Michael Plageman Email & Phone Number

Pottstown, Pa, Us

Lansdale, Pennsylvania, United States

West Point, Pa

West Point, Pa

Malvern, Pa

• Expansion and harvest of various mammalian cell lines while demonstrating aseptic technique in a clean room suite• Upstream infection and propagation of viral vectors in mammalian cell and chicken egg hosts• Downstream harvest and purification (i.e. tangential flow filtration) of virus fluid in the manufacture of vaccine candidates and virus banks• Authoring of client-specific batch records, as well as technical review of executed batch records and other regulatory documentation according to cGMP regulations• Conducts deviation investigations and implements CAPAs as needed• Project lead duties, including participation in client conference calls, inventory management, status updates and client communications, and other project coordination tasks as needed

Gwynedd Valley, Pa

Meet regularly with STEM major underclassmen to provide mental, social, and academic support through an ethics-driven scholarship programParticipate in ethical discussions and activities to promote an informed, moral outlook on a variety of aspects of the STEM professions

Gwynedd Valley, Pa

Facilitate students' (both individually and in groups) understanding of concepts in Biology, Chemistry, and PhysicsPeer review of written assignments, including reference and citation assistance

Gwynedd Valley, Pa

Investigated the induction of oxidative stress in sunfish livers due to infection by a common parasite, Posthodiplostomum minimum, using catalase activity as a biomarker of stressIsolated catalase from livers using gel filtration chromatography and developed an assay to measure differences in catalase activity between infected and uninfected livers

Gwynedd Valley, Pa

Seine fished for sunfish, dissected fish and isolated livers, and developed sample preparation and SDS-PAGE protocols to observe expression patterns of liver proteins in infected and uninfected livers Conducted an extensive database search for fish liver proteins corresponding to observed differences in protein expression between infected and uninfected livers

Philadelphia, Pa

Conducted membership sales, greeted members and guests, and provided facility tours to prospective members.Organized and sold university merchandise at Dragon Shop

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biology, General, 3.97

Activities and Societies: Sigma Zeta National Science & Mathematics Honors Society, Peer Mentoring Association (Recording Secretary).

Biology/Biological Sciences, General