Michael D. Budnick

860-***-**** abq1lp@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

St. John's University

Jamaica, NY

Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology Graduation:

May 2012

Dean's List every Semester GPA:

3.70/4.0

Pursuing Master's Degree in Biology Expected

Graduation: December 2013

LANGUAGE SKILLS

. Fluent in English

. Speaking and Reading ability in Spanish

. Speaking and Reading ability in French

. Four Months Study Abroad Experience in Paris

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

College

. Campaign Manager for Residence Hall President (2008-2010)

. Debate Team (2008-2011)

. Philosophy Club (2008-2012)

. Anthropology Club (2009-2012)

. Students Take Action Now: Darfur (2008-2011)

. Earth Club (2010-2012)

. Studied Abroad: Paris (Spring 2011)

. Coalition of Concerned Legal Professionals (August 2009 - May 2012)

. Graduated Honors Program with cum Laude (May 2012)

. Model U.N. (2010 - 2012)

. Attended in American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Conference (April 2012)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

St. John's University

Graduate Student Teaching Assistant

Queens, NY

August 2012

-December 2012

January 2013 - May

2013

. Prepared supplementary laboratory for college courses;

. Taught topics in Anatomy, Dissection and Microbiology;

. Prepared presentations, quizzes, and exams for class;

. Proctored exams for other professors;

. Supervised laboratory experiments of Biology Undergraduate Majors.

Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute

Intern

Manhattan, NY

April 2012-

August 2012

. Managed social media network accounts;

. Compiled and organized seminar alumni;

. Collected information from seminar alumni;

. Formatted a template for online resum s of seminar alumni; and

. Inserted information into resum database

Coalition of Concerned Legal Professionals

Advocate

Brooklyn, NY

August 2009-May

2012

. Interviewed potential clients about legal problems;

. Filed information in organization's database;

. Photographed for and formatted the quarterly newsletter;

. Mediator between clients and legal counsel;

. Participated in public outreach events to local communities; and

. Prepared and organized events and mail-outs

Plymouth Board of Education

Terryville, CT

Summer Maintenance Worker May

2010-August 2010

June 2011-

August 2011

June 2012 -

August 2012

. Assisted in mowing and maintaining school fields and grounds;

. Maintained mechanical equipment used for projects;

. Cleared trees, snow, and debris after severe storms;

. Prepared school building for new window installation; and

. Stripped flooring for wax application.

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RESEARCH

Currently working in the lab of Dr. Chris Bazinet, St. John's University

October 2012-April 2013

. Becoming familiar with the R, Perl, MySQL and Linux software;

. Obtaining relevant gene information for Drospholia melanogaster research;

. Running statistical analysis of gene expression in microarrays;

. Data analysis of Brain-Testis gene expression in the search of

evolutionarily conserved homologs;

. Technical support in the construction of a high-powered Bioinformatics

processing core for the department.

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