Experience

James Cancer Hospital

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Biomedical Informatics Consultant

  • Oct 2018 - Present



Iowa State University

• Ames, Iowa

• Lab Manager

  • Mar 2013 - Jul 2014

  - Designed and implemented NSF funded project to test off target effects of miRNAs in transgenic Arabidopsis - Created custom artificial miRNA and hairpin RNA containing constructs for Arabidopsis transformation - Trained and mentored undergraduate researchers - Designed and implemented NSF funded project to test off target effects of miRNAs in transgenic Arabidopsis - Created custom artificial miRNA and hairpin RNA containing constructs for Arabidopsis transformation - Trained and mentored undergraduate researchers



The Ohio State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate

  • Aug 2011 - Dec 2012

  - Coordinated multi-University Maize-TFome NSF project to clone 3,500 transcription factors from maize - Trained and guided undergraduates and visiting scholars - Helped negotiate of a $500K DNA synthesis contract with Life Technologies - Collaborated with lab scientists and bioinformaticians to identify transcription factor targets for cloning and synthesis - Coordinated multi-University Maize-TFome NSF project to clone 3,500 transcription factors from maize - Trained and guided undergraduates and visiting scholars - Helped negotiate of a $500K DNA synthesis contract with Life Technologies - Collaborated with lab scientists and bioinformaticians to identify transcription factor targets for cloning and synthesis



Virginia Tech

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Post Doctoral Associate

  • Jun 2009 - Jun 2011

  - Helped prepare a USDA-APHIS petition for release of Sclerotinia blight resistant transgenic peanuts - Consulted with EPA on registration of a plant incorporated protectant - Trained extensively in regulatory affairs relative to release of transgenic crops in the national and international market - Validated transgenic lines with Southern and Western blots and colorimetric assays - Helped prepare a USDA-APHIS petition for release of Sclerotinia blight resistant transgenic peanuts - Consulted with EPA on registration of a plant incorporated protectant - Trained extensively in regulatory affairs relative to release of transgenic crops in the national and international market - Validated transgenic lines with Southern and Western blots and colorimetric assays