Robert Brown Email & Phone Number

Kalamazoo, MI

Kalamazoo, MI

Perform testing on manufactured products including incoming raw materials, in-process products, and finished goods. Assays include pH, water content (Karl Fischer titration), UV-Vis, Gas Chromatography, formaldehyde titration, viscosity, refractive index, and other routine chemical tests. Document results with accuracy and adhere to current good.

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Perform quality tests on chemicals manufactured in house, as well as incoming chemicals for use by Thermo.-tests include but are not limited to UV/Vis analysis, GC-MS, atomic absorption spectrometry, viscosity testing, water percent analysis, pH determination, titrations, and other various tests to confirm the quality of chemicals

Laboratory Of Mechanistic Glycobiology

- Conducted research in the field of Glycobiology- Assisted in the training and mentoring of undergraduate students- Assisted in the development of a new protein purification protocol called ‘Capture and Release’ (CARE), a fast and cheap new approach to the purification of proteins- Co-Author on a published journal article in Biochemistry, entitled.

First Year Chemistry Labs

- Taught laboratory course CH1151 (fall semesters of 2012 and 2013), and CH1161 (spring semesters of 2013 and 2014, and fall semester 2014) * Duties included communicating expectations to students, explaining necessary concepts required to perform experiments, maintaining a safe lab environment, enforcing safety procedures, grading, and maintaining an.

Laboratory Of Mechanistic Glycobiology

- Conducted research in the field of glycobiology- Performed tests to confirm a multivalent interactions between two important cancer biomarkers (publication pending)- Characterized new lectins using a variety of methods including hemmaglutination inhibition assays and isothermal titration microcalorimetry- Used affinity chromatography, size-exclusion.

Freshman Chemistry Labs

- Prepared chemicals to be used by first year chemistry students during labs- Set up common lab equipment to be used by students during labs- Maintained a clean and safe lab environment

Laboratory Of Mechanistic Glycobiology

- Conducted research in the field of Glycobiology as an undergraduate- Co-author on two published abstracts in the Journal of Glycobiology * "When Two Biomarkers of Thyroid Cancer Meet: Interaction between Galectin-3 and Thyroglobulin" * "Mechanistic Basis of Polysaccharide Recognition by Lectins"