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• Perform general hospital tasks; TPR, ET tube placement, catheter placement, blood collection, ECG monitoring, radiography/ultrasound positioning, vaccine administration, medication dispense to client, administer in-house medication and SQ fluid requests, euthanasia assistance, laboratory testing. • Assist in client education (vaccines, laboratory test results, medications, post-op instructions, general inquiries, etc.) and animal restraint for routine procedures.• Input procedure reports, discharge instructions, prescriptions, quotations for in-house procedures and client interactions into EMR system.• Interactive scheduling needs with clients, including any pre or post operative testing needs. • Supervise/guide student interns.

Buffalo, New York, Us

• Developed dissolution methodology for QC department under GxP guidelines and following ICH regulations.• Assisted in editing, creation, and implementation of SOPs for use in QC/QA department.• Executed/created test protocols, and upload to project management system.• Managed test product availability.• Obtained dissolution profiles for manufactured cancer therapy tablets and capsules used in clinical trials.• Gathered and processed dissolution data for internal method development report and briefing document for FDA.• Promoted purchasing of new laboratory equipment and associated materials.

Albany, Ny, Us

• Designed RNA purification scheme for use in hammerhead ribozyme-substrate cleavage assays, crystallography, and ITC experiments. • Established new cellular trafficking signaling project for mRNA using fluorescent RNA aptamer in mammalian cells.• Under approved IACUC protocols, assisted in anesthetizing and performing retinal imaging on mouse animal models, recording pertinent information and monitoring recovery.• Discussed new technologies and processes with fellow laboratory personnel.• Guided undergraduate and graduate students through assigned project.

• Developed protein expression and co-crystallization protocols to examine virus-host protein-protein interactions using mammalian two-hybrid and BiFC detection systems.• Assisted in contract pharmaceutical protein purification under GLP conditions.• General duties: mammalian cell line maintenance, order common-use reagents, maintenance of core lab equipment.• Discussed possibility of new technologies and processes with fellow laboratory personnel to aid in research projects.• Supervised/guided summer interns and undergraduate students through assigned project.

• Extracted native enzymes from human placental tissue, performed protein function/crystallization/x-ray diffraction.• Determined enzyme activity using 3H kinetics assay to identify potential structure-based designed inhibitors.• Developed cloning/purification/crystallization strategies for recombinant Xenopus, Zebrafish and native Bovine interphotoreceptor retinoid binding protein (IRBP).• Managed day-to-day duties such as maintaining inventory, equipment, and adapting protocols.• Trained interested personnel in Iso-Thermal Calorimetry (ITC).• Lead summer interns, undergraduate and graduate students with projects aimed at furthering research goals.• Provided consultation to multiple lab associates regarding molecular biology and biochemical experiments.

Bachelor'S Degree, Biotechnology

Associate Of Arts And Sciences - Aas, Veterinary Technology