Thomas P. Fuller
818-***-**** acb6ob@r.postjobfree.com
*** **** ***** ******, ********* 115, Baltimore, MD, 21201
P OST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
Whittier College
B.A. Biology
Cell Physiology
Minors: French and Chemistry
Undergraduate Dissertation: The effects of Resveratrol
Upon Primary T-Cell Survival and Activation
University of Maryland, Baltimore
M.S. in Molecular Medicine
Area of Concentration: Cancer Biology and Cell
Physiology
AWARDS
John Greenleaf Whittier Award –
L ABORATORY EXPERIENCE
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant – Civin Lab 2010-2013
Performed Graduate level research on the role of miRs
128 and 625 in human leukemia – Additional work
performed on optimization of a biotin pulldown for
miRs and on the SBIR microfluidics grant with
Princeton and GPB
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant – Lindberg Lab 2013
Performed graduate level research on the function and
regulation of FGF23 in bone cells with emphasis on the
role of PC enzymes
Whittier College
Undergraduate Research Assistant –
Performed basic research on the effects of
phytochemicals upon primary human T-cells
ADDITIONAL SCIENCE RELATED EXPERIENCE
Whittier
Advanced Biology Tutor, Center for Academic Success –
Tutor for 300-400 Level Biology Classes
Whittier
Chemistry Tutor, Center for Academic Success –
Tutor for 100-200 Level Chemistry Classes
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Cell culture – Adherent and Suspension cells; primary
cells and cell lines from both blood and bone
FACS – up to 3 colors on Accuri and on FACS SORT;
Analysis using Flow Jo software; Fixation and long term
studies
qPCR – Both Sybr and Taqman assays; familiarity with
ABI software and specifically the 7900 HT machine
Western Blotting
Victor X3 Plate reader – Luciferase and AlamarBlue
metabolic assays
DNA, RNA and Protein Isolation
Chemical and Electrical transfection methods
Molecular/PCR based Cloning
Creation, production and use of lentiviral vectors for
long term stable expression
Some familiarity with pulldown techniques, biotin
labeling, ELISA, microfluidics, RIA, radiolabeling
Limited experience with mice as animal models of
leukemia
PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS
Hector F. Valenzuela, Thomas Fuller, Jim Edwards, Danielle Finger and Brenda
Molgora; Cycloastragenol extends T cell proliferation by increasing telomerase
activity; J Immunol April 2009 182
LANGUAGES
French – Basic Competence