LANCE A. JACOBE

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EDUCATION:

University of Missouri: Kansas City

- Undergraduate: Major: BA in Biology, Minor: Chemistry, Graduation Date: May 2013

Missouri Academy of Science Mathematics and Computing at Northwest Missouri State

- Degree: Associates of Science, Graduation Date: May 2010

LAB EXPERIENCE

Diagnostic Laboratory Services of Hawaii- Technical Lab Assistant

June 2018 - October 2018

-General lab upkeep and maintenance

-RT-PCR detection of sexually transmitted infections by use of the Roche Cobas system.

-Influenza A/B testing using Roche LIAT

Bayer Animal Health-Quality Control Microbiologist

July 2016- January 2018

-Isolate identification via Biolog system

-In process bioburden of sterile injectable

-Environmental monitoring of pharmaceutical production facilities (Class A-E rooms).

-Bi-Annual media fill participant

-Screening WFI system via bioburden as well as LAL testing.

-Compressed Gas sampling and bioburden

-Creating light-inspection standards for sterile injectable.

Dr. Indranil Biswas- Research Assistant- Virulence and drug resistance in nosocomial infections

August 2015- July 2016

-Genetic manipulation of Acinetobacter baumannii to understand the role of the gene hfq in virulence and drug resistance

-General lab maintenance, media preparation and supply ordering.

Quest Diagnostics-Temp Forensic Toxicologist

April 2015- July 2015

-Operate GC/MS machinery to analyze samples for various controlled substances

-Preventative maintenance on GC/MS machinery

-Data Review and result verification for GC/MS data

Dr. Theodore White UMKC-Student- Virulence and drug resistance in medically important fungi

Sept 2011- December 2014

Lab Project: Provide supplemental information about fungal strains and drugs used in lab papers

- MIC screening of Candida albicans (wild type strain SC5314)

- FIC screening of C. albicans (SC5314) with azole paralogs

- PCR of dermatophytic mitochondrial DNA

- Cloning, expression and Crystallization of drug resistance related transcription factors

Dr. Brian Geisbrecht UMKC-Student- X-ray crystallography and scattering

January 2010-May 2011

Lab project: Test small molecules to act as a viable antibiotic against gram-positive cocci (in vitro)

- Screening conditions for protein crystal formation

- Protein purification using column chromatography Solving protein structure using COOT software

SUMMIT PRESENTATIONS

University of Missouri Kansas City Research Summit (April 2012)

- Mentor: Theodore C. White

- Category: Cell Biology and Metabolism

University of Kansas Medical Center: Heartland Undergraduate Biochemistry Forum (Nov. 2012)

- Mentor: Theodore C. White

University of Missouri Kansas City School of Biological Sciences Research Day (Nov. 2012)

- Mentor: Theodore C. White

- Category: Cell Biology and Metabolism

University of Missouri Kansas City Research Summit (April 2013)

- Mentor: Theodore C. White

- Category: Cell Biology and Metabolism

FELLOWSHIPS

ORISE: Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

Dr. Shawn Lockhart CDC Division of Mycotic Diseases- Surveillance of Pathogenic Fungi

May 2012 –August 2012

Lab Project I: Screen for Cryptococcus gatti in environmental samples

- Process soil, air, serum and tissue samples for the presence of C. gattii with selective growth medium

- PCR and sequencing of possible C. gattii and confirm species as well as determine level of pathogenicity based on serotype

Lab Project II: Search for resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus as a result of environmental fungicides

- Log received samples and identify them as A. fumigatus

- Determine Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) by E-Test

PUBLICATIONS

Cau D. Pham, Stacey Ahn, Lance A. Turner, Ron Wohrle, Shawn R. Lockhart; Development and validation of benomyl birdseed agar for the isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii from environmental samples, Medical Mycology, Volume 52, Issue 4, 1 May 2014, Pages 417–421, https://doi.org/10.1093/mmy/myt028

Biswas S, Turner L, Biswas I. Lactobacillus rhamnosus LRB mediated inhibition of oral streptococci. Mol Oral Microbiol. 2018;33:396–405. https://doi.org/10.1111/omi.12242

SKILLS:

Proficient in Microsoft Office, including: Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Trained new undergraduates microbiology lab techniques

Federally trained to handle blood and serum samples

Trained and certified as a laboratory Radiation worker at UMKC

GMP trained and certified in a pharmaceutical production setting.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS:

Advanced Scholars 2010-2012

Access Missouri 2010

Student Research SEARCH Grant-2013

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