Sharon Matheny, Msns, Phd Email & Phone Number

Telecommute

*Manage team that researches and composes health and nutrition science documents for professional and nontechnical audiences --Perform research of basic science and clinical literature --Evaluate the scientific quality of research studies --Write science-based articles in engaging language appropriate for audience (see links below for examples)*Compose scientific rationales for new nutritional products*Advise marketing, sales, and field education teams on the scientific accuracy of internal & external-facing collateral*Address scientific questions from retail customers

Austin, Texas Area

Austin R&D laid off March 2017--Development and launch of noninvasive genetic screening products/processes using NGS and other molecular biology technologies.

Austin, Texas Area

See Life Technologies (Acquired by Thermo).

Austin Area, Texas

Molecular Assay Development--Lead development of highly sensitive multiplex molecular assays for microbial pathogens from difficult sample matrices *assays employing multiplex qPCR & Next Generation Sequencing--Technical lead of 4 launched products--2 patents currently under review (as of Mar 2017)--Significant experience with Design of Experiments and statistical analysis

San Antonio, Texas Area

• Taught upper-division Molecular Biology and Cell Physiology, including labs --Wrote the lectures and labs de novo, still used by other faculty• Used Blackboard to communicate with students outside of class• Served as mentor and reference for multiple students post-graduation

Austin, Texas Area

• Lead development of cell-based assays for detecting hormone-responsive chemicals in consumer plastics and food ingredients• Responsibilities: ⎯ Generate all project-related hypotheses and experimental design⎯ Management of scientific personnel ⎯ Data analysis and interpretation⎯ Present data for director/executive-level PhD scientists• Collaborate extensively with PhD chemical engineers • Significant writing load: Grants, research proposals (external and internal)

Austin, Texas Area

• Lead scientist for drug/device combinations to promote spinal disc regeneration • Responsibilities: ⎯ Generate all project-related hypotheses and experimental design⎯ Management of scientific personnel (BS and MS)⎯ Data analysis and interpretation⎯ Present data for director/executive-level PhD scientists• Collaborate extensively with PhD biomedical engineers • Weekly meetings with personnel from Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Affairs, Quality Assurance, Legal• Attend scientific and clinical research conferences• Significant writing load: Research proposals (external and internal), whitepapers, technical monographs, executive summaries, invention disclosures

Kent Waldrep Center for Basic Research of Nerve Growth and RegenerationLuis F. Parada, PhD, Department Chair, Advisor• Research Fellow for the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation 2004-2008.• Molecular signaling of axonal inhibition after spinal cord injury, molecular therapeutics discovery • Directly managed three students and one technician • Publication in Neuron

Master'S Of Science, Nutrition Sciences

Concentration in Biochemistry and Functional Nutrition

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Cell/Cellular And Molecular Biology

Thesis Advisor: Michael A. White, PhD Dissertation: “Uncovering the complexity of Ras signaling networks” • Discovered new enzyme.

Bachelor'S Of Science, Psychology

Magna cum laude Minor, Chemistry