Technician Medical

CHRISTOPHER PAUL GEHRKE

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EDUCATION

May 2012

North Carolina State University – B.S. in Biochemistry (Cum Laude)

EXPERIENCE

Duke University Medical Center – Department of Pediatric Infectious Disease (6/2012-Present)

Research Technician II

• Inject mice for in vivo anti-fungal and infection testing (inter-perennial and subcutaneous injections)

• Humanely euthanize mice and dissect for cardiac punctures in order to remove blood for analysis

• Harvest organs of mice for histology analysis

• Calculate and formulate compounds for in vivo and in vitro drug testing

• Responsible for carrying out an array of experiments by following protocols to obtain results

• In charge of ordering products for the lab to ensure experiments carry on as planned

• Media preparation for entire lab

• Work as a team member with others to achieve results in an efficient and effective manner

Academic Support Program for Student Athletes (NCSU) (08/2011 – 05/2012)

Student Athlete Tutor

• Worked one-on-one and with groups of student athletes to ensure understanding of science, math, and

general education courses

• Responsible for writing tutoring reports for each tutoring session with each athlete for Academic

Coordinators

• Worked with other tutors to ensure the students athletes were understanding the material

Pi Lambda Phi International Fraternity Epsilon Kappa Chapter at NCSU (Fall 2010 – Spring 2011)

President

• Responsible for meeting with university officials to ensure the chapter was meeting standards

• Responsible for contacting and coordinating meetings and events with fraternity alumni

• Responsible for overseeing chapter operations and working with other executive members to

achieve semester goals

• Oversaw and ran effective weekly meetings for the chapter

• Distributed duties to members to ensure goals were met promptly

AWARDS & ACTIVITIES

• Eagle Scout, 2007

• President of Pi Lambda Phi International Fraternity Epsilon Kappa Chapter at North Carolina State

University

SKILLS

Proficient in use of the following: Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point and Microsoft Office.

Proficient in: Southern Blot, Transformation, Genomic DNA/RNA Extraction, Enzyme Digestion, PCR, Drug Testing

(in vivo and in vitro), Drug Preperation, Inter-perennial and Subcutaneous Injections (in mice), Euthanasia of Mice,

Organ Removal for Histology(in mice), Cardiac Punctures (in mice)

REFERENCES

To be furnished upon request.

Christopher Gehrke

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PUBLICATIONS LIST

• Phosphorylation of calcineurin at a novel serine-proline rich region orchestrates hyphal growth and

virulence in Aspergillus fumigatus. Communicated to PLoS Pathogens. (July 2, 2013). In Press.

• Transcriptional activation of Heat-Shock protein (Hsp90) mediated via a proximal promoter region

confers caspofungin resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus. Communicated to Journal of Infectious Diseases.

(May 30, 2013) (Journal Cover Page). In Press.

• In Vitro Activity of Calcineurin and Heat-Shock Protein 90 (Hsp90) Inhibitors Against Aspergillus

fumigatus Azole- and Echinocandin-Resistant Strains. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 57, 1035-

1039.

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