Resume

• 2005

  Tulane University

  Rineco

  University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

  Prairie View A&M University

  Texas A&M University

  Prairie View A&M University

  Pace Analytical

  University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

  Assistant Professor

  Prairie View A&M University

  Baylor College of Medicine

  Pharmacology

  •\tHelped with setup of new research laboratory

  met with vendors for the selection and testing \n of essential equipment and instruments\n•\tInvestigated the synthesis of disulfide-containing bio-reducible and biocompatible \n macromolecules for the efficient delivery of anti-cancer theraputics\n•\tSynthesized multivalent drug carriers through branched polyester dendrimer synthesis\n•\tServed as group safety officer

  and was in charge of receiving

  organizing

  collection

  and \n removal of hazardous materials\n•\tMentored undergraduate student for introduction to research laboratory practices and \n environment\n•\tServed as research mentor for undergraduate participant in Summer Medical and Research \n Training (SMART) Program and coordinated the initiation and progress of a research project\n•\tSatisfied and advanced the mission of the Houston Research Education and Career Horizon \n Institutional Research and Academic Career Development (REACH IRACDA) Fellow program \n through workshop attendance for teaching and mentorship

  planning undergraduate research \n symposia\n•\tServed as visiting assistant professor at Prairie View A&M University to teach both sections \n of sophomore organic chemistry\n•\tAttend workshops for the development of effective teaching techniques\n•\tAssist in planning a local undergraduate research symposium

  Postdoctoral Research Associate

  Haskell

  AR

  •\tSubjected manufactured waste samples to a battery of analytical tests

  i.e. pH

  calorimetry

  acidity/basicity

  peroxides

  sulfides

  flash point

  flammability

  PCB content

  which were classified according to potential use as components for clean-burning fuel blending materials\n•\tAnalyzed samples using Karl Fischer

  bomb calorimetry

  GC/MS

  mercury analyzer

  Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS).\n•\tCompleted HAZWOPER safety training

  Lab Tech II

  Rineco

  New Orleans

  LA

  •\tDivergently grafted polyester dendrimers from cavitand for surface modification to make successful candidates for drug encapsulation and delivery\n•\tSynthesized polyester-based dendritic initiating cores for Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) to synthesize block co-polymers for trans-dermal drug delivery\n•\tSynthesized alkyne functionalized cavitands to make suitable substrates containing multiple sites for 1

  3-dipolar cycloaddition\n•\tSynthesized expanded macrocycles for drug and small molecule encapsulation\n•\tIntroduced undergraduate researchers to laboratory and research environment\n•\tAssisted in project initiation for undergraduates

  and monitored progress throughout tenure within group\n•\tCharacterized linear and branched polymeric materials utilizing nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR)

  matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)

  dynamic light scattering (DLS)

  and infrared (IR) spectroscopy

  Graduate Research Assistant

  Tulane University

  St. Rose

  LA

  •\tUtilized wet chemistry protocol for continuous liquid-liquid extraction for the detection and analysis of toxins (PCB’s

  Dioxins

  and Herbicides) in ground soil and water collected from local area manufacturers and companies\n•\tUsed zero-headspace extractors to determine leaching affinity of waste to be disposed in landfill using toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) and synthetic precipitation leaching procedure (SPLP)

  Environmental Laboratory Analyst

  Pace Analytical

  College Station

  TX

  •\tSynthesize bio-reducible

  biocompatible disulfide-containing polyester dendrimers for the efficient delivery of anti-cancer therapeutics\n•\tDevelop synthetic approach for the production of dendrimeric polyphosphoesters with potential drug delivery capabilities\n•\tDesign fully degradable glycerol based polyphosphoesters via ring-opening polymerization for potential drug encapsulation and delivery\n•\tDesign disulfide-containing polycarbonates via condensation step-growth polymerization

  and investigate physical

  chemical

  and mechanical properties \n•\tResponsible for maintenance and training for THF-GPC and Teledyne ISCO Combiflash chromatography system \n•\tCharacterize monomers and linear and/or branched polymeric materials utilizing nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR)

  matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)

  thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)

  differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)

  and infrared (IR) spectroscopy

  Postdoctoral Research Associate

  Texas A&M University

  Prairie View

  TX

  Taught Organic Chemistry I and II

  Visiting Professor

  Prairie View A&M University

  Doctorate

  Advisor: Scott M. Grayson

  Ph.D.\nThesis: Divergent Polyester Dendronization of Macrocycles as a Platform for the Enhancement of Supramolecular Applications

  Organic Chemistry

  Tulane University

• 1998

  B.S.

  Chemistry

  American Chemical Society

  NSBE

  Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.

  Men Of Faith

  University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

• Polymer Chemistry

  NMR

  Biochemistry

  Materials Science

  Molecular Biology

  Spectroscopy

  HPLC

  UV/Vis

  Nanotechnology

  Characterization

  Cell Culture

  MALDI-TOF

  Microsoft Excel

  Research

  Excel

  Organic Synthesis

  Science

  Mass Spectrometry

  Chemistry

  Microsoft Office

  A versatile and modular approach to functionalisation of deep-cavity cavitands via “click” chemistry diversed polymer side chains

  The surface modification of deep-cavity cavitands has been demonstrated by using the azide-alkyne \"click\" coupling to attach dendritic macromolecules or linear polymers onto their periphery. The resulting set of macromolecular cavitands exhibited tuneable solubility yet retained the ability to encapsulate guest molecules.

  A versatile and modular approach to functionalisation of deep-cavity cavitands via “click” chemistry diversed polymer side chains

  Marco

  Giles

  Baylor College of Medicine