Kelli Wuerth, Phd Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Writing, editing, and reviewing grant applications, research papers, and other written content.
• Acting as project manager for grant applications and submissions.
• As lead grant point person, have brought in over $1M in funding in 2+ years.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Health research and community outreach, with a focus on HIV and HCV infections and substance use disorders/addiction medicine.
• Wrote grants (NIH, CIHR, Health Canada, etc.), conference abstracts, papers, SOPs (according to ICH GCP and Health Canada guidelines), and other scientific documents
• Clinical data analysis
• Project coordination
• Literature and medical chart review
• Assisted with weekly HCV support group and community pop-up clinics to test for HCV and HIV infections on-site in Vancouver DTES, Surrey, and other locations in Metro Vancouver

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Pre-clinical development of oncolytic viruses.
• Project coordination
• Literature review
• Wrote and implemented SOPs, protocols, and other documentation.
• In vivo tumor models

Vancouver, British Columbia

Freelance work training new staff member on methods I developed during my PhD.

• Over 6 years of in vitro cell culture experience and over 5 years of in vivo experience
• Developed and performed two in vivo lung infection models and also worked on infected abrasion and sterile ear inflammation models
• Isolated and grew mouse BMDMs and human PBMCs, also cultivated numerous cell lines (macrophage, bronchial epithelial, neuronal, microglial, endothelial)
• Carried out bioinformatics analysis on RNA-Seq data
• Worked with numerous collaborators and helped screen new peptides and formulations
• Involved in training and mentoring new students and staff

• Tested samples of soil, water, and produce for fecal indicator organisms, Salmonella, and Escherichia coli O157:H7 by collecting samples from the field, inoculating various types of media, streaking for isolation.
• Also completed general laboratory maintenance including autoclaving biowaste, making media, washing dishes, and training new assistants

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Microbiology And Immunology

Activities and Societies: Completed Managing the Research Enterprise Intensive Workshop at UBC; Teaching Assistant 2011W (Term 2) for MICB.

Bachelor'S Degree, Microbiology -- Medical Technology Option, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Molecular Biosciences Club (Vice President).