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Clinical Diagnostics and Assay Development (CDAD)• Develop 3 assays used to test vaccine efficacy for 3 individual infectious diseases• Design cGMP/GLP-compliant experiments to discover improved assay variables & manage inventory of serum samples• Author and design Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and E-sheets to increase lab efficiency and reduce assay method times by 30%• Conduct monthly maintenance of liquid handling equipment, flow cytometer, & microplate spectrophotometer• Coordinate monthly and quarterly new hire onboarding orientations as colleague resource group board member

• Conducted research on general health, longevity, lifespan extension, and healthspan extension to write and publish comprehensible articles for the public.• Reduced the company’s client-related workload by creating health guides clients can read to maximize longevity and improve general health.

• Directed 40 students in cooking, cleaning, and maintaining a student-governed cooperative living community while assuring the safety and success of residents• Coordinated executive board and administrative board meetings with deans and professors to manage project progress• Maintained thriving community during the global COVID-19 pandemic and taking on vacant roles: Residence Counselor and VP/Treasurer

• Write and publish newspaper articles relating to the subjects of biotechnology, wellness, productivity, and finance.

• Revived and furthered progress on a project examining the potential for micropollutant biodegradation in anaerobic environments.• Inoculated, treated, and analyzed anaerobic waste sludge cultures using syringes, gas chromatography (GC), high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).• Presented research in the McNair Summer Research Institute and to Rutgers University researchers.

• Increased amount of available lab resources by increasing lab productivity.• Prepared agar plates, LB broth, cultures (bacterial/yeast/mammalian), lab equipment, tools, and lab resources with frequent use of autoclave and incubator.

• Connected and related microbiology concepts to over 100 undergraduate students through active learning activities.• Organized weekly meetings with microbiology professor to organize lessons and discuss progress of the class.

• Supervised consultants at 5 computer labs, managed labs of 20-40 people, organized employee schedules, contributed to committee meetings, advertised job positions at student orientation events, and trained/onboarded 20+ new consultants.• Taught continual training and refresher courses aimed at promoting employee improvement and success.• Conducted site inspections and inventory management at 5 locations, resupplied sites with resources, and was responsible for closing/opening the office.• Rotated weekend shifts, opened the computer labs 2 days per week, and committed to weekly on-call shift until 2am.

• Troubleshot various technical and networking issues while exhibiting well-refined customer service• Provided phone support and in-person dispatch support to patrons in dorms

• Managed teams consisting of 5-10 lifeguards and 1-4 maintenance staff at 4 pools across the city• Organized guarding rotations and trained new lifeguards

• Maintained pH and chlorine at safe levels, taught swim lessons, and maintained safety regulations on 30-200 patrons.

• Managed transformed bacterial colonies and conducted PCR, restriction digests, and gel electrophoresis to sequence genome of Landoltia punctata (Duckweed).• Presented lab’s NCBI publications at the Rutgers Waksman institute.• Advised newer lab members on various lab techniques and methods of analysis.• Publications (Lead Contributor): “98HV3.16 WSSP Duckweed cDNA library Landoltia punctata cDNA similar to myo-inositol-1-phosphate synthase, mRNA sequence” (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/1214788246)

• Furthered research progress by producing data supporting the hypothesis: “Gentle light stimulation of neurons results in CaMKII strengthening excitatory synapses.”• Analyzed and treated neurons with fluorescent microscope. Presented research at Montclair University, Seton Hall University, Liberty Science Center.• 1st Place Ribbon awarded at Seton Hall University. 2nd place medal at the Liberty Science Center.