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| Desired Industry: Biotech |
SpiderID: 22181 |
| Desired Job Location: Santa Clara, California |
Date Posted: 8/16/2008 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: New Grad/Entry Level |
Willing to Travel: Yes, Less Than 25% |
| Highest Degree Attained: Doctoral |
Willing to Relocate: Yes |
Objective:
Seeking a challenging position as a Scientist in a biotechnology or pharmaceutical company where my excellent skills with analytical instruments, biochemistry and genetics can be further developed and fully utilized.
I work in a very organized and creative way and keep deadlines. I thrive both working on my own as well as in teams. My approach to problem solving is very analytical and methodical. I am an optimistic person and enjoy the challenge of problem solving.
Experience:
Jan. 2004 – Aug. 2007
PhD student at Center for Microbial Biotechnology, BioCentrum-DTU, Technical University of Denmark, ”Prediction of Mycotoxin Production by Detection of Volatile Metabolites”.
• Developing correlation models between fungal volatile metabolites and mycotoxin production / concentration. HPLC-DAD, LC-MS and GC-MS trouble shooting and method development. Electronic nose maintenance and method development. Sample preparation by solid phase extraction (SPE) and liquid extraction (LE). Data analysis by multivariate statistics (chemometrics), using Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Partial Least Squares (PLS) and Soft Independent Modeling of Class Analogy (SIMCA).
• Technology transfer to co-workers via presentations, lectures and hands on teaching in the laboratory.
• Culture cultivation of fungal culture cultivation on laboratory media and food/feed.
• Documentation by Advanced use of Windows® based software such as the MS Office package and basic Windows® trouble shooting.
May 2007 – June 2007
Research Associate at Center for Microbial Biotechnology, BioCentrum-DTU, Technical University of Denmark.
• Developing correlation models between fungal volatile metabolites and mycotoxin production / concentration. HPLC-DAD, LC-MS and GC-MS trouble shooting and method development. Electronic nose maintenance and method development. Sample preparation by solid phase extraction (SPE) and liquid extraction (LE). Data analysis by multivariate statistics (chemometrics), using Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Partial Least Squares (PLS) and Soft Independent Modeling of Class Analogy (SIMCA).
• Technology transfer to co-workers via presentations, lectures and hands on teaching in the laboratory.
• Culture cultivation of fungal culture cultivation on laboratory media and food/feed.
• Documentation by Advanced use of Windows® based software such as the MS Office package and basic Windows® trouble shooting.
Feb. 2003 - Dec. 2003
Scientist, Downstream Processing, Global Scientific Affairs, Alpharma, Copenhagen.
• Laboratory testing of protocol changes in Downstream processes prior to scaling up to pilot plant. Method development on Äkta Explorer system. HPLC-DAD method development.
• Development of safe disposal method for antibiotics from downstream processing waste. HPLC-DAD method development.
• Documentation according to GLP / GMP practices.
Jan. 2003
Research Assistant at Center for Microbial Biotechnology, Technical University of Denmark.
• Purification of specific non-volatile secondary metabolites. Sample preparation by solid phase extraction (SPE), liquid extraction (LE) and size exclusion chromatography.
• Culture cultivation of fungal culture cultivation on laboratory media.
May 2002 - Dec. 2002
Student Assistant at Center for Microbial Biotechnology, Technical University of Denmark.
• Purification of specific non-volatile secondary metabolites. Sample preparation by solid phase extraction (SPE), liquid extraction (LE) and size exclusion chromatography.
• Culture cultivation of fungal culture cultivation on laboratory media.
Education:
Ph.D., Technical University of Denmark (BioCentrum-DTU), ”Prediction of Mycotoxin Production by Detection of Volatile Metabolites”. August 2007.
M.Sc. Chem. Eng., Biotech., Technical University of Denmark (BioCentrum-DTU). October 2002, M.Sc. thesis ”Extracellular Enzymes from Psychrophilic and Halophilic/Tolerant Penicillia and Aspergilli”.
Skills:
Skills & Techniques obtained during undergraduate studies
• Computer skills: Hardware trouble shooting and computer refurbishing.
• Culture cultivation: Bacterial culture cultivation on laboratory media.
• Enzymology: Method development for production of extracellular Enzyme and activity analysis. Growth media development, 2D-Gel electrophoresis analysis and micro titer assay development.
• Microbiology: Basic primer design for PCR use, bacterial gene manipulation and DNA recovery.
Additional Information:
LINGUISTIC SKILLS
Danish: Native language.
English: Extremely proficient in oral and written forms.
German: Proficient in oral and written forms.
Swedish: Fair.
Norwegian: Fair.
Reference:
Available upon request.
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