Steven Bruzek, Ms, Mb(Ascp) Email & Phone Number

St Petersburg, Florida, United States

St Petersburg, Florida, United States

St Petersburg, Florida, United States

Research Scientist in the Global Advanced Engineering group working to develop Molecular In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) products. Duties include:-Benchtop R&D to design and execute novel experiments for technical problem resolution in the development of IVD products for infectious disease and COVID-19 diagnostics-Providing strategic input for project design and.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Medical Technologist in the Esoteric Research and Development Lab. Responsibilities include:-Troubleshooting and R&D of whole genome bacterial strain typing and 16S metagenomics sequencing-Experience with Illumina NGS Library Preparation and Sequencing

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Responsibilities include:-Routine testing in a CAP and CLIA certified Molecular Genetics Laboratory-Advanced troubleshooting and problem mitigation of clinical genetics equipment including: Ion Chef, S5 sequencer, 3500xL, Robosep Cell Separator, iPrep extractor, and more-R&D of Ion Torrent Next Generation Sequencing Panels for clinical diagnostics-Process.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Provides patient care as designated under the nursing scope of practice and assists with any duties on the 8th floor, Pediatric Medicine.

Emergency Medical Services provider for the Tampa Bay Area.

My work took place in the Molecular Ecology lab. Duties included: developing and using genetic analyses to identify/quantify phytoplankton, analyzing genetic data, participating in field sampling, cell culturing, and lab management. Laboratory experience performing high-complexity molecular analyses including DNA fingerprinting, barcoding, and sequencing.

St. Petersburg, FL

Work split between the Molecular Ecology and Nutrient labs. Duties in the Molecular Ecology lab include DNA extractions, PCR, quantification, and sequencing techniques to identifying harmful algae species. Duties in the nutrient lab include preparing stock solutions and standards, cleaning the laboratory, acid washing and rinsing sample vials and other.

Thuwal, Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

Three week summer course on coral reef science focused on the Red Sea. Topics covered included genomics, transcriptomics, bioinformatics, and ecology.

Denver, CO

Participated in research looking at how exosomes released by tumor cells can transfer a stress phenotype through transcription factors to surrounding cells in high-grade gliomas. Direct experience with cell culture of multiple different brain tumor lines, performing assays to test for transcription factors and T-cell migration, extracting serum and T-cells.

St. Petersburg, FL

Seasonal employment to assist with the influx of customers during the holiday season. Duties included manning the cash registers, stocking shelves, assisting customers with inquiries, calling customer orders in, and assisting with general maintenance of the store.

St. Petersburg, Florida

I was tasked with handling all the shipping for the printing company. I had to handle thousands of dollars' worth of printed materials every day and make sure they get to their intended destination on time. I have experience working with regular shipping, drop shipments, and freight shipments through FedEx.

Master Of Science - Ms, Microbiology And Cell Science

Bachelor'S Degree, Biology, 3.95 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Honor's Program, summa cum laude

Associate Of Arts (Aa)

Graduated summa cum laude

Micromasters, Bioinformatics

Fire Academy, Valedictorian

Activities and Societies: Student Government Association St. Petersburg College Fire Academy Class #48

Emergency Medical Technician

EMT program as provided by St. Petersburg College that included classwork, labwork, and clinical hours in hospital ER's and in the field.