Resume

• 2004

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Microbiology

  General

  American Society for Microbiology

  American Association for the Advancement of Science

  Southern Illinois University

  Carbondale

  Missouri State Teaching Certificate

• 2000

  English

  Bachelor’s Degree

  Biology/Biological Sciences

  General

  Southern Illinois University

  Edwardsville

• Developing presentations

  coordinating events

  scheduling

  instructing

  and collaborating with other volunteers during the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) process every liturgical year for St. Dominic Savio.

  St. Dominic Savio Catholic Church

  Volunteer

  United Way of Greater St. Louis

  Participate in games and crafts tent for the annual Step Up for Down Syndrome in Forest Park

  Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis

  Microscopy

  Nucleic Acid Extraction

  Molecular Biology

  Western Blotting

  Higher Education

  ELISA

  Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

  Northern Blotting

  Protein Expression

  Phenotyping

  Expression Analysis

  Cell Culture

  Genetic Engineering

  Computational analysis reveals a key regulator of cryptococcal virulence and determinant of host response

  Computational analysis reveals a key regulator of cryptococcal virulence and determinant of host response

  Stacey

  Gish

  Jefferson College

  STERIS Corporation

  Washington University School of Medicine

  Scientist

  Greater St. Louis Area

  STERIS Corporation

  Hillsboro

  MO

  Responsible for preparing lecture and laboratory lessons to nursing students in microbiology and general biology. Drafted syllabi

  assignments

  tests

  and quizzes. Proficient in Microsoft Office and Blackboard.

  Instructor

  Jefferson College

  Greater St. Louis Area

  Responsibilities included:\n• Implementation of experimental procedures

  including (but not limited to) microbiological and molecular biology techniques such as eukaryotic/prokaryotic cell culturing

  DNA/RNA extraction

  library preparation for Illumina platforms

  gene additions/deletions

  plasmid construction

  biolistics and transformation

  chromatin IP

  western blotting

  protein expression

  immunofluorescence and ELISA\n• Assisting with grant budgeting and manuscript preparation\n• Training incoming employees

  graduate students

  and postdoctoral fellows\n• Following EH&S waste disposal procedures and guidelines

  setting lab safety rules

  Staff Scientist

  Washington University School of Medicine