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Laboratory Assistant Resume
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| Desired Industry: Biotech |
SpiderID: 22475 |
| Desired Job Location: Los Angeles, California |
Date Posted: 9/7/2008 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Temporary |
Availability Date: 9/19/2008 |
| Desired Wage: 21,000 |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Experienced with over 2 years experience |
Willing to Travel: Yes, 25-50% |
| Highest Degree Attained: High School/Equivalent |
Willing to Relocate: No |
Objective:
Seeking a challenging and rewarding position in industry laboratory
Experience:
Student Lab Assistant II – School of Natural Sciences Instructional Laboratory
January 2006 – September 2006, August 2007-Present – Merced, Ca
• worked in a team environment in the preparation of instructional labs for: general biology, molecular and cell biology, genetics, and microbiology courses
• cataloged and maintained laboratory inventory in excel form
• maintained a clean and sterile work environment
• prepared chemical solutions and reagents
• Quality control: troubleshot/tested laboratory equipment and chemicals
Stem Cell Research Volunteer – Pallavicini Stem Cell Laboratory
August 2007-Present – Merced, Ca
• worked with a graduate student researcher in the formation of a fluorescent fusion protein construct for notch cell signaling research for use in mammary epithelial cells
• effectively conducted PCR, gel electrophoresis, restriction enzyme digests, bacterial transformation
• optimized transfection protocol for calcium phosphate, lipofectamine, and electroporation transfections
• employed sequence analysis software to construct vector diagrams, and prepare cloned DNA construct for sequencing
• used sterile tissue culture techniques
• presented research objective, and summary data at weekly lab meetings and at the 2008 CAMP symposium at UC, Irvine
Report Production Intern, Board on Population and Environmental Health – Institute of Medicine (IOM) January 2007 – May 2007 – Washington, DC
• worked in a team environment in the preparation of reports on the following topics: Hurricane Katrina, Green Buildings and the Presumptive Disability Decision Making Process for Veterans
• executed administrative duties which included: serving as Spanish interpreter, taking calls and arranging conference calls with the contributing authors, archiving hard copies of files of the compiled data
• managed extensive EndNote database
• skilled at fact checking, and verified references for final IOM report
• performed background research for the Senior Officer
• wrote technical summaries from transcripts
Clerical Student Assistant II – School of Natural Sciences
April 2005 – July 2006 – Merced, CA
• skilled in administrative duties and rendered secretarial/clerical support
• compiled the School of Natural Sciences financial expenditures in ledger form
• assisted with publicity events such as Health Careers Day and Science Olympiads
• performed confidential data input in a database of faculty evaluations
Education:
Graduated with Honors from Los Angeles Sr High School.
Bachelors in Molecular and Cell Biology expected 2010 from the University of California, Merced
Skills:
• proficient in End Note, Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point, and Publisher, DNAMan (sequence analysis software)
• excellent communication skills
• fluent in Spanish and English
• Math 15: class that develops computational skills for biologists in Excel and Python programming
• proficient in laboratory safety practice and procedures
Reference:
Available upon request.
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