial toothbrush contamination in communal bathrooms with Dr. Lisa Cuchara•Collected 135 toothbrushes from college students residing in college dormitories with communal bathrooms in conjunction with a survey about toothbrush usage, treatment, and storage•Representative microbes from toothbrushes were characterized, isolated and identified via biochemical testing and 16s RNA gene sequencing

Stamford, Ct

- Assessed concept feasibility of improving efficiency of an in vitro diagnostic HLA typing technology- Involved in the testing of mammalian alternatives to S2 cells for the production of a target protein due to differences in post-translational modifications.- Assisted in the subcloning of expression vectors, generation of cell lines, mammalian cell culturing, pilot scale production of target proteins, evaluation of production line improvements.- Maintained accurate records of experimental design and acquired data, employed Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), and presented findings to the R&D department.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Molecular, Cellular, And Developmental Biology

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Microbiology And Molecular Biology