Assistant Technician
Resume:
Missoula, MT *****
*********@*****.***
Melissa Moore friedman
Experienced laboratory technician and researcher eager to lend my skills to a career serving the
OBJECTIVE
intersection between habit and human health.
RESEARCHER
EXPERIENCE
August 2013 – Present
I am currently referencing a series of ebooks on herbalism for Green Path Herb School. This
work consists of compiling studies from peer reviewed scientific journals that demonstrate the
medicinal properties of plant and fungus derived compounds.
GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHER, UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA
July 2010 – May 2013
For my master’s thesis, I studied the effects of temperature on the fungal symbionts of the
mountain pine beetle. My study included data obtained from laboratory assays as well as a field
component.
TEACHING ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA
August 2012 – November 2012
As teaching assistant to Dr. Cory Cleveland, I taught the laboratory component of Introductory
Soils. My responsibilities included presentation of a short lecture, assisting students with lab
observations, accompany students on field trips, and grading assignments and tests.
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
October 2009 – April 2010
I assisted graduate student Amanda Hodson with data collection for several experiments
examining the efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes (EN) in the control of agricultural pests.
My duties included identification of arthropods caught in pitfalls traps, collection of data for
LD50 of EN to the European earwig, conducting soil moisture measurements, and EN
propagation for experimental use.
LABORATORY TECHNICIAN, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
March 2010 – May 2010
My duties as a laboratory technician for Dr. Thomas Gordon’s Plant Pathology Lab included
agar plate preparation, soil spore assays, pine cutting propagation, and greenhouse maintenance.
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
December 2009 – February 2010
I assisted graduate student Michelle Afkhami with data collection for a greenhouse experiment
examining the effects of mutualistic partner species (arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and fungal
endophytyes) on grasses under varying levels of nitrogen and phosphorus.
CLERK, TRADER JOE’S (CANOGA PARK, ELK GROVE, SACRAMENTO, CA)
May 2007 – August 2010
During my undergraduate education at the University of California, Davis, I worked part time as
a clerk at Trader Joe’s. At all three Trader Joe’s locations, I was responsible for stocking and
sales. At Trader Joe’s in Canoga Park, I was also responsible for ordering and stocking the
health and beauty department.
RECEPTIONIST AND FILE CLERK, SYNDER DORENFELD, LLP
February 2005 – May 2007
During my time as pre-biology student at Moorpark Community College, I worked full time at
Snyder Dorenfeld, LLP. As receptionist, I was responsible for screening phone calls, directing
correspondence, and scheduling appointments for six litigation attorneys. As file clerk, I
assisted our legal secretaries by organizing their case files according to legal document type,
correspondence, and evidence.
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, MASTER OF SCIENCE, FORESTRY
EDUCATION
GPA: 3.21
Courses: Introductory Soils, Statistical Methods 1 and 2, Computer Data Analysis 1 and 2,
Forest Ecosystem Analysis
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS, BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE,
EVOLUTION, ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY
GPA: 3.38
Courses: Plant Pathology, Mycology, Plant Biotechnology, Bioenergetics and Metabolism, Plant
Anatomy, Parasitology, Entomology, Cellular Biology, Physics for Biology 1 and 2, Evolution
MOORPARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE, CALIFORNIA, ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE,
BIOLOGY
GPA: 3.8
Courses: Organic Chemistry 1 and 2, Trigonometry, Calculus with Analytical Geometry 1, 2 and
3, Biology 1 and 2
Moore, M.L. and Six, D.L. 2013. The effects of temperature on fungal symbionts in the
PUBLICATIONS
mountain pine beetle-fungus symbiosis. Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library.
http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-062*****-******/.
Addison, A.L., Powell, J.A., Six, D.L., Moore, M.L., and Bentz, B.J. 2013. The role of
temperature variability in stabilizing the mountain pine beetle-fungus mutualism. Journal of
Theoretical Biology, 335(21): 40-50.
Hodson, A.K, Friedman, M.L., Wu, L.N., and Lewis, E.E. 2011. European earwig (Forficula
auricularia) as a novel host for the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae,
Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 107(1): 60-64.
PRESENTATION Moore, M.L. Temperature effects on growth, sporulation and resource capture during inter-
specific and intra-specific competition of the fungal symbionts of the mountain pine beetle,
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Thesis Defense, May 10, 2013.
Friedman, M.L. and Six, D.K. Temperature effects on growth, competition, and sporulation of
nutritional symbiotic ophiostomatoid fungi associated with Dendroctonus ponderosa, North
American Forest Insect Work Conference, May 9-12, 2011.
Moore, M.L. Characterization of Forficula auricularia as a host for the entomopathogenic
nematode, Steinernema carpocapsae, UC Davis 21st Undergraduate Research Scholarship and
Creative Activities Conference, April 30, 2010.
Friedman, M.L., Hodson, A.K., Lewis. E.E. Characterization of Forficula auricularia as a host
for the Entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema carpocapsae. American Society of Agronomy
California Chapter’s 2010 Plant and Soil Conference, February 2-3, 2010.
REFERENCES ELAINE SHEFF, BA, CH
Founder of Green Path Herb School, President of Meadosweet Herbs, Inc.
Telephone: 406-***-****
Email: ******@******.***
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DIANA SIX, PHD
Professor of Forest Entomology/Pathology at University of Montana
Telephone: 406-***-****
Email: *****.***@***.***.***
CORY CLEVELAND, PHD
Associate Professor of Terrestrial Biogeochemistry at University of Montana
Telephone: 406-***-****
Email: ****.*********@********.***
AMANDA HODSON, PHD
Post Doctoral Fellow in Agroecology at University of California, Davis
Telephone: 505-***-****
Email: ********@*******.***
MICHELLE AFKHAMI, PHD
Population Biology Graduate Group, University of California, Davis
Telephone: 505-***-****
Email: *********@*******.***
DAVID K. DORENFELD,ESQ.
Partner, Snyder Dorenfeld, LLP
Telephone: 818-***-****
Email: ******@******.***
SKILLS & Research
Mycology
ABILITIES
Entomology
Plant Biology
Ecology
Soil Science
Laboratory Technician
Isolation/Sterile Method
Microscopy
Education
R statistical analysis
Microsoft Excel
Powerpoint
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