Gordana Simovic
Delray Beach, Florida
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CHEMIST
EXPERIENCED IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
CONFIDENT, ORGANIZED, COLLABORATIVE
Train students Maintain Data Microsoft Office Suite
Management Organizational Leadership
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSITYOF MIAMI, INTERDISCIPLINARY STEAM CELL INSTITUTE, Miami, Fl 2012 – 2012
Research Associate
• Worked with stem cell lines on project Integrin Knockdown and Overexpression in cardiac
pulmonary cells
• The Click iT EdU cell proliferation assay.
• Fluorescence activated cell scanning FACS
• Nucleofactor transfection
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, DIVISION OF ENDOCRINOLOGY &METABOLISM, Miami, Fl 2009 –
2011
Research Associate
• Worked with thyroid cancer cell line on project Regulation of D3 receptor gene expression in
thyroid cancer cell lines in vivo using RT PCR and PCR Array
• Transfection with expression vectors
• Transformation
• Isolation of DNA and RNA
• Immunoprecipitation
• Protein extraction and quantification using SDS PAGE and UPLC
• Work in animal facility with mice, genotyping
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, DEPT OF CHEMISTRY, Miami, Fl
2006 2009
Senior Biological Scientist
• Work on the Ocean and Human Health Project with marine microorganisms
• Laboratory management and Core facility
• Depositing strains to CCMP
• Extracting and purification of DNA and compounds of scientific interests using HPLC and TLC
LOLA VEGA, Belgrade, Yugoslavia 2001 2003
Director R&D
• Management of the chemical company
• Development and implementation of selenium yeast large scale production
• Production of pure inorganic and organic chemicals