Technician Medical

HALINA ORGACKA

** ********* **** ***: 973-***-****

Verona, NJ 07044 E-mail:

*******@*****.***

QUALIFICATIONS:

Highly trained, disciplined, reliable and experienced biochemist. Skilled

in a variety of biochemical laboratory techniques. Highly motivated, very

interested in updated information in the medical/biological field. Strong

communication and interpersonal skills.

EXPERIENCE:

Chemtech Consulting, Wet Chemistry Department, Mountainside, NJ, chemist

2007 - 2010

. Performed tests: Acidity, Alkalinity- bicarbonate, carbonate,

dissolved carbon dioxide, ASTM COD, COD, phosphorus-ortho and total,

sulfate and dissolved sulfate, Total Organic Carbon (TOC) in water and

soil, dissolved organic carbon, turbidity, QC water pH and

conductivity

LabCorp, Summit Medical Group, Berkeley Heights, NJ, Specimen Accessioner

2006 - 2007

. Prepared all types of specimens to be sent to main laboratory

LabCorp, Department of Forensic Toxicology, Raritan, NJ, Specimen

Processing Lab technician 2005 - 2006

. Prepared urine specimens for drug pre-screening

Freelance writer

1995 - 2006

. Wrote for weekly magazine "Courier Plus", semimonthly bulletin

"Success"

UMDNJ, Department of Pathology, Newark, NJ, Research Associate 1993 -

1998

. Implemented Western blotting and enzymatic assays for PKC in signal

transduction studies

. Performed diagnostic assays on hematopoietic stem cells from HUCB,

Giemsa staining of peripheral blood smears

. Facilitated the use of radioisotopes for enzymes assays -3H, 14C,

32P

. Maintained tissue culture procedure for leukemia, breast and

prostate cancer cells

. Performed studies of cell viability, cytotoxicity and apoptosis of

cancer cells and measured: DNA - protein complex formation

Topoisomerase II activity. Wrote experiments procedure in journals

. Collected data for abstracts and drafted chapters of scientific

papers

. Browsed the medical literature (journals) in regard of leukemia

. Collected and coordinated reports with data from various

collaborators of the scientific projects

UMDNJ, Department of Radiology, Newark, NJ, Lab Technician 1992 - 1993

. Performed an isolation by phenol method and agarose electrophoresis

of DNA from melanoma cancer cells

. Isolated DNA from melanoma cells using ELIFA - enzyme linked

immunofiltration assay

. Implemented ELISA assays for measuring thymine glycol as a marker

of damaged DNA

. Verified purity of DNA samples by UV/Visible spectrophotometric

ratio

. Browsed the medical literature (journals) in relation to melanoma

. Collected the papers for Main Investigator

. Wrote experiments procedure and collected reports with data from co-

partners

Mayo Clinic, Department of Pharmacology, Rochester, MN, Research Associate

1991 - 1992

. Performed the enzymatic assays for methyltransferases

. Performed thin layer chromatographic and HPLC tests of the

radioactive product of the enzyme reaction

. Studied biochemical properties of the enzyme: pH optimum, substrate

kinetics, IC30 values for inhibitors, thermal stability and

behavior during DEAE-Cl-6B Sepharose ion exchange chromatography

. Used Bradford method for protein determination

. Performed enzymes subcellular distribution studies

. Extracted tissues from laboratory animals

. Completed one paper and two abstracts on findings/study

Silesian University School of Medicine, Dept. of Pathophysiology,

Katowice, Poland, Instructor 1988 - 1991

. Measured hormone levels in patients' specimens using RIA

methodology

EDUCATION:

. Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) NHA

2009

. Flow cytometry course - Becton Dickinson FACScan, Cancer Research

Institute, Valhalla, NY

. Immunology course, Morris County College, Randolph, NJ

. HPLC hands -on training workshop, William Paterson University,

Wayne

. B.S. Wroclaw University

Contact this candidate