Preston White Email & Phone Number

Germantown, Maryland, United States

- Maintain, grow, and transfect multiple cancer cell lines- Perform experiments based off of CAR-T culturing including functional assay such as Cytotoxicity, CRAC, ELISA, Western blots- Ran Flow cytometry for phenotyping and cell sorting with panels of up to 14 different colors- Record procedures, data and results in electronic lab notebook. Analyze and present data to supervisor and group members and make intellectual andtechnical contributions to the team as well as planning for next steps to further projects.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

-Conducts research and laboratory experiments to study gastroenterology in mouse models as pertains to human biology-Contributes data and knowledge to the development of research papers-Studies conducted involve drug and stimulation testing, analyzing a variety of diseases, as well as other related duties

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

- Conducted laboratory experiments studying toxoplasmosis Gondii using mouse models to study different expression levels of specific interferons during a Th-1 response- Extracted blood, lymphocytes, intestinal epithelium cells and bone marrow cells from mice to evaluate innate immune responses- Used real-time flow Cytometry to quantify the population of different types of cells present in blood, lymphocytes, intestinal epithelium cells and bone marrow- Measured protein and DNA analyses, studied lymph nodes and brains of subjects, as well as other laboratory-related duties

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

- Apprenticed in the Johns Hopkins Department of Biology- Performed synthetic lethal screen to isolate mutations in yeast that play a part in endocytosis and used complementation cloning to identify the genes that were mutated- Assumed a leadership role to create a poster diagraming our findings and used the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) to perform a BLAST search isolating possible genes involved.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

- Examined sex differences in M2 polarization in allergic lung inflammation due to asthma using mouse model- Identified the impact of estrogen on macrophage polarization using in vitro and in vivo approaches.- Collected BAL cells and extracted bone marrow from mice- Used RT-PCR and Western blots for quantifiable cDNA and protein measurements - Created lab report presentation of asthma research results - Completed allergic lung research which provides insights into ways to minimize impact of asthma on young children based on gender

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

- Worked in the microbiology laboratory to isolate bacteria from dirt samples- Cultured and input findings into the online bacteria database, National Collection of Industrial Food and Marine Bacteria (NCIMB). - Named the newly found specific bacteria isolated “Ioscheha”

Bachelor Of Science, Cell/Cellular And Molecular Biology With A Minor In Psychological And Brain Sciences

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Recognized as a National Achievement Scholar as a member of the African-American community. Participated.