Julia De Vasconcellos Castro, Phd Email & Phone Number

Boston, MA, US

Boston, MA, US

New York, New York, US

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Barry Honig's Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics at the Columbia University Center for Cancer Systems Therapeutics (CaST)
• Analyzed networks of protein interaction, compiling function annotation and disorderprevalence of Cancer Homeostasis Protein Database proteins, resulting in one publication and three presentations, including the 2018.
• Proposed a new project to explore structure-based predictions of protein interactions to identify novelprotein phosphatase interactors and thus expand the phosphatase interactome providing hypothesis generation for.
• Worked with big datasets using Dask parallel computing python library in Jupyter Notebook environment to scale up Pandas dataframe and Numpy array data structures

• Resource grant administrator responsible for preparation of progress and final reports; monitor project balances and budgeting; review grant-related transactions for compliance; and assist/train staff on initiation of.
• Managed fund portfolios of multiple projects.
• Review grant-related transactions for compliance; provide guidance on complex or non-routine compliance issues.
• Assist/train staff on initiation of grant-related transactions.
• Maintained familiarity with evolving regulatory/compliance context and with new grant-related rules/ procedures to ensure sponsored projects are appropriately managed.
• Communicate clearly and accurately directly with various personnel levels like department chairs, senior principal investigator, project members and sponsoring agencies.

• Created and implemented new laboratory guidelines and method protocols.
• Equip, monitor and manage the microbiology culture laboratory, ensuring regular staff training. Implemented the Stock Culture Maintenance Protocol
• Collaborated and negotiated with vendors for price and quality in order to manage and maintain laboratory supplies resulting in cost savings for the lab.
• Handled equipment calibration and repairs and resolved lab issues following complaints from staff.

• Co-supervision of 01 Ph.D. student, Trained and mentored 12 undergraduate research projects:(2018) Bionanocellulose: New Methods for Biofilm Production and High-Quality Bacterial RNA Extraction. Ph.D. Student: Souza.

• Assisted in initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of the research team to achieve project goals and meet specific success criteria at the specified time resulting in the successful approval.
• Awarded a Research Fellowship grant from the Brazilian Innovation Agency - FINEP (2015-2017)

• Participated in 4 scientific meetings with oral and poster presentations
• Awarded a Scholarship Grant by the Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personal (CAPES) (2010-2012) and one Scholarship grant by the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development.
• Participated in the Organizing Committee of 2 International conferences and as volunteer staff in one local conference.
• Assisted Principal Investigator in Grant writing and Research and Financial Project Management in 7 multidisciplinary projects (over $ 1.4M)
• Assisted in 04 courses in the Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Teaching Internship Program.
• Developed mentored research projects for 10 undergraduate students.Communications in scientific meetings and presentations:(2013) Castro, J. V.; Porto, L. M. Genome-wide Dynamic Analysis: Promises and Pitfalls of.

• Participated in 4 scientific meetings with oral and poster presentations
• Awarded a Scholarship Grant by the Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personal (CAPES) covering the studies towards the master degree (2008-2010).
• Wrote successful grant application to conduct research on the production of biohydrogen and biosolvents ($15,000)
• Assisted in 01 course in the Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Teaching Internship Program
• Developed mentored research projects for 2 undergraduate students.Communications in scientific meetings and presentations:(2010) Bagnariolli, B.; Oliveira, I. L.; Castro, J. V.; Porto, L. M. GEnSys 1.0 - A Systems.

• Participated in 6 scientific meetings with oral and poster presentations
• Awarded an Undergraduate Scholarship Grant by the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) renewed for two consecutive years (2005-2007).
• Assisted Principal Investigator in grant-writing to secure funding ($15,000)Communications in scientific meetings and presentations:(2006) Muccillo, D.; Porto, Castro, J. V.; Porto, L. M. Metabolic Flow Sensitivity.

Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, BR

• Graduate Program
• [Jan 2016 | Jun 2016] - Tissue Engineering (ENQ 3211)Undergraduate Program
• [Jul 2012 | Dec 2012] - Genomics and Bioinformatics (ENQ3226)
• [Jan 2012 | Jun 2012] - Introduction to Genomic Engineering (EQA5561)
• [Jul 2011 | Dec 2011] - Biochemical Engineering (EQA5316)
• [Jan 2011 | Jun 2011] - Metabolic Engineering (ENQ3214)

• Responsible for testing and evaluation of products at different stages of the production process to determine and maintain quality standards and consistency.
• Followed and maintained documentation management structure and document quality system, including an accurate, up-to-date database of product specifications, MSDS’s, and quality standards.
• Ensured good laboratory practice by following hygiene and safety requirements and by validating all instruments as per SOP requirement.

Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, BR

Teaching Assistant and Undergraduate Student Instructor at the Qualitative Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (QMC 5303). Supervisor: Luiz Augusto dos Santos Madureira.

Postdoctoral Research Training, Systems Biology

Phd (Doctor Of Chemical Engineering), Chemical And Biotechnological Process Development

Mche (Master Of Chemical Engineering), Chemical And Biotechnological Process Development

Beng (Chemical Engineering), Chemical Bioprocess Technology

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