Experience

Cell Sciences, Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scientist

  • 2010 - Jun 2016

  Scientific support for recombinant proteins, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, ELISA and ELISPOT Kits, and blood products. Provide scientific and technical materials for Website and Product Sales/Shipments, e.g., Datasheets, Certificates of Analysis, MSDS, QMS Certificates. Work in a Filemaker Database environment, including Datasheet Library, Sales History, Inventory, Pricing & Availability, Suppliers, and Customer Database. Responsible for handling customer inquiries, product… Show more Scientific support for recombinant proteins, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, ELISA and ELISPOT Kits, and blood products. Provide scientific and technical materials for Website and Product Sales/Shipments, e.g., Datasheets, Certificates of Analysis, MSDS, QMS Certificates. Work in a Filemaker Database environment, including Datasheet Library, Sales History, Inventory, Pricing & Availability, Suppliers, and Customer Database. Responsible for handling customer inquiries, product datasheets, and quality management documentation. Areas of Special Focus: Cytokine, chemokine, and CD antigen recombinant proteins, monoclonal antibodies, and ELISA and ELISPOT Kits. ELISA Kits for cytokines, lipoprotein binding proteins, and blood coagulation factors (Fibrinolysis). Show less Scientific support for recombinant proteins, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, ELISA and ELISPOT Kits, and blood products. Provide scientific and technical materials for Website and Product Sales/Shipments, e.g., Datasheets, Certificates of Analysis, MSDS, QMS Certificates. Work in a Filemaker Database environment, including Datasheet Library, Sales History, Inventory, Pricing & Availability, Suppliers, and Customer Database. Responsible for handling customer inquiries, product… Show more Scientific support for recombinant proteins, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, ELISA and ELISPOT Kits, and blood products. Provide scientific and technical materials for Website and Product Sales/Shipments, e.g., Datasheets, Certificates of Analysis, MSDS, QMS Certificates. Work in a Filemaker Database environment, including Datasheet Library, Sales History, Inventory, Pricing & Availability, Suppliers, and Customer Database. Responsible for handling customer inquiries, product datasheets, and quality management documentation. Areas of Special Focus: Cytokine, chemokine, and CD antigen recombinant proteins, monoclonal antibodies, and ELISA and ELISPOT Kits. ELISA Kits for cytokines, lipoprotein binding proteins, and blood coagulation factors (Fibrinolysis). Show less



Sea Peach BioSciences / Tom Ermak Consulting

• Newton Centre and Provincetown, MA

• Research Biologist / Principal Consultant

  • Jul 2007 - 2011

  Sea Peach BioSciences: Marine Biology Research Services - Monitoring Native and Invasive Marine Species in Marinas in the Gulf of Maine and Cape Cod Bay. Brightfield and Stereozoom Microscopic documentation of Ascidians and other Sessile Organisms. Invertebrate Structural Biology and Function. Blog - Harbor Watch - http://seapeachbio/blogspot.com Tom Ermak Consulting: Technical and Clinical Study Reports for Vaccine Efficacy Studies. Completed T cell studies of a… Show more Sea Peach BioSciences: Marine Biology Research Services - Monitoring Native and Invasive Marine Species in Marinas in the Gulf of Maine and Cape Cod Bay. Brightfield and Stereozoom Microscopic documentation of Ascidians and other Sessile Organisms. Invertebrate Structural Biology and Function. Blog - Harbor Watch - http://seapeachbio/blogspot.com Tom Ermak Consulting: Technical and Clinical Study Reports for Vaccine Efficacy Studies. Completed T cell studies of a ChimeriVax-JE vs. JE-VAX Phase II Clinical Trial). Results were part of a Clinical Study Report for licensure of JE vaccine by Australian Theurapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). Composed and edited Oncology Research Technical Reports for studies testing Aurora A/B Kinase Inhibitors on tumor growth in various murine cancer models (immunodeficent, tumor-receptive mice). Show less Sea Peach BioSciences: Marine Biology Research Services - Monitoring Native and Invasive Marine Species in Marinas in the Gulf of Maine and Cape Cod Bay. Brightfield and Stereozoom Microscopic documentation of Ascidians and other Sessile Organisms. Invertebrate Structural Biology and Function. Blog - Harbor Watch - http://seapeachbio/blogspot.com Tom Ermak Consulting: Technical and Clinical Study Reports for Vaccine Efficacy Studies. Completed T cell studies of a… Show more Sea Peach BioSciences: Marine Biology Research Services - Monitoring Native and Invasive Marine Species in Marinas in the Gulf of Maine and Cape Cod Bay. Brightfield and Stereozoom Microscopic documentation of Ascidians and other Sessile Organisms. Invertebrate Structural Biology and Function. Blog - Harbor Watch - http://seapeachbio/blogspot.com Tom Ermak Consulting: Technical and Clinical Study Reports for Vaccine Efficacy Studies. Completed T cell studies of a ChimeriVax-JE vs. JE-VAX Phase II Clinical Trial). Results were part of a Clinical Study Report for licensure of JE vaccine by Australian Theurapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). Composed and edited Oncology Research Technical Reports for studies testing Aurora A/B Kinase Inhibitors on tumor growth in various murine cancer models (immunodeficent, tumor-receptive mice). Show less



Acambis (curently Sanofi Pasteur)

• Senior Director, Cell Biology

  • 1999 - Jun 2007

  Directed T cell analyses for clinical trials. Tested T cell response by ELISPOT and flow cytometric intracellular cytokine secretion assays. Screened blood cells from clinical trial subjects with peptides and for HLA type. Reviewed and approved documentation generated by ELISPOT analysis, flow cytometric acquisition plots, and graphic analyses. Managed clinical study subcontracts, review of data with Quality Assurance, and sign off of results with Regulatory Department for submission to… Show more Directed T cell analyses for clinical trials. Tested T cell response by ELISPOT and flow cytometric intracellular cytokine secretion assays. Screened blood cells from clinical trial subjects with peptides and for HLA type. Reviewed and approved documentation generated by ELISPOT analysis, flow cytometric acquisition plots, and graphic analyses. Managed clinical study subcontracts, review of data with Quality Assurance, and sign off of results with Regulatory Department for submission to government agencies. Supervised operation of BD Biosciences flow cytometers.

• Director, Cell Biology

  • Apr 1992 - 1999

  Managed a cell biology group within a larger team of directors, scientists, and research associates conducting non-clinical research on protection against Helicobacter pylori infection in response to recombinant urease vaccine. Largely responsible for gastric immunopathology, quantitative evaluation of gastric immune response, and mechanism of protection / knockout models using immunohistopathology and flow cytometry. Resulted in numerous publications on protection against H. pylori. Submitted… Show more Managed a cell biology group within a larger team of directors, scientists, and research associates conducting non-clinical research on protection against Helicobacter pylori infection in response to recombinant urease vaccine. Largely responsible for gastric immunopathology, quantitative evaluation of gastric immune response, and mechanism of protection / knockout models using immunohistopathology and flow cytometry. Resulted in numerous publications on protection against H. pylori. Submitted reports to urease IND and annual progress reports. Managed a TEM and Immunohistochemistry laboratory.



University of California, San Francisco

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Cell Biologist

  • 1979 - 1992

  Conducted basic research on the structure and function of intestinal antigen transporting M cells and Peyer’s patches. Performed some of the pioneering work characterizing T cell subsets in intestinal lymphoid organs. Developed extensive expertise in operation of electron and light microscopes, photomicrographic technique, and flow cytometric analysis.

• Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Sep 1975 - Sep 1979

  Conducted basic research on the function of the pancreas in vivo using quantitative ultrastructural techniques, resulting in several first authored publications.



Scripps Institution of Oceanography

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD Grad student

  • 1969 - 1974