Karla M. Hess, Phd Email & Phone Number

Medina, Oh, Us

Wilmington, Massachusetts, Us

- Serve as Study Director in the direction and execution of assigned nonclinical research studies of basic to moderate complexity in compliance with GLP regulations.

St Louis, Missouri, Us

- Optimize behavioral testing protocols for tinnitus detection method to use in drug screening research- Test therapeutic efficacy of drug candidates in noise-induced tinnitus mouse model- Provide technical guidance, scientific support and mentorship to undergraduate research volunteers- Lead weekly staff meetings for company updates and organize journal discussions/ research presentations- Increase Gateway's social media presence by updating social media with company news, publications and employee highlights- Write publications and grants (NIH SBIR in progress)

Kent, Ohio, Us

- Problem solving skills utilized to optimize behavioral and molecular techniques, including PCR, RT-PCR, western blot, immunohistochemistry, and a novel operant task used to assess social reward and motivation in mice. - Management experience overseeing 3 undergraduate students with tissue collection, C-Fos immunostaining, and behavioral scoring, and troubleshooting.- Broad knowledge of departmental equipment including Leica Biosystems cryostat, ThermoFisher thermocyclers for PCR, Agilent technologies for RT-PCR, GE Healthcare Life Sciences ImageQuant for western blot development, and immunofluorescent microscopy. - Established outside collaborations by creating a new protocol through close team communication, leading to a successful collaboration between our lab and a behavioral neuroscience lab at Georgia State.

Kent, Ohio, Us

- Excellent oral communication skills employed during 5 years of teaching to communicate introductory biology lab experience to non-biology majors and anatomy & physiology I/II to nursing majors leading to positive student reviews.

Austin, Tx, Us

- Participated in the planning of behavioral experiments to investigate the toxic effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals, specifically PCBs, on the development of sexually dimorphic behaviors in rats, leading to first collaborative publication. - Experience with behavioral techniques such as ultrasonic vocalization recordings using UltraSoundGate Hardware and categorization of frequency modulated calls leading to data presentation at University Summer Internship Symposium.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Biomedical Sciences - Neuroscience

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Biology, General