Michael Rist Email & Phone Number

Boston, MA, US

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

- Thesis Student in Dr. John Coffin's Lab-Currently leading three independent projects focused on the influence of HIV proviral integrations on cell survival and lymphoma development -Identified a small percentage of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded HIV associated B cell lymphomas containing high levels of HIV proviruses -Developed an ex vivo model of HIV.

Greater Boston Area

Greater Boston Area

- Cobalt Biomedicine was acquired by Sana Biotechnology in February 2019-One of the first employees at an early-stage Flagship Pioneering VentureLabs biotech company. - Planned and carried out in vitro experiments to further therapeutic research - Analyzed and interpreted data to help inform direction of research- Maintained multiple cell lines used by in.

Greater Boston Area

see Research Assistant I for job description.

Greater Boston Area

Seaman Lab at the Center for Virology and Vaccine ResearchProcess human blood samples by isolating serum, plasma and PBMCs from HIV vaccine clinical trial participants to determine humoral and cellular responsePerform TZM-bl cell based neutralization assays with different clades of HIV pseudoviruses against monoclonal antibodies to determine neutralization.

Norton, Massachusetts

Led a team of 12 resident advisors (RAs) by organizing and scheduling staff meetings, coordinating on-call shifts, mediating room switches, addressing problems with fellow employees, facilitating one on ones with team members, while performing the roles of a resident advisor on two separate floorsAssisted in organizing RA training in fall and spring.

Norton, MA

Testing the effects of methylmercury exposure on neutrophil cell culture and how MeHg affects reactive oxygen species (ROS) production by determining and comparing enzyme activities and liposome peroxidation levelsThe project was self-intiated and conducted with guidance of several professors in different departments due to its interdisciplinary subject.

Norton, MA

Assisted in the creation of community and support among students living on campus, through the implementation of floor programs, and enforcement of college policies.Mediated conflicts between residents in buildings within my designated area as well as between roommates living on my floor.Participated in leadership, diversity, cultural competency and.

Developed and fine tuned methods for analyzing several different enzyme activities using UV/Vis spectroscopy Assayed for the effects of methylmercury on enzymes involved in the oxidative stress biochemical pathway in mice via enzyme kinetics of liver and brain samples.

Greater New York City Area

Tested miniaturized” TCR-α locus control region function in lentiviral constructs used in T-cell gene therapy Determined the effectiveness of three different miniature locus control regions in the viral vector and their expression of a yellow fluorescence reporter gene in CD4+ T-Cells (C6VLB)Prepared plasmids for viral vectors using restrictions enzymes.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Immunology

Activities and Societies: GSBS Graduate Student Council GSBS Intramural Basketball Team MERGE Student - Participated in a summer learning.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Biochemistry

Minor in Community Health