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San Diego, Ca, Us

San Diego, California, United States

San Diego, California, United States

San Diego, California, United States

• Perform critical GMP aseptic operations in a new cGMP facility (ISO 5 and ISO 7 production environments)• Operate benchtop equipment such as the CliniMACS Prodigy, centrifuges, cell counters, nucleofectors, and other cell therapy process equipment• Adhere to all SOPs, Work Instructions, and cGMP regulations associated with clinical manufacturing • Maintain an environment consistent with safety policies, quality systems, and GMP requirements • Lead and participate in small projects within and outside of manufacturing • Train other operators on how to operate certain equipment, such as a tube sealer and a tube welder• Assist with startup activities for a new cGMP facility by collaborating with PD, MSAT, Facilities, and Quality departments

San Diego, California, United States

• Operate in cGMP manufacturing environment (operate in Class 10,000 and 100,000 rooms)• Handle equipment designed for single use technology as it relates to cell culture such as the GE RTP WAVE 25 and Sartorius STR Systems (50L to 2000L)• Prepare solutions for cell culture production (media, buffer, and salt solutions for thawing, inoculation, expansion)• Maintain GMP records and follow SOPs, batch records, and other FDA regulations• Review completed batch records daily for GMP compliance and completeness• Perform manufacturing and process development activities for projects and products in collaboration with people from different departments (Upstream, Downstream, MSAT, QA, QC)

Sacramento, California, United States

• Remotely start, stop and monitor power plants located in San Diego, Fresno and Yuba City using VNC Viewer under orders from CAISO’s ADS system• Analyze and record emission outputs, net MW values, water conductivity levels and other parameters• Carry out economic strategies derived from the marketing team’s analysis of the energy market• Execute split second decisions to problem solve equipment failures, accidents, and other issues that require immediate attention• Teach new operators how to complete daily tasks and operate and monitor power plants• Led a team of five other remote operators to assess wildfire risk across California and determine the most suitable places to install substations

University Of California Davis Medical Center

• Harvested, split, fed, froze, and thawed a wide range of cell cultures (i.e. iPSCs, ECFCs, MSCs)• Performed ICC by using DAPI and different concentrations of primary (i.e. CD31, CD34, CD45) and secondary antibodies (i.e. Alexa Fluor 594) in fluorescent nuclear counterstaining experiments• Counted and injected cells into decellularized, catheterized pig bladders to examine vasculature viability via either a bioreactor or a syringe• H&E stained pig and rat bladder tissue samples for histological analysis• Led and assisted with rat surgeries and postoperative care• Taught staining procedures, cell culture techniques, and other laboratory protocols to newer lab members• Sterilized equipment and maintained a neat workspace• Recorded laboratory tasks, experiments, observations and results in detail in a laboratory notebook• Reported all findings to and completed tasks under direction of the Research Scientist• Collaborated with urological residents and other researchers for a bladder biomechanics projectOur ultimate goal is to develop a more attractive treatment for those with neurogenic bladders and spinal cord injuries that cause detrimental effects on the bladder.

Sacramento, California, United States

My internship responsibilities included restocking linens in dressing and operating rooms, medical and X-ray supplies, greeting patients, escorting patients to specified rooms, instructing patients how to gown and what to do with valuables, keeping patients informed of clinic delays, assisting with patient care, answering non-medical questions patients may have to the best of my ability or request help from a staff member, assist with processing film, and assist staff with any other tasks.

Davis, California, United States

I assisted Dr. Mariel Vazquez while she was recovering from an injury by• Composing emails to her colleagues, responding to invitations to various events, and sending emails for administrative or professional purposes• Drafting presentations for her talks across the country using Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides• Reorganizing files stored across multiple computers and means of storage (hard drives, USB devices, Google Drive)• Editing LaTeX documents, research papers, grant documents, Excel spreadsheets• Transcribing notes from presentations she attended or gave• Completing other miscellaneous tasks