Technician Medical
Resume:
Jennie Tran
Lynn, MA 01902
**********@*****.***
Objective
To obtain a position that maximizes my organizational, interpersonal and research skills.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences May 2010
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Boston MA
Skills
Computer: Proficient with Windows XP and with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Languages: Fluent in English and Vietnamese
Work Experience
Laboratory Technician
May 2013 – Present
Quintara Biosciences, Allston, MA
In preparation for DNA sequencing:
o Organize and sort customers’ samples
o Prepare, load, and analyze gel agarose
o Dilute and measure concentrations of PCR samples and primers
o Set reactions for sequencing
o Load reactions on PCR machine for thermo cycling, clean up, re-suspend in buffer solution and
load onto DNA sequencer
Amplify bacteria by Polymerase Chain Reaction or bacterial culture growth with antibiotic markers,
ampicillin and kanamycin in LB or TB media
ExoSAP to purify PCR products or Plasmid miniprep for effective DNA sequencing
Scan and log data into computer for submission to company’s main site
Pharmacy Technician
September 2007 – February 2013
Walgreens Pharmacy, Everett, MA
Prepare medication for patients by mixing, counting pills, and labeling bottles
Receive and verify prescriptions
Prepare and process medical insurance claim forms and records
Price and file prescriptions
Establish and maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients
Supply and monitor robotic machines, which dispense medicine into containers
Clean and maintain equipment and work areas, and sterilize glassware according to pharmacy store
methods
Assist customers by answering questions and/or referring them to the pharmacist for medical advice
Operated pharmacy counter register to ring up prescription for customers
Undergraduate Research Assistant
September 2009 – April 2010
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Science, Boston, MA
Collaborated with a professor and group of other students on an “osmotic pump drug delivery system
(DDS) project,” focusing on the effects of in vitro release and drug release rates in different pH values
of the same buffer.
Assisted in the preparations of various buffers and solution.
Researched literary databases and the USP32/NF27 2009 for information pertaining to dissolution
testing, HPLC assay condition, and dissolution tolerance level of a drug in a particular dosage form.
Operated various pharmaceutical lab instruments including USP disintegration apparatus & USP
dissolution apparatuses I & II, table rotary press, hardness tester & friability tester, & ultraviolet/visible
spectrophotometer & high performance liquid chromatography.
Achievements: Presented poster titled “Medium pH and In-Vitro Apparatus Effects
on an Osmotic Drug Delivery System” at the AAPS-NERDG Meeting in April 2010.
Posters/Presentations
“Medium pH and In-Vitro Apparatus Effects on an Osmotic Drug Delivery System” April 2010
Performed literary searches on various drug delivery systems
Followed the guidelines of the USP32/NF27 2009 when preparing buffers & solutions
Performed experiments with peers to determine which drug delivery system
Lovastatin utilized & compared the drug release rates in different pH’s of the same buffer
“Dissolution Testing of Advil” May 2010
Performed literary searches on drug release of various dosage forms
Performed searches on the inactive ingredients of each tested solid dosage forms to
determine its significance on the dissolution rate
Followed the guidelines of USP32/NF27 2009 on the method of testing the experiment,
& preparation of buffers & solutions
Performed experiments with peers to compare the dissolution rate of three different
solid dosage forms of ibuprofen
References: Available upon request.
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