Assistant Project

Sasha N. Farina

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Education

Bachelor of the Arts in Biology and Spanish [Dual Degree, May 2011]

Claremont Mckenna College

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Experience

Research Assistant

Claremont, CA

Claremont Mckenna College

June 2008 - May 2011

Principal Investigator: Dr. Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert

Projects: 2 NSF-funded summers (40 hrs/week) and Senior Thesis (30

hrs./week), studying the effects of BPA on kinase pathways of S.

cerevisiae. Techniques used:

. sterile method

. library maintenance

. PCR

. UV/VIS spectroscopy

. growth analysis

. isolation of RNA, DNA, Proteins

. Northern, Southern, Western blot

. Bright field and fluorescence microscopy

Laboratory Technology Assistant

Claremont, CA

Claremont Mckenna College March 2010-May

2011

Troubleshot and fixed basic PC and printer networking problems,

supervised computer labs, and assisted students with Microsoft OS programs

(10 hrs/week) .

Research Assistant

Athens, GA

University of Georgia

May-July 2009

Principal Investigator: Dr. Anne Summers

Project: a 9 week (40 hrs./week) NSF-REU-funded project characterizing

plasmids in 11 types of bacteria. Techniques used:

. buffer, stock, and media preparation

. plasmid isolation

. restriction digest

. DNA isolation

. 16S rDNA sequencing

. basic bioinformatics

. gram staining

. photoshop (Adobe, Paint.net, Apple)

Research Analyst

Claremont, CA

Roberts Environmental Center

Jan 2008 - Apr 2010

Claremont Mckenna College

Analyzed corporate environmental sustainability reports according to

the Pacific Sustainability Index. Work included analysis of report and data

entry, published in its sector report (12 hrs/week)

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Skills and Qualifications

. Skills to work on projects independently: experimental design,

literature research, troubleshooting, reports, presentation

. Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint), and basic

ability to troubleshoot PC problems.

. Basic bioinformatics skills: NCBI Genbank, BLAST, Yeast Genome

Database.

. Exposure to biochemical techniques: HPLC, gas chromatography,

fluorescence spectroscopy, NMR, size exclusion chromatography, enzyme

kinetics, titrations.

. Writing skills (English and Spanish) including academic essays,

scientific reports, and a Senior Thesis. Writing samples available

upon request.

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Selected Publications

Farina, S. (April 25, 2011). The characterization of genes involved in

response to the phenol derivative and xenoestrogen bisphenol-A in

Saccharomyces cerevisiae: implication of the high osmolarity glycerol

pathway as a first line of defense. Senior Thesis in Biology, Claremont

Mckenna College. Can be viewed online at:

http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/221/

Farina, S. (2008). Mitsubishi Electric 2007 Environmental Report.

Electronics, Semiconductor, and Peripherals Sectors Analysis, Pacific

Sustainability Index Scores. 2009, 37-38.

Farina, S. (2008). Matsushita (Panasonic) 2007 Sustainability Report &

appended 2008 web pages. Electronics, Semiconductor, and Peripherals

Sectors Analysis, Pacific Sustainability Index Scores. 2009, 41-42.

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Selected Presentations

(2010) Characterization of genes involved in response to phenol derivatives

Bisphenol A, BHA, and BHT in the yeasts Saccharomyces cerevisiae and

Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology Meeting,

Vancouver, CA.

(2009) The Isolation of Plasmids from Streptomyces, Brevibacillus,

Brevibacterium, and Rhodopseudomonas. ABRCMS, Phoenix, AZ.

(2009) The Isolation of Plasmids from Streptomyces, Brevibacillus,

Brevibacterium, and Rhodopseudomonas. Summer Research Poster Symposium,

University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

(2008). The effect of air particulates on splicing in S. cerevisiae.

ABRCMS, Orlando, Florida.

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