Kizzy Brooks Email & Phone Number

Morrisville, NC, US

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Supervises a team of 12, providing ongoing coaching and implementing regular one-on-one meetings to facilitate open communication and employee development.-Conducts routine employee evaluations to assess performance and provide constructive feedback.-Monitors team performance metrics and implements Post-Study Debriefs, boosting overall team.

SME for Molecular and Infectious Disease studies, providing regular client communication on data interpretation, assay method development/validation, and assay troubleshootingAssists in preparing study proposals, defining project scope, and providing cost estimates, timelines for assay development/sample analysis, and experimental design.

Authors final CSRs for Molecular and Immunology bioanalytical sample analysisAnalyzed and interpreted study sample results, conducting statistical analysis as necessary, for the following: -Gene therapy biodistribution, mRNA/transgene expression, viral shedding, viral burden (qPCR, RT-qPCR) -Pharmacokinetics (PK) and anti-drug antibody (ADA) immunogenicity.

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Maintain high-throughput requirements by completing an average of 5 studies a month, analyzing 593 Molecular samples (qPCR, RT-qPCR) and 201 Immunology samples (MSD-ECL, ELISA)Served as study lead for qPCR/RT-qPCR programs (Viral burden; Gene therapy (biodistribution, mRNA/transgene expression, viral shedding), ELISA, ELISpot, and MSD-ECL assaysAccumulated.

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Conducted employee interviews and training on policies/established operating procedures, ensuring a thorough understanding of compliance standardsAssigned duties and monitored performance to ensure adherence to operational guidelines and quality standards. Conducted evaluations to provide constructive feedback semiannually and implement Performance.

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Worked under Dr. Marc Orbach on developing a vaccine for Coccidioidomycosis for canines and humans. Specifically researched how the downregulation of a gene adjacent to the knockout mutation in the vaccine candidate strain contributed to the strain's avirulence by construction a deletion mutant of the downregulated gene and analyzing its phenotype..

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Worked under Dr. Magdalene So (primary supervisor) and Dr. Maria Rendon (secondary supervisor). The project focused on creating a preventative gonorrhea treatment using commensal Neisseria species. Investigated Type IV pilus as virulence factor in Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis infections and its role in commensal-host.

Tucson, Arizona, United States

The Undergraduate Biology Research Program (UBRP) is a research apprenticeship dedicated to teach students science by involving them in biologically related research. Students are able to enhance their research skills and participate in mentored, self-directed work.Collaborated with tenured faculty mentor to enhance laboratory techniques and research.

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Provided information regarding activities conducted at establishment and campus-wide, along with locations of activities.Performed variety of duties pertinent to establishment: greeting guests and directing to appropriate location professionally answering phones and responding to emails managing keys and building access appropriately accepting and.

Master Of Science - Ms, Microbiology And Cell Science, 4.0

Concentration: Medical Microbiology and Biochemistry

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Microbiology, Gpa 4.0

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Molecular And Cellular Biology, Gpa 3.88