Marc Pollack Email & Phone Number

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Developing and improving measures taken for food safety, focused on chemical methodsWorking with facilities to provide quality controls and assurance using microbiological checks

2035 Sunset Lake Rd., Suite B-2, Newark, De 19702

• Coached numerous students using distance learning via Zoom, both individually and in groups of up to 10, in the principles and practice of debate• Crafted syllabi and lesson plans for instruction of bilingual students with varied comfort levels speaking English• Collaborated with other coaches to hold small-scale tournaments, providing assessments and feedback to individual students

1 Shields Ave.

• Developed a defined-component system, including infectious clones and satellite RNA mutants, to characterize functional components of a satellite RNA of Tobacco ringspot virus• Partnered in collaborative projects aimed at producing a new platform for disease diagnosis involving protein engineering and electrochemical detection• Worked as a teaching assistant for multiple microbiology lab courses (8 quarters) and biochemistry lecture (2 quarters) courses, leading discussions, doing lab demonstrations, writing questions for and editing exams, and guest lecturing• Acquired some familiarity with mouse microbiome and immune response, as well as chemical signaling in Neurospora crassa

Uc Davis

• Engineered and tested molecular system for biochemical detection of pathogens • Co-inventor on patent CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS FOR SIGNAL AMPLIFICATION, UC-2016-148-2-FP PCT/US2017/046260• Built and tested early prototypes both in the lab and in food processing facilities• Assisted in acquiring seed funds and research space at the Indie Bio accelerator• Pitched our company and interfaced with potential investors and partners

Transformed yeast cells with bacterial plasmids to further understand the principle of gene dosage suppression caused by ribosomal protein genes

Working toward a Master of Bioscience degreeInvolved in several large projects that involved small and mid scale teamwork:In Vitro Diagnostics - Worked with a group of seven other students to develop a mechanism and schematic for a medical device that would sequence oncogenes, specifically focused on breast cancerOrganizational Behavior- Evaluated the financial reports and strategies employed by Johnson & Johnson and provided recommendations for their pursuit of future endeavorsMarketing- Aided City of Hope by researching market projections for a recently developed botulinum toxin assay

Warren, Nj

• Reviewed literature on possible liquid formulations in which to suspend stem cells• Performed quality control testing with stem cells in varied excipients at freezing, hypothermic and room temperatures to compare viability (as established by Vi-Cell and alamarBlue readings) with the standard formulation

Oxnard, Ca

• Classified and quantitated bacteria in samples brought from produce companies to ascertain safety for consumption• Participated in and responded to an audit, resulting in laboratory accreditation• Identified various deficiencies in the Standard Operating Procedures of the laboratory and worked with superiors to develop more effective procedures• Worked with facility leadership to confirm, locate and disinfect contaminated sites• Lead a team of 2 laboratory technicians in the day-to-day activities of updating logs and performing daily bacterial detection experiments

Davis, Ca

• Set up and ran lab experiments such as gel electrophoresis and mini preps, and organized data based around plant immunology to further understanding of the plant immune response• Created bacterial and yeast media and used them to make streaked plates of both to test plant protein production in another organism

Davis, Ca

• Sought to express certain genes in bacteria found in other sources, mainly through plasmid vectors, to ascertain gene function• Grew a variety of microorganisms such as Giardia, the main focus of the laboratory, creating necessary test cultures for the lab

Davis, Ca

• Assisted in imaging experiments utilizing images taken from electron microscopy to ascertain 3D structures of nano-sized particles

Ventura, Ca

• Performed experiments involving antibodies, viral antigens, and infecting various tissue samples, with a focus on immunological response to HCV and HIV

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Microbiology, General

Activities and Societies: Debate team coach Professors for the Future participant, ran a public speaking workshop Science Says! science.

Master Of Bioscience, Pharmaceutical Discovery And Development

Activities and Societies: Orphan Drug Application Workshop Ethics committee member Speaker/Debate subcommittee Journal club member Team.

Bachelor Of Science, Microbiology

Activities and Societies: Debate team member Wakeham Scholarship Integrated Studies and Davis Honors Challenge programs