Biologist/Chemist
Resume:
Casey Hegger
Chicago, IL ****3
*****.******@*****.***
EDUCATION
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Cellular Biology Minor in Chemistry
• Dean’s List (4 semesters), James Scholar Honors
May 2011 GPA: 3.78/4.00
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
CHEM 102/103/104/105
- Principles governing atomic structure, bonding, states of matter, stoichiometry, and chemical equilibrium; descriptive chemistry of the elements and coordination compounds
- Chemistry of organic and biochemical systems, chemical energetics and equilibrium, chemical kinetics, and reaction mechanisms. Chemistry of materials, including organic and biological substances, chemical energetics and equilibrium, chemical kinetics, and solids and crystals
BIOC 455: Techniques in Biochemistry and Biotechnology
• Practiced methods of experimentation in following topics: protein purification, immunoassays, enzymology,
peptide sequencing, lipid analysis, HPLC, in vitro translation, chromatography, titrations, UV spectroscopy,
mass spectrometry, carbohydrate analysis, bioinformatics, reagent preparation
WORK EXPERIENCE
Baxter Healthcare (Round Lake, IL)
November 2011 – August 2013
Global Product Surveillance Quality Associate I
• Applied Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), and Good Documentation
Practice (GDP) to procedures and protocols to meet regulatory requirements
• Processed files of patients on an at-home peritoneal dialysis machine which includes collecting necessary patient
information, determining reportability of complaints, coordinating sample retrieval, documenting investigation
and sample evaluation, responding to customers via phone, and timely closure of files, per procedure
• Applied knowledge of FDA Quality System and Medical Device Reporting regulations (21 CFR 803, 820, and
211) to successfully handle complaints
• Collaborated with other divisions (Quality Engineering, Global Pharmacovigilance, Clinical Team) to
successfully complete complaint investigations in a timely manner
• Administered new procedure training to fellow employees as assigned by supervisor
• Developed computer skills working with Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, Outlook,
PowerPoint
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Loyola University Medicine (Maywood, IL)
July 2011 – November 2011
Research Assistant – Burn and Shock Trauma Department
• Studied the impact of the protein ubiquitin as an anti-inflammatory for severe trauma, shock and septic patients
• Assisted with clinical research study on Intensive Care Unit burn patients, including collecting urine samples
• Successfully completed laboratory research duties using molecular biology techniques (Western blots,
ELISAs, Gel Electrophoresis, Protein Quantifications, etc.)
• Assisted fellow researchers and medical school residents with surgical animal studies (rat and swine)
• Received American Association for Animal Laboratory Science (AALAS) certification July 2011 as required
by Loyola Stritch School of Medicine
• Maintained inventory of research supplies and placed orders for needed supplies
Heller-Miller Psychology/Neuroscience Laboratory (UIUC)
August 2010 – May 2011
Undergraduate Research Assistant
• Conducted EEG analysis to study brain activity in subjects playing a computer game in order to study
cognition related to emotion
• Performed fMRI study to localize brain region activity in said subjects
• Assisted with recruiting college students for research subjects and compensation for participants
• Compiled research folders to administer to subjects
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