Currently serving as data analyst, researcher, and consultant to CyteGen Corp. pursuing molecular mechanisms involved in the benefits of exercise.*Dedicated lab and operations manager; served one private and three university labs. *Versatile senior life scientist. *Created ~35 specialized or innovative life sciences assays. *Communicated results at 8 conferences, 9 R&D exec meetings, and in 22 publications and 17 technical reports. *Mentored 22 students. As Chief Operations Manager at Lifegen Technologies, I remained deeply involved in lab bench experimentation as well as design, proposal, and execution of complex projects. Communicated results and plans in regular conference calls and meetings with presentations to industrial R&D executives.I meet challenges to develop innovative technical methods that work. Examples: 4-primer bi-directional PCRs to solve problems genotyping insertion and deletion mutations, a nested PCR assay for reverse transcriptase activity in MS and ALS patient serum, a two-color qPCR with a dual template standard for mitochondrial DNA copy number, and a diagnostic PCR assay for Norovirus infection in mice. As a Life Sciences Lab Manager and Senior Scientist: • Proven performance organizing teams and designing experiments• Analyzing and interpreting results• Acquiring expertise in area of interest• Creating solutions, writing SOPs• Presenting proposals and results• Soft skills refined in mentoring over 30 students / employeesSpecialties:Gene expression studies; mouse diet studies; mouse models – gene knockout, transgenic, infectious disease, neurodegeneration; cell culture.Areas of expertise include:DNA microarrays (array image above: Affymetrix.com), RT-qPCR, Western blot, mitochondrial respiratory chain enzyme assays, nucleic acid and protein tissue sample preparation, primary cell isolation and culture, cytotoxicity assays, pluripotent stem cell culture and differentiation, Western Blot, cloning, genotyping, bacteriology, virology. Always eager to learn new technology and recently completed the NSF-supported Human Stem Cell Technology Certificate Program at MATC.