Experience

RAPT Therapeutics

• Biotechnology Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research Associate II

  • Feb 2022 - Jul 2022

• Research Associate I

  • Mar 2021 - Feb 2022

  Screened in house small molecule drugs against target kinases of interest. Performed cell based assays in addition to biochemical assays. Helped develop and optimize cell-based assays for off-target effects. Helped scale up protein purification capacities and purified proteins for later usage in drug discovery campaigns. Coordinated with chemists to organize testing schedules. Sent out data reports multiple times a week and presented data trends on occasion. Optimized cleaning procedures for… Show more Screened in house small molecule drugs against target kinases of interest. Performed cell based assays in addition to biochemical assays. Helped develop and optimize cell-based assays for off-target effects. Helped scale up protein purification capacities and purified proteins for later usage in drug discovery campaigns. Coordinated with chemists to organize testing schedules. Sent out data reports multiple times a week and presented data trends on occasion. Optimized cleaning procedures for liquid handlers and maintained dispensers on a regular basis.



University of San Francisco

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student

  • Aug 2019 - Aug 2021



Sana Biotechnology, Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Lab Operations Assistant

  • Sep 2020 - Mar 2021

  Helping installing equipment, keeping track of inventory, coordinating with outside technicians as well as the Seattle and Cambridge divisions of Sana. Helping installing equipment, keeping track of inventory, coordinating with outside technicians as well as the Seattle and Cambridge divisions of Sana.



Boost Biomes

• South San Francisco, California

• Intern

  • Sep 2019 - Aug 2020

  I worked as an intern with principal duties being maintaining lab stocks, preparing media, and autoclaving equipment. Additionally, helped extract DNA from microbial samples and ran PCR on that extracted DNA to prepare it for sequencing. In charge of Bacillus sporulation and responsible for maintaining clean, high titer stock. I worked as an intern with principal duties being maintaining lab stocks, preparing media, and autoclaving equipment. Additionally, helped extract DNA from microbial samples and ran PCR on that extracted DNA to prepare it for sequencing. In charge of Bacillus sporulation and responsible for maintaining clean, high titer stock.



Kan Herb Company

• Santa Cruz, California

• Quality Control / Lab Technician

  • Apr 2014 - Jul 2018

  Testing raw herbs and processed supplements for total aerobic bacterial count, E. coli, yeast and mold, Staphylococcus aureus, and Salmonella. Keeping track of data from the in-house labs and others coordinating with the company. Ensuring that products sold to consumers around the world comply with the standards set in their respective countries. Checking alcohol levels of liquid extracts and overseeing their production. And plus, there's a lot of paperwork involved to document everything that… Show more Testing raw herbs and processed supplements for total aerobic bacterial count, E. coli, yeast and mold, Staphylococcus aureus, and Salmonella. Keeping track of data from the in-house labs and others coordinating with the company. Ensuring that products sold to consumers around the world comply with the standards set in their respective countries. Checking alcohol levels of liquid extracts and overseeing their production. And plus, there's a lot of paperwork involved to document everything that goes on. I also send out samples to and coordinate with other labs testing our products for heavy metals in compliance with California's Proposition 65, identity testing for raw herbs used to make those products with HPTLC and microscopy, and checking pesticide levels for raw herbs using standards mandated by the state of California. Show less Testing raw herbs and processed supplements for total aerobic bacterial count, E. coli, yeast and mold, Staphylococcus aureus, and Salmonella. Keeping track of data from the in-house labs and others coordinating with the company. Ensuring that products sold to consumers around the world comply with the standards set in their respective countries. Checking alcohol levels of liquid extracts and overseeing their production. And plus, there's a lot of paperwork involved to document everything that… Show more Testing raw herbs and processed supplements for total aerobic bacterial count, E. coli, yeast and mold, Staphylococcus aureus, and Salmonella. Keeping track of data from the in-house labs and others coordinating with the company. Ensuring that products sold to consumers around the world comply with the standards set in their respective countries. Checking alcohol levels of liquid extracts and overseeing their production. And plus, there's a lot of paperwork involved to document everything that goes on. I also send out samples to and coordinate with other labs testing our products for heavy metals in compliance with California's Proposition 65, identity testing for raw herbs used to make those products with HPTLC and microscopy, and checking pesticide levels for raw herbs using standards mandated by the state of California. Show less



Leaf Group

• Technology, Information and Internet
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Science Writer

  • Sep 2013 - Mar 2014

  I wrote on various biology and chemistry related topics to provide a greater understanding of these topics to a general audience. To see my articles, click on the following link: http://www.demandstudios.com/profile-ab746c56-Scott-Auerbach/ I wrote on various biology and chemistry related topics to provide a greater understanding of these topics to a general audience. To see my articles, click on the following link: http://www.demandstudios.com/profile-ab746c56-Scott-Auerbach/



Apostrophe

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Dec 2012 - Apr 2013

  I research acne, mainly its treatments and social effects, and write blog posts that are designed to make the science accessible to a general audience. The blog posts are a supplement to the teledermatology services provided on the site. For more info, see http://yoderm.com I research acne, mainly its treatments and social effects, and write blog posts that are designed to make the science accessible to a general audience. The blog posts are a supplement to the teledermatology services provided on the site. For more info, see http://yoderm.com



Napses

• Education Administration Programs

• Research and development

  • Mar 2012 - Jun 2012

  I assisted in product development, did some Google searches and I also handled matters in terms of legal strategy and intellectual property acquisitions. I assisted in product development, did some Google searches and I also handled matters in terms of legal strategy and intellectual property acquisitions.



UCSB Materials Research Laboratory

• UC Santa Barbara

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Mar 2010 - Sep 2010

  I worked in Herbert Waite's group and did research in the properties of a L-DOPA-heavy adhesive protein found in the tunicate species Styela montereyensis. I worked in Herbert Waite's group and did research in the properties of a L-DOPA-heavy adhesive protein found in the tunicate species Styela montereyensis.