Giovanni Lostumbo
abqdsb@r.postjobfree.com
Education
Morton Community College Cicero, IL January 2009-May 2009
General Curricula
State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY) Buffalo, NY August 2006- January 2007
PhD curriculum in Biomedical Sciences
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL August 2002 - August 2006
B.S. Molecular and Cellular Biology; minor in Chemistry, August 2006
Cumulative Undergraduate GPA: 2.69
Professional Experience
University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL February 2011-Present
Research Specialist- Ophthalmology research in corneal fibroblasts, anti-angiogenic
factors, and metalloproteinases
University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL August 2009- August 2010
Research Technician- mycobacterial culturing, biotechnology, proteomics, and
fluorescence microscopy
Museum of Science & Industry Chicago, IL August 2008-January 2009
Retail Sales Associate- Assisted customers with museum purchases and exhibit
information
DePaul University Chicago, IL April 2008-June 2008
Administrative Document Assistant- Processed archived documents for electronic
storage transfers, through Northbridge Staffing
H20 Plus Chicago, IL July 2007 February 2008
Quality Assurance Technician- Sampled raw materials for laboratory testing and carried
out GMP protocols, through Lab Temps
Northwestern University Chicago, IL May 2005 -August 2005
Laboratory Assistant -Oncology research
Worked on cytokine signaling in malignant cells, practicing cell biology and
microbiology techniques
Brookfield Zoo Brookfield, IL Summers 2001-2003
Lead Sales Clerk- Managed and organized inventory and sales for 10 gift shops in
Illinois largest zoo
Assisted patrons and trained new employees
Professional Skills
Lab: Techniques used in microbiology and biochemistry, including Western blotting, gel
electrophoresis, mycobacterial culturing, fluor escence staining and microscopy & spectrophotometry
Certifications: Comptia A+ November, 2010
Languages
Conversational Italian