Work:
Emory University Department of Pharmacology
Temporary Post-Doctoral Fellow: Pavlath laboratory
University of Georgia Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences - Athens, GA
Research Associate
University of Florida Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry - Gainesville, FL
Research Assistant
Education:
Emory University School of Medicine - Atlanta, GA
PhD in Biochemistry, Cell, and Developmental Biology with Cancer Biology Emphasis
University of Florida - Gainesville, FL
BS in Animal Sciences
Skills:
TECHNICAL SKILLS: Extensive tissue culture experience (mouse and human embryonic stem cells, adult stem cells, transformed and cancer cell line, primary cell lines); Differentiation assays; Recombinant DNA procedures (PCR, cloning, plasmid purification, restriction digestion, site-directed mutatgenesis, agarose gel electrophoresis); Recombinant protein procedures; Transfection; Immunoprecipitation; SDS-PAGE analysis; Flow cytometry/FACS; Microscopy: phase contrast, fluorescence, time-lapse, confocal; Cell proliferation and apoptosis assays; Anchorage-independent growth assays (transformation assays); Creation and handling of lentiviral vectors (RNAi, lentiviral production, titering, infection); Kinase/phosphatase assays, Immunofluorescence/ Immunocytochemistry; Handling of radioactive materials; Animal dissection experience/training; Nuclear import assays; Microfluidics analysis; Karyotyping; Extensive experience with MS Office, Adobe Photoshop, and Illustrator; Experience in grant and manuscript writing and IACUC (animal use) protocol preparation; Extensive knowledge of signal transduction, protein phosphorylation, and tumorigenesis.