THESIS RESEARCH

Blizard

Institute,

Centre

for

Infectious

Disease.

London,

UK

-

This study screened test factors on Fretibacterium

fastidiosum

and Prevotella

E7_34

and

analyzed

the

efficacy

of

growth

induction.

The significance of this research was to improve current cultivation methods allowing for characterization of the majority of bacteria that remain ‘unculturable’. The ability to cultivate these microorganisms

would allow for an in- depth understanding of the human

and

environmental

microbiomes

that

exist

and

interrelate

in nature.

-

Mar

2014

-

Sept

2014

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST

Canon

U.S.

Life

Sciences.

Rockville,

MD

-

I

am

a

part of a

multidisciplinary team of

scientists that conducts microbiological

and

molecular

experiments

that

contribute

to

assay development testing, design, and troubleshooting. In addition to managing

multiple

experiments

and

projects

I’m

also

familiar

with FDA Guidance protocols and contribute to many of the relevant reports

and

documents.

MICROBIOLOGIST

The

Dow

Chemical

Company.

Collegeville,

PA

-

I designed, executed, and analyzed microbiological and chemical experiments that tested biocide preservation in various industrial market segments. I managed a combination of projects including both customer and R&D endeavors and I also led a small team of microbiologists specifically addressing issues and customer requests in the paints market. Additionally, I contributed to a number of customer reports as well as registration documents submitted

to

the

EPA

for

new

product

registration. Nov

2014

–

Feb

2018

BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN BIOLOGY

University

of

Mary

Washington

Fredericksburg,

Virginia

September

2007

–

September

2011

Bachelor

of

Science

in

Biology

MASTER’S DEGREE IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

Queen

Mary

University

London,

UK

September

2013

–

September

2014

Thesis

title:

The

Impact

of

Growth- inducing Factors

on

‘Unculturable’

Oral

Bacterial

and

their Prospective

to

Advance

Cultivation

Methods Thesis

mark:

Distinction

Relevant

modules:

clinical

microbiology, bacteriology,

immunology,

laboratory

management,

public

health

EDUCATION

PUBLICATIONS

Title:

In

Vitro

Cultivation

of

‘Unculturable’

Oral

Bacteria, Facilitated

by

Community

Culture

and

Media Supplementation

with

Siderophores

Journal:

Public

Library

of

Science

(PLoS

ONE) Date:

2016

Contribution:

Co- author

MEGAN LAWLOR

Feb

2018

-

Present

2907 S Woodley St., Arlington VA

ac565v@r.postjobfree.com

215-***-****

RELEVANT SKILLS

PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Experimental design,

data organization and analysis, independent

research, team leadership, method development,

technical writing (FDA and EPA related

documents), training and hiring, detail- oriented, safety

protocols,

standard

operating

procedures TECHNICAL: Microorganism handling (bacteria,

fungi, algae, BSL- 2), PCR equipment and data

analysis, aseptic technique, efficacy testing,

hazardous chemical handling, high- throughput

testing, growth curves, filtration columns, robot

programming

and

troubleshooting

SOFTWARE: Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint,

Graphpad Prism, robot methodology, statistical

data

analysis,

Ariamax

(PCR

software)

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