Kiera Berger Email & Phone Number

Fine Artist and Cake Decoratorwww.kieraberger.comFine Art created by commission for clients. Created artistic genetic designs for the PreventionGenetics Marketing Department to use on marketing products given away at the 2015 and 2016 ACMG conference.Organized and co-hosted three art shows 2015-2016 to display my own artwork as well as the artwork of other.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Advisor: Greg GibsonPhD research aims to improve clinical diagnostics of rare disease through analysis of RNA-based genetic testing data, with a focus on aberrant splicing. Collaborating with researchers at Emory and Harvard Universities to sequence and analyze RNA from patients with neuromuscular disorders, primary immune deficiencies, and.

Atlanta, GA

TA for BIOL 1511 Honors Biological Principles LabsLead undergraduate students in an inquiry-based biology lab partnering with Atlanta Botanical Gardens. Students develop a research proposal related to invasive species in urban parks.

Marshfield, WI

• Technician Responsibilities:
• Followed SOPs and CAP/CLIA guidelines to perform PCR, Sanger sequencing, and chromatogram analysis of clinical DNA samples.Additional Tasks:
• Performed a secondary analysis of DNA chromatograms as Mutation Surveyor to confirm results and check the work of scoring technicians.
• Trained new technicians in wet lab processes. Developed documents and guidelines to improve consistency and efficiency of training process.
• Performed preliminary assessment of AB1 sequence file quality before loading files into patient folders and the sequence analysis program for technicians to score.

St. Paul, MN

• Followed Good Manufacturing Practices and Standard Operating Procedures
• Completed environmental monitoring of clean rooms including non-viable air and viable air and surface testing.
• Maintained documentation of results and generate reports and metrics for building and program staff.
• Assisted Quality Assurance personnel with data entry and clerical work.

Madison, WI

• Collaborated with a team to develop and implement a standardized process for creating, storing, and monitoring 140 commercial loan files
• Contributed to weekly team meetings to identify issues and opportunities for process improvement

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Bioinformatics

Selected as a 2016 President's Fellow. Advisor: Dr. Greg Gibson Areas of interest include personal genomics and large-scale genetic.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Genetics, Cell Biology And Development