Miranda Bauer Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Product Owner of the HML Gateway Project from March 2018-November 2018, and drove application development from beginning to go-live under tight timelines and using novel technology for the company• Business lead on the HML Gateway Project, which is designed to take in laboratory test results from network partners and send them to the database• Plan and design a tool that allows network partners with limited resources to submit test results electronically•Manage and maintain the electronic reporting program for transplant center laboratories who report patient and donor confirmatory typing results• Conduct research to determine future patient and donor screening strategies and frequencies of certain HLA alleles in the NMDP donor registry • Ensure that contract laboratories are compliant with their testing requirements• Monitor the test result processor for functionality and errors and notify appropriate parties for resolution• Enter test results and lab reports for cord blood units selected on patient searches• Act as a liaison within the department to communicate team and program updates• Member of the FACT Accreditation and ASHI Quality Assurance and Standards committees

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Find optimal donor and recipient HLA matches for bone marrow and cord blood transplants using pre-programmed computer algorithms, data mining techniques and critical thinking skills• Write reports describing patient and donor haplotype data and donor/cord blood recommendations to transplant center coordinators and physicians• Review HLA data from internal sources and external partners for discrepancies • Mine internal databases using SQL in conjunction with various internal programs to find, report and fix data discrepancies to maintain registry data quality• Analyze EM algorithm using race-specific haplotype frequencies

Mineapolis, Mn

• Curated and oversaw all Blue Zones Project research and documentation.• Proactively developed, researched and updated the company's research archive• Identified health-improving, longevity-enhancing, or wellbeing-supporting policies and best practices.• Built, updated and maintained the knowledge base of Blue Zones research, programs, and identified opportunities to create or improve Blue Zones programs or instruction.• Wrote collateral for publications, blog and Blue Zones website.• Created and updated all Blue Zones tools and checklists used to guide individuals and community organizations in making healthy changes to their environments.• Researched evidence-based ways to optimize environments.• Actively collaborated with leading researchers in the fields of nutrition, happiness, active living and community enhancement.• Contacted and interviewed various researchers, celebrities, writers and members of the press for media engagement and relationship building • Updated website and social media content• Collaborated with corporate partners to develop and improve a variety of health enhancing community projects

• Designed primers, purified DNA, RNA and plasmids, cloned DNA using plasmid vectors, performed gel electrophoresis, restriction enzyme digests, reverse transcription PCR and analyzed gene sequences for a variety of projects• Hybridized membranes using radioactive probes to screen CHORI-260 BAC libraries for genes of interest in the turkey major histocompatibility complex and purified positive BACS for Next Generation Sequencing using the Roche 454 FLX platform• Assembled, analyzed and annotated sequence obtained from the Roche 454 Next Generation Sequencing platform on multiple BACs using a variety of programs including Sequencher software and gsAssembler along with molecular techniques including use of plasmid vectors and gel extraction of bands generated using pulsed field gel electrophoresis• Amplified gene fragments using PCR and analyzed sequences obtained from Sanger sequencing using Sequencher software• Genotyped a population of wild turkeys and analyzed RFLP-PCR MHC SNP data using Arlequin 3.1 and PHASE softwares • Used QRT-PCR to determine gene expression changes in turkeys challenged with aflatoxin and/or lactobacillus compared to control animals

• Isolated equine DNA from skin, hair and paraffin blocks• Processed, amplified and visualized DNA using PCR and gel electrophoresis• Designed primers for gene amplification• Used Microsoft Excel to record and analyze genotype data

•Designed syllabi, lectures, study guides, examinations, in-class worksheets/handouts and assignments, emphasizing both molecular and real world applications•Delivered genetics lectures to classes of 50 students •Integrated multimedia approaches including YouTube videos and PBS documentaries to engage students•Implemented responsible class management skills to prevent academic dishonesty and disruptive classroom behavior to create a positive and healthy learning environment for undergraduate students

Phd, Molecular Biology

Activities and Societies: Social Director for Comparative and Molecular Biosciences program, 2008-2009 Active member of the recruiting.

B.S., Animal Science

Activities and Societies: •Pre-vet Club, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, 2004-2007 CAFES Representative, 2006-2007 •Agricultural.