Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Division responsibility for the quality of product development. Responsible for Quality function overseeing product design and design changes. Assures the long term effectiveness of the product development process within the R&D organization. Manage division-wide quality assurance including support for product development, design transfer, quality metric reporting and CAPA programs.
This Fellowship focused on mitochondrial function in yeast. Multiple biochemical and molecular techniques were utilized as well as detailed yeast genetics to study mitochondrial function in vivo. Served as a mentor for multiple graduate students. Taught summer biochemistry course for upper-class undergraduate students.
Responsible for the development of a research project focused on the study of the ubiquitin degradation pathway. Independently initiated a project that performed a detailed characterization of the mechanisms involved in the p53/Mdm2/MdmX regulatory network utilizing biochemical, kinetic and mutational approaches. Techniques utilized include: Recombinant protein production and purification, antibody production and purification, DNA sequencing, PCR, Western blotting and cloning. Strength in research and writing skills demonstrated through receipt of the Mentored Arthritis Investigator Fellowship, Arthritis Foundation, Wisconsin Chapter and the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Fellowship in Cancer Research, awarded by the Cancer Center of the Medical College of Wisconsin. Additional responsibilities in this position involved the mentoring of graduate students in the laboratory.