Cara R. Schwartz

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Louisville, KY 40206

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Email: ac4tln@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

B.S. Chemistry 2014-2018 University of Louisville

Emphasis: Biochemistry Louisville, Kentucky

May 2018 degree

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

B.S. Training, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Undergraduate research assistant (January 2018 – May 2018)

oCurrently working in a biochemistry lab in the spring of 2018. Solid state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy is the primary experimental tool used. The focus will be on experimental studies of molecular dynamics in the solid state and muscle elasticity.

Undergraduate independent research (August 2016-December 2016)

oTraveled around the Louisville area to find antibiotic resistance bacteria that are in public areas. Sterile techniques and bacterial culture growth on agar plates was learned. PCR, mass spectroscopy, and SDS-PAGE were the major experimental tools used.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Protein purification

Making, running, and interpreting SDS-PAGE gels

Running and interpreting IR spectra

Running and interpreting 1H NMR

Running and interpreting 13C NMR

Interpreting HPLC data

Running and interpreting GC-MS

Titrations

Distillations

Purifications

Use of micropipettes

Centrifuge

Thin Layer Chromatography

PCR

Gel electrophoresis

DNA extraction and purification

Aseptic technique

Plating

Professional References*

Jim Davis

Dr. Wittebort

Dr. Richter

Brandon Baxter

*Contact information upon request

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