Medical Device Quality

Mona Elgaish

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Objective

Highly motivated individual with 14+ years of R&D experience seeking new opportunities for growth and career advancement in the medical device, pharmaceutical or health-tech industry. Personal & Professional Skills

• Creative when approaching tasks and issues; Identifies, analyzes, and solves problems

• Detailed and timely with documentation; used to handling multiple projects at once

• Constantly sets and meets relevant short-term and long-term goals

• Eager to learn and quick to understand; enthused by starting new projects, and accepting higher levels of responsibility

Work Experience

Hologic Inc. Sunnyvale, CA

Associate Scientist II – Diagnostic Support Lab April 2009 – Present

Molecular techniques including DNA preparation, DNA extraction, PCR, ELISA, Western blot

Cell culture: harvest, Isolate, wash, count, grow, freeze and thaw cells

Execution of in vitro and ex vivo cell-based and biochemical assays

Supervise and train student Laboratory Co-op employees

Prepare, execute and report results of bacterial culture of amniotic fluid

Operate cytology slide preparation instruments. Maintain and troubleshoot this equipment per schedule and as needed

Support R&D team stability and validation studies Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia. Research Associate Feb 2006 – March 2009

Research member under Stephen M. Black, Ph.D. Research in the Black Laboratory focused on the roles of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cell signaling and how derangements in ROS generation underlie many pathologic states

Histology: fixation, processing, embedding, cutting, sectioning, and staining

Viral techniques: amplifying, stock titer, MOI determinations

Formulation of laboratory reagents including buffers and growth media

Carry out sampling, analysis of samples and documentation of the analytical procedures

Preparing, purifying antibodies and other recombinant expressed proteins Education

University of Evansville, Evansville, IN

Required course work for a BS in Biology including: Organic Chemistry, Microbiology, Pharmacology, and Human Anatomy

University of Cairo, Cairo Egypt

Bachelor of Science, Science

Publications

1. Sharma S, Grobe AC, Wiseman DA, Kumar S, Elgaish M, Najwer I, Benavidez E, Oishi P, Azakie A, Fineman JR, Black SM., “Lung antioxidant enzymes are regulated by development and increased pulmonary blood flow”, American Journal of Physiology, Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology 2007 Oct; 293 (4): L960-71. Epub 2007 Jul 1. 2. Shruti Sharma, Sanjiv Kumar, Neetu Sud, Dean Wiseman, Manal Eglaish, Sandra Wells, Sanjeev Datar, Peter Oishi, Sohrab Fratz, Richard Venema, Jeffrey Fineman, and Stephen Black, "Alterations In Arginine Metabolism In Lambs With Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With Increased Pulmonary Blood Flow". Under Review. 3. Sanjiv Kuamr, PhD, Neetu Sud, PhD, Fabio V Fonseca, PhD, Manal Elgaish, BS and Stephen M Black, PhD, “Shear Stress Stimulates Nitric Oxide Signaling In Pulmonaryarterial Endothelial Cells Via A Reduction In Catalase Activity: Role Of Protein Kinase C Delta”, 2009 Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting : Abstract # 753406 Preview.

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