Work:
GlaxoSmithKline - Collegeville, PA
Research Biologist
Merck Co. Inc. - West Point, PA
Vaccine Formulation Biologist
Endo Pharmaceuticals - Cranbury, NJ
Pharmaceutical Scientist
Lannett Co. Inc. - Philadelphia, PA
Product Development Associate
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (Undergraduate Research) - Philadelphia, PA
Independent Research Assistant
Education:
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacology and Toxicology
Skills:
Mammalian and Bacterial Cell Culture and Subculture Manual and Automated Cell Count and Viability Testing Using Hemocytometers, Typan Blue, Alamar Blue, CyQuant NF, PicoGreen and Flow Cytometry Excellent Microscopy Skills; Compound Light Microscopes, Inverted Light Microscopes, Oil Immersion Techniques Experienced in the Use of Aseptic Technique Bacterial and Fungal Inoculation of Various Selective and Differential Agars and Media Suspensions for Colony Analysis and Microbial Identification; Analyze and Classify Colony Macro-morphology by Shape, Margin, Elevation, Size, Texture, Appearance, Pigmentation, and Optical Properties; Preparation of and Microbial Plating on Many Ubiquitous Agars, MacConkeys Agar, Blood Agar for Hemolysis Detection and Categorization, Kligler Iron Agar, Motility Test Medium, and Oxidative-Fermentative Medium; Utilization of a Variety of Staining Techniques (Manual and Automated) Including but Not Limited to Gram Stain, Malachite Green Endospore Stain, Acid-Fast Stain, and Negative Staining; Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing, Beta-lactamase Enzyme Assay, Nitrocefin Assay; Catalase, Oxidase, Coagulase, PYR, and cAMP Tests for Microbial Identification Cell Culture Media, Cell Dilution, Serial Dilution, and Buffer Preparations Ethical and Humane Animal Handling of Rats and Mice, Including IP Injection, Gavage, IV Injection into the Tails of Rats, and Bodily and Basic Intracranial Dissection Metabolic and Pharmacological Studies (in vivo / in vitro) Using Radioisotope Labeling / Tracing of Amino Acids, Nucleic Acids, etc., HPLC Analysis, Lipid Extraction from Tissues, Thin Layer Chromatography, Gravimetric, Enzymatic, and Chemical Cholesterol Separation, and Dose Response Curves, ED50 and LD50 Determination Immunoassays: EIA, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), Immunofluorescence, Radioimmunoassay, Purity Testing of Cultured Cells Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (PAGE) and Agarose Gel Electrophoresis for Separation of DNA / RNA / Protein, Preparation of Gels for Electrophoresis, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), and Western Blotting Other Assays Including Cytotoxicity and Toxicity Assays, Bio Rad Assay, Bradford Protein Assay, Endotoxin Testing of Cultured Cells via Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) Assay, and Sircol Collagen Assay for Functional Analysis of Fibroblasts Experienced with a Number of Different Gowning Procedures and the Use of PPE and PAPR Proficient with Microsoft Windows and Macintosh, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote, and Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN)