Alicia Powers
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Laurie Hazeltine
I entered graduate school with Alicia in 2007 and have been fortunate to share a lab and office with her ever since. Alicia is a dedicated and patient researcher. She has a positive attitude and does not get easily discouraged when experiments need some troubleshooting. Alicia is very dependable; she is responsible for ordering general lab supplies and keeps everything well stocked so that our research is uninterrupted. Alicia has great time management skills and works efficiently while maintaining balance. She initiated lunch outings for the graduate students in our lab this year so that we could get to know each other better. For these reasons, Alicia will be an asset to any lab that she joins in the future.
Laurie Hazeltine
I entered graduate school with Alicia in 2007 and have been fortunate to share a lab and office with her ever since. Alicia is a dedicated and patient researcher. She has a positive attitude and does not get easily discouraged when experiments need some troubleshooting. Alicia is very dependable; she is responsible for ordering general lab supplies and keeps everything well stocked so that our research is uninterrupted. Alicia has great time management skills and works efficiently while maintaining balance. She initiated lunch outings for the graduate students in our lab this year so that we could get to know each other better. For these reasons, Alicia will be an asset to any lab that she joins in the future.
Laurie Hazeltine
I entered graduate school with Alicia in 2007 and have been fortunate to share a lab and office with her ever since. Alicia is a dedicated and patient researcher. She has a positive attitude and does not get easily discouraged when experiments need some troubleshooting. Alicia is very dependable; she is responsible for ordering general lab supplies and keeps everything well stocked so that our research is uninterrupted. Alicia has great time management skills and works efficiently while maintaining balance. She initiated lunch outings for the graduate students in our lab this year so that we could get to know each other better. For these reasons, Alicia will be an asset to any lab that she joins in the future.
Laurie Hazeltine
I entered graduate school with Alicia in 2007 and have been fortunate to share a lab and office with her ever since. Alicia is a dedicated and patient researcher. She has a positive attitude and does not get easily discouraged when experiments need some troubleshooting. Alicia is very dependable; she is responsible for ordering general lab supplies and keeps everything well stocked so that our research is uninterrupted. Alicia has great time management skills and works efficiently while maintaining balance. She initiated lunch outings for the graduate students in our lab this year so that we could get to know each other better. For these reasons, Alicia will be an asset to any lab that she joins in the future.
Experience
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Lead Scientist
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Nov 2018 - Present
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - ALSAC
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Process Development Senior Scientist II
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Jun 2013 - Present
Developed process for growing cells in iCELLis nano bioreactor to produce therapeutics • Managed day to day operation of bioreactors • Analyzed product yield by ELISA, agarose gel, and spreadsheet analysis • Collaborated with supervisor to choose bioreactor operating conditions to optimize product yield Developed process for growing cells in iCELLis nano bioreactor to produce therapeutics • Managed day to day operation of bioreactors • Analyzed product yield by ELISA, agarose gel, and spreadsheet analysis • Collaborated with supervisor to choose bioreactor operating conditions to optimize product yield
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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Sep 2007 - May 2013
Sean Palecek lab, Chemical EngineeringDeveloped activity assay for Met kinase that measures phosphorylation of immobilized kinase specific substrate in order to predict drug response in cancer patients• Identified relevant kinase and kinase specific substrate• Cloned, produced, and purified kinase substrate protein• Optimized assay for measuring activity and inhibition of Met kinase• Optimized assay data analysis using Matlab• Modified assay to simultaneously measure activity of multiple kinases• Mentored undergraduate research students including instruction in relevant lab techniques and planning and guiding of student experiments Show less
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Teaching Assistant
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Jan 2009 - May 2010
• Planned and led weekly discussion section for chemical engineering courses• Provided weekly individual assistance opportunities
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Abbott
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Summer Intern
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May 2010 - Aug 2010
• Grew and monitored mammalian cell cultures in flasks, wave bags, and bioreactors • Evaluated suitability of cell lines for product production • Evaluated pH, temperature, and feed changes in cell culture process • Grew and monitored mammalian cell cultures in flasks, wave bags, and bioreactors • Evaluated suitability of cell lines for product production • Evaluated pH, temperature, and feed changes in cell culture process
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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United States
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Summer Undergraduate Laboratory Internship
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Jun 2006 - Aug 2006
• Studied solvent extraction performances of new cesium anion extractants • Performed NMR and radiotracer experiments • Studied solvent extraction performances of new cesium anion extractants • Performed NMR and radiotracer experiments
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
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2005 - 2006
• Investigated new method of DNA recombination • Performed molecular cloning techniques, PCR and gel electrophoresis • Investigated new method of DNA recombination • Performed molecular cloning techniques, PCR and gel electrophoresis
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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United States
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Summer Undergraduate Laboratory Internship
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Jun 2004 - Aug 2004
Studied solvent extraction performances of new cesium anion extractants using performed NMR and radiotracer experiments Studied solvent extraction performances of new cesium anion extractants using performed NMR and radiotracer experiments
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Education
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2007 - 2013
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ph. D., Chemical Engineering -
2003 - 2007
Georgia Institute of Technology
B. S., Chemical Engineering
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