Experience

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Laboratory Manager

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  • Managing Pediatric Surgery laboratory operations.• Supplies/animal ordering and accounts tracking.• Assisting with laboratory audits – EHS, DEA, IACUC.• Assisting with animal and IBC protocols submissions.• Instrument upkeep and certifications.• Assisting with new hire orientation and training.

• Sr. Professional Research Assistant

  • Feb 2017 - Present

  • Participating in developing a pediatric piglet model for peripheral cardiopulmonary bypass with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest.• Using the piglet model to evaluate multiple organ injury as well as the effect of intestinal alkaline phosphatase as potential treatment. • Performing biochemical analysis such as ELISA, immunohistochemistry, and other molecular biology methods (RNA isolation and analysis using RT-PCR). • Laboratory management.• Data evaluation preparation of reports and presentation.

• Sr. Professional Research Assistant

  • Aug 2015 - Feb 2017

  • Participating in research on circadian rhythm and intense light therapy for perioperative cardio protection.• Using pneumonia (intratracheal) mouse model to study the protective effect of light on lung injury.• Performing biochemical analysis such as Western blots, ELISA, immunohistochemistry, and other molecular biology methods (RNA, DNA isolation and analysis using RT-PCR). • Laboratory management.• Data evaluation preparation of reports and poster presentation.• Supervising and teaching graduate students and other laboratory personnel.

• Sr. Professional Research Assistant

  • Jun 2010 - Aug 2015

  • Participating in research on sepsis using cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) mouse model and pneumonia (intratracheal) mouse model.• Designing and completing in vivo and in vitro studies with probiotic bacteria and epidermal growth factor.• Maintaining mouse breeding colony. Genotyping genetically modified strains. • Performing biochemical analysis such as Western blots, ELISA, flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry, and other molecular biology methods (RNA, DNA isolation and analysis using RT-PCR). • Isolating and identifying bacteria from various specimens and tissues.• Participating in clinical trials – patient enrollment, specimen processing, blood analysis • Studying the role of Arginine deficiency in immune dysfunction following neurologic injury.• Participating in research characterizing the microbiome of critically ill patients.• Laboratory management.• Data evaluation preparation of reports, posters as well as oral presentations.• Writing and publishing scientific manuscripts.• Supervising and teaching undergraduate, graduate students and other lab personnel.



Children's Hospital Colorado

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Research Coordinator

  • Feb 2019 - Present

  • Enrolling/consenting patients for clinical studies: “Metabolic profiling and comprehensive metabolic pathway mapping: a systems biology approach to cardiovascular failure and organ injury following infant congenital heart disease surgery” “Longitudinal Pulmonary Vascular Development in Children with Single Ventricle Heart Disease”• Screening for eligible patients.• Documenting enrolled patients in EPIC and OnCore• Coordinating sample collections and analyses.• Participating in abstracts, manuscripts, and grant writing.



University of Arizona

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant Scientist/ Lab Manager

  • Jan 2006 - Jun 2010

  • Participating in research on “Necrotizing enterocolitis” using neonatal rat/mouse model.• Designing animal studies.• Designing and performing in vivo and in vitro studies using probiotic bacteria as treatment.• Performed biochemical analysis such as Western blots, ELISA, immunohistochemistry and other molecular biology methods (RNA isolation and analysis using RT-PCR). • Isolating and identifying bacteria from various specimens and tissues.• Laboratory management.• Maintaining mouse breeding colony.• Data evaluation preparation of reports, posters as well as oral presentations.• Writing and publishing scientific manuscripts.• Supervising undergraduate, graduate students, laboratory technicians and other lab personnel.

• Research Technician

  • Oct 2004 - Jan 2006

  • Participating in cardiovascular research: “Umbilical cord blood stem cells restore function after infarction”.• Performing biochemical analysis such as Western blots, immunochemistry and enzyme activities and other molecular biology methods (RNA isolation and analysis using RT-PCR). • Stem cells isolation from human umbilical cord blood.• Performing cell culture experiments.• Data evaluation, literature research, participation in writing grants applications, laboratory management.• Supervising undergraduate students.