o Project management and project tracking of all departmental space projectso Provide projects trends in space gains/losses, project length, and project type, to departmental leadership throughout the fiscal yearo Develop and submit all departmental capital projects within the research/laboratory, out-patient clinical, and administrative footprintso Provide draft architectural designs of laboratory, clinical and administrative areas for renovation (AutoCAD)o Provide support to the capital expenditure budgeting processo Maintain department’s research and clinical space inventorieso Drive operational space improvements with key stakeholders and leadershipo Additional collaborations with internal Institutional entities and external entities, as the project requires

- Maintains floorplans and space inventory - Wet lab and administrative space design in AutoCAD- Coordinate all research lab and administrative moves within Department- Assist Principal Investigators with new lab start up (design, equipment placement, ordering, etc)- Maintain Asset inventory

Serves as liaison with science and administrative staff to facilitate completion of research compliance, occupational health, and training according to Institute policies to ensure compliance to all federal, sponsor, and Institutional regulations.Manage inventories under Science Administration oversight including but not limited to freezers, surplus scientific equipment, common use equipment, certain Institute scientific assets, lab notebooks and other documents.

•Lab Management: -Place and receive all laboratory orders, -Maintain and upkeep inventory of all laboratory items (biological, chemical, safety, office), -Upkeep all lab members’ spending via quarterly budgets (Reduced overall lab spending and individuals’ project spending), -Perform budgeting of the lab’s grants (Maintained budgets so that money was appropriated to its proper grant) (Improved overall grant spending so that no money was lost at the end of a grant period)-Perform maintenance, both upkeep of and repair, of all laboratory equipment (BSC’s, freezer, refrigerators, centrifuges, electrophoresis equipment, liquid Nitrogen storage etc), -Package and mail out all Biological and Hazardous outgoing parcels, as well as receive all incoming parcels-Maintain relationships with all vendor representatives to ensure proper supplier support, knowledge of new products, and promotions., -Established and facilitated orientation program to all new members of the lab (Trained all new lab members on general laboratory procedure, all safety aspects (Biological, Chemical, Radioactive, Waste Disposal), Maintained that all lab members remain up to date on safe lab practices)•Environmental Health, State Compliance, Lab Safety: -Implemented safe practices and remained compliant for the general lab space and all lab members during the entirety of employment period -Replaced all lab HEPA filters when appropriate, -Compliance with semiyearly Environmental Health and Radiation Safety (EHRS) University audits, -Yearly OSHA certification -Developed a list and guidelines for the University’s Chemical Waste Management Department identifying common chemical abbreviations and their associated full names, -Implemented a “Green Laboratory” program, where all Non-biohazard and non-contaminated recyclable material was recycled through suppliers and/or the University

Organization and Start-up of a brand new laboratory Order most to all of the equipment, consumables, chemicals and supplies needed for a new labOrganize as to where all laboratory supplies were placed in the space. Work with vendors on New Lab Start-Up QuotesConducting the following procedures on a routine basis:Western Blots. DNA into Bacterial transformationsPlasmid bacterial preparation and purificationCompetent cell preparation and stock up keepChromatin and Histone extraction/purification and assays from Human Embryonic Kidney 293 cells and various dissected murine organs. Primary Antibody characterization for companiesWestern Blot of Rabbit test bleed series for peptides of interest or epigenetic tags of interest. Prepared all data in Microsoft Power Point presentations. Training of M.D. candidate volunteers on all laboratory techniquesDiscussed current Melanoma diagnoses and research pertaining to the epigenetics of Melanoma on a monthly basis

Maintenance and experimentation with Plasmodium falciparum in human blood cultures, including: Glycerol-stabilate preparation Crude antigen preparationBlood smears and Microscopy Synchronization of parasites and Growth Inhibition Assays Conducting the following procedures on a routine basis :ELISA SDS-PAGE gels, Western Blotting and Agarose Gels Protein inductions from bacterial stocks, preparation and purification; Protein Concentration Assays PCR and Real Time PCR DNA isolation and purificationProviding regular laboratory support such as, but not limited to: -purchasing all supplies and animals; receipt of invoices -chemical and reagent inventory Trained in Laboratory Mouse work,Radiation Safety, Biohazard Safety, MSDS inventory Experimental Protocol DevelopmentTraining of PhD candidates on laboratory techniques