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Experience
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United States
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Biotechnology
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Investigator of Protein Production
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Aug 2021 - Oct 2023
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Investigator
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Jan 2020 - Aug 2021
Protein biochemist and investigator at Aro Biotherapeutics.
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GAB Analytics LLC
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Greater Philadelphia Area
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Founder
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Jul 2019 - Jan 2020
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Greater Philadelphia Area
Biotechnology analyst, advising on the science of nucleic acid and cancer immunotherapeutic approaches.
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University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Graduate Student
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Aug 2012 - Aug 2019
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Student Tutor
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Sep 2011 - May 2012
Regularly instructed a small group of students in the areas of statistical tests and methods of data analysis and modeling, using R statistical software. Cultivate ability to communicate effectively about a very narrow and technical subject.
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Senior Thesis
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Sep 2011 - May 2012
Janis Shampay, Ph.DUndergraduate thesis research continuing the investigation of xTRF1 and xPinX1 protein interaction in vivo in human cell culture.Carried out an experiment-intensive and writing-intensive project as part of a small research group working together to characterize telomerase inhibition in X. laevis.Used the PCR, DNA recombineering with expression vectors in Escherichia coli, mammalian cell culturing, and western blotting as part of the interaction assay.
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Jan 2011 - Jun 2011
Carried out an independent research project under the guidance of a faculty mentor Janis Shampay Ph.D., investigating protein interaction between two components of Xenopus laevis telomerase-inhibiting proteins xTRF1 and xPinX1.Learned how to carry out interaction assays in a yeast two-hybrid system, gaining experience in growing and maintaining yeast cultures and conducting standard *-galactosidase assays, along with other standard procedures.Developed ability to effectively plan and execute research designs.
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Jun 2010 - Aug 2010
under an NIH grant in the laboratory of Jeffery Chang, Ph.D., OSU, in collaboration with Suzy Renn, Ph.D.; Studied microbial plant interactions, gaining experience with plant and microbial systems, encompassing both computational and experimental procedures.Developed knowledge of computer programming and computational biology technical tools, including Perl programming, MySQL database administration, and sequence alignment technology, including CASHX and RNASeq.Center for Genome Research and Biocomputing,
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General Laboratory Aide
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Sep 2008 - May 2009
Performed laboratory preparation procedures, including apparatus set-up, solution preparation, and laboratory clean-up.Gained experience with reactions, treatments, and care of chemicals (both hazardous and non-hazardous).
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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New York, NY
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High School Research Assistant
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Aug 2007 - Feb 2008
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New York, NY
Worked under Zhanxin Wang, Ph.D., in the laboratory of Dinshaw Patel, Ph.D., studying protein expression, purification, crystallization, and analysis.Observed the use of viral vectors to induce protein expression, French press and sonification methods for lysing cells, column affinity purification for isolating proteins of interest.Prepared protein crystallization solutions and crystallized proteinsParticipated in protein structure determination by x-ray crystallography.
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Education
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2012 - 2019University of Pennsylvania
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology -
2008 - 2012Reed College
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Biology; genetics and molecular biology -
2004 - 2008Brooklyn Technical High School, 2008
High School diploma, Honors, Biochemistry
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