Manager High School

Nkem Azu ***** Hollowmill Lane, Houston, TX

832-***-**** ****.***@*****.***

Summary

nSelf-motivated and experienced problem solver with more than 5 years experience in non-clinical toxicity studies resulting in 4 research manuscripts

nDemonstrated ability to communicate detailed scientific knowledge in non-technical language resulting in public speaking award at ERN conference.

nEstablished and maintained effective relationships with team members consisting of 3 graduate, 3 undergraduate and 4 high school students, resulting in a cooperative work environment.

nHeaded interdisciplinary summer internship programs for 2 years, which led to increased individual participation between laboratories.

Work Experience

Graduate Researcher and Lab Manager 09/2012 - 01/2017

Texas Southern University

nConducted in vitro toxicological studies of environmental contaminants, focusing on cell signaling, and genetic analysis

nCommunicated study design, project status and plans to team members and supervisors

nIndependently designed experiments, conducted troubleshooting to resolve technical issues, data analysis, authored reports and research manuscripts.

nManaged day-to-day operational aspects of laboratory, mentored junior lab personnel.

Summer Internship Coordinator 04/2015 – 08/2016

Texas Southern University

nRecruited, interviewed and hired interns for NSF-RISE summer program

nOrganized and maintained program schedule by planning and scheduling meetings, presentations

nMonitored intern performance and provided conflict resolution

Extraction Chemist 03/2011 – 08/2011

Quest Diagnostics

nPerformed drug testing on biological samples (saliva, blood, urine) according to laboratory standard operating procedures.

nPerformed operation, maintenance, calibration and trouble shooting of laboratory equipment and instrumentation

Education

PhD Environmental Toxicology, Cell Biology emphasis 2014 – 2017

Texas Southern University

Department of Interdisciplinary Sciences

M.S. Biology 2011 – 2014

Texas Southern University

Department of Biology

B.S. Biology 2003 – 2007

Baylor University

Department of Biology

Relevant Coursework

Environmental Science, Advanced Toxicology, Advanced Human Genetics, Microbial Genetics, Endocrinology, Virology, Molecular Genetics, Immunology, Bacteriology, Emerging Infectious Disease

Techniques, Software & Instrumentation

ELISA

MTT Assay

DNA extraction

Immunohistochemistry (IHC)

GraphPad

MS Word

RNA Isolation

Primer Design

SDS-PAGE

Western Blotting

cDNA Synthesis

Agarose gel electrophoresis

Microarray

Protein isolation

Light microscopy

Fluorescence microscopy

3D Cell culture

2D Tissue culture

Mammalian cells

Bioreactor (HARV)

Biotek H1 microplate reader

MS Excel

Aseptic Techniques

MS PowerPoint

qPCR

Spheroid microplate

ImageJ

Immunoprecipitation

Take3 Plate

Thermocycler

Affiliations &/ Hobbies

nCommunications Chair – Women in Bio Austin Chapter 2016 – 2017

nExecutive Secretary – Graduate Student Government Association 2014 – 2017

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