Resume

• 2004

  PhD

  PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

  February 2011\nCertificate in Vaccine Science and Policy

  Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

  Vaccine Science and Policy

  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

• 1997

  BS

  Received dual BS degrees

  in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology & Biotechnology.\n\nPerformed independent laboratory research in the laboratory of Dr. Richard Frazee

  where I studied the interactions between in vitro purified transcription factors and DNA to understand the process of body segmentation in Drosophila melanogaster.

  Biochemistry; Molecular Biology & Biotechnology

• Molecular Biology

  In Vitro

  Cell Biology

  Organic Chemistry

  Cell Culture

  DNA

  Gel Electrophoresis

  Chemistry

  Fluorescence Microscopy

  Western Blotting

  Biotechnology

  Genetics

  Laboratory

  Biochemistry

  Molecular Cloning

  Microscopy

  Science

  Protein Purification

  Microbiology

  PCR

  Stamper

  A student-oriented science instructor focused on breaking down complex topics into important concepts in order to facilitate learning.

  Ronald

  Stamper

  Selective Technologies Inc

  University of Michigan-Flint

  Sensicore

  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  Mott Community College

  University of Michigan-Flint

  University of Michigan-Flint

  Carnegie Mellon University

  Flint

  MI

  Part-time instructor in the Chemistry department

  Division of Science and Math. Teaching introductory

  general

  and organic chemistry lecture and lab to undergraduate students.

  Part-Time Instructor

  Mott Community College

  PhD Candidate in the laboratories of Dr. David Levin and Dr. Valeria Culotta in the department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.\n\nStudied the regulation of GPI anchoring by Ras2 in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  Methods Chemist

  Developed and tested on-chip sensor technologies for the measurement of water quality.

  Sensicore

  Lecturer I

  Lecturer I in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Department of Biology at the University of Michigan - Flint.

  University of Michigan-Flint

  Postdoctoral Researcher

  Postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Dr. Aaron Mitchell

  Department of Biological Sciences

  Carnegie Mellon University. Researching the human pathogenic fungus Candida albicans

  and the mechanisms by which it can form treatment-refractile biofilms.

  Carnegie Mellon University

  Lecturer III in Chemistry and Biology

  Lecturer III in the Department Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Department of Biology at University of Michigan - Flint. Responsibilities include teaching

  student advising

  and guiding independent research projects. Recent and upcoming courses include general chemistry

  organic chemistry

  genetics

  and biochemistry.

  University of Michigan-Flint

  Assistant Professor of Chemistry

  Assistant professor of chemistry. Responsible for teaching organic chemistry lecture and lab as well as introductory and general chemistry courses.

  Mott Community College

  Adjunct Lecturer

  Chemistry

  In lecture and laboratory

  instructed students in the subjects of general and organic chemistry. Evaluated student performance and selected topics covered in the courses.

  University of Michigan-Flint

  University of Michigan-Flint

  Flint

  MI

  Teaching genetics (Bio328) in the accelerated summer term.

  Intermittent Lecturer I in Biology

  Conducted the synthesis and quality control assessment of organic ionophores for chemical sensors.\n\nConsulted for Sensicore

  Inc. to design and test sensors.

  Selective Technologies Inc