Walter Mchugh Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Design in-vivo experiments for efficacy of novel therapeutics in murine metabolic disease models; perform time-course blood collections, metabolic activity analysis, longitudinal behavioral analysis & pain assessments.
• Prepare plasma from blood samples for downstream qPCR assays to quantify total circulating DNA content and to determine the ratio of circulating DNA from nuclear to mitochondrial cellular origin
• Design, develop and validate qPCR assays for nucleic acid quantification of tissue and plasma samples from murine, rodent, and swine animal models as requested to support studies within the ACMU department

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Develop, assess, and validate in-vitro pharmacokinetic assays to support therapeutic compound development
• Maintain GLP-compliant records in electronic lab notebook and properly archive entries following peer-review procedures
• Ensure compliance with all state, company, and department policies throughout data collection and interpretation

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Manage and genotype colony of eight transgenic mouse strains
• Administer injections, perform weigh-ins, and assist in tissue harvesting
• Process harvested tissue for slide preparation, flow cytometry, or antigen staining

Master Of Science - Ms, Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences, Other

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Molecular Biology