Hamilton, Montana, United States
• Team-oriented virologist experienced in virus titrations and neutralizations, BSL3 and BSL4, animal handling, sharps work, inactivating infectious samples, tissue culture, optimizing and conducting molecular assays (q-RT-PCR, cloning, transfection, entry assays) ELISA and Luminex serology, PBMC isolation, and protein production. • Extensive laboratory experience including 3 years of undergraduate research in cell biology, a summer internship working on a point-of-care Ebola virus assay, 1 year as a postbaccalaureate IRTA in the RML Genomics Unit, 2 years as a postbaccalaureate IRTA in the RML Virus Ecology Unit, and 2 years as a laboratory technician in the RML Virus Ecology Unit. • Co-author on multiple animal studies for model development, pathogenesis, transmission, therapeutics, and vaccines. • Experience with mouse, hamster, mink, and non-human primate (NHP) models. • Experienced with detailed standard operating procedures (SOPs) and good laboratory practices (GLPs), specifically in high containment laboratories. • First author manuscript on ecological surveillance for filoviruses and Henipaviruses and contributions as a co-author on 17+ manuscripts in Nature, Journal of Infectious Diseases, PLoS Pathogens, Viruses and more. Multiple manuscripts in preparation. • Excellent scientific communication and presentation skills with experience preparing both scientific manuscripts and oral presentations. • Excellent lab management experience and experienced with ordering systems. • Relevant coursework in microbiology, biotechnology, virology, molecular biology, biochemistry, physiology, parasitology, and statistics. • Proficient in analyzing genetic data using various software including Excel, GraphPad Prism, and Geneious • Recipient of competitive research grants and awards including the Class of 1920 Award in Sciences Excellence in Biology, research stipend award through the USAMRIID College Qualified Leaders program, the Dean’s List at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania from 2013 – 2016, and NIH Merit Awards from 2019-2020. • Passionate about diversity and inclusion in science
Assist with animal studies in high containment laboratories for model development, pathogenesis, transmission, vaccines, and therapeutics. Lab and budget maintenance
Biomedical research virus ecology unit: Development of a Pan-filovirus RT-PCR assay. Screening Ecological samples for Filoviruses. Detecting selection at the host-pathogen interface. Detecting MERS-CoV adaptive evolution using camel sera.
Core work in genomics unit: RNA/DNA extraction and QC, Q-RT-PCR, Sanger Sequencing, NGS analysis
Work study for genetics and cell biology labs. Prep labs and tutor students.