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Waltham, Ma, Us

Cambridge, Ma

Cambridge

Los Angeles, California

Produced recombinant proteins using human, CHO, insect, and bacterial expression systems.Purified proteins by affinity columns, ammonium sulfate precipitation, and gel filtration.Designed, performed, and analyzed experiments pertaining to the biophysical properties of purified proteins and peptides by laboratory techniques such as analytical size-exclusion chromatography, surface plasmon resonance, X-ray crystallography, and flow cytometry.Successfully identified candidate peptides from a phage display library of 10^9 complexity.PhD thesis titled “Rational Design of a Tumor-Specific CTLA4 Antagonist.”

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

Maintained a colony of over 60 T2DM animals.Performed minor surgical procedures under aseptic conditions and assisted in complex surgeries. Researched academic journals, wrote animal use protocols, and organized and conducted complicated cross-over studies. Gathered numerous benchtop skills and methods, including tissue protein extraction and quantification, Western blotting, RT-PCR, ELISA, and hemoglobin A1c analysis.

Ashland, Ohio

Responsible for the performance of in-life phases of assigned general toxicology studies in a private contract research organization. Worked on pharmaceuticals and other market products in a preclinical laboratory under GLP settings. Performed in front of clients to ensure quality research.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Molecular Medicine

Bs, Cell/Cellular And Molecular Biology