Project Manager Assistant
Resume:
Susan Jean Tate
Wilmington, DE 19806
email: ***********@*******.***
Education
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (2005)
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Fall 02 through May 05
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY (2001)
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Fall 97 through Spring 01
SUMMER ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
Columbia University
Biosphere II, Tuscon, Arizona
Summer 00
Work Experience
Technical Writers, Inc.
April 2012 through present
Senior Scientific Writer and project manager. Responsible for creating
help files for software designed to accompany sophisticated scientific
equipment. Worked closely with programmers to learn and test software,
concurrent with program development. In addition, worked on several
technical operating, installation, and familiarization manuals. Other
projects involved collecting scientific literature and writing synopsis to
populate a client website with examples of their instrumentation use.
Involved in recruiting and training new technical writer hires. Also
managed production of Technical Writers' company website.
The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Cell Biology, lab of Kristin
Baldwin, Ph.D.
February 2006 March 2012
Research Assistant III. Responsible for designing and performing
experiments aimed at characterizing (-protocadherins. Also involved in
experiments designed to use iPS technology to achieve neuronal re-entry
into the cell cycle. Established new techniques in the lab, such as
dissociated primary hippocampal and olfactory bulb cultures, synaptosomal
brain preparations, embryonic brain slice culture, etc. Managed ten
genetically unique mouse lines used for experiments. Heavily involved in
recruiting and training new undergraduate students in the lab. Prepared
and submitted IACUC animal protocols. Help to maintain overall
organization of the lab.
Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell
Biology
June 2002 through February 2006
Laboratory manager and technician. Responsible for designing and
performing experiments using an organ culture system of retinal pigment
epithelium, aimed at understanding the regulation of complex patterns of
cadherin expression during development and wound healing, and the specific
role of these cadherins. Developed communication skills while presenting
work at various conferences. Was involved in grant application and editing
papers for submission.
University of Delaware, Department of Biological Sciences
July 01 through June 02
Responsible for designing and performing experiments based in molecular
biology and cell culture, dedicated to the elucidation of a functional role
of two novel proteins.
Publications
Gallagher-Colombo S, Maminishkis A, Tate S, Grunwald GB, Philp NJ. (2010)
Expression of MCT3 after wounding of the RPE requires re-epithelialization
and restoration of cell-cell contact. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci.
Grunwald GB and Tate SJ (2003). Vitreous treatment induces altered cell
migration and cadherin subtype expression during retinal pigment epithelial
wound healing in organotypic cultures. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis.Sci. 44:
ARVO E-abstract 2965
Grunwald GB and Tate SJ (2004). Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cell Wound
Healing is Perturbed by Exogenous N-cadherin Expression. American Society
for Cell Biology. 44th Annual Meeting.
One additional journal publication pending.
Awards
Awarded the Sigma Xi Student Research Award for work presented in a poster
titled Vitreous treatment induces altered cell migration and cadherin
subtype expression during retinal pigment epithelial wound healing in
organotypic cultures.
Member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
Laboratory Skills
Tissue, slice, and organ culture, transfection, immunohistochemistry,
direct ELISA, protein quantification, gel electrophoresis, Western blot
analysis, DNA extraction, molecular cloning, site-directed mutagenesis,
protein infection, amplification, and purification through the baculovirus
system, immunoaffinity and affinity purifications, polymerase chain
reaction, electrodialysis, mouse immunization, chemical fusion, and
antibody selection, sectioning with a cryostat, use of Zeiss confocal
microscope, TOPO cloning, siRNA gene silencing, generation and infection of
lentivirus DNA, golgi staining, plasmid construction and transfection.
Computer Skills
Proficient in the use of several of the most commonly used software
packages including MS Word, Excel, Photoshop, FrameMaker, PowerPoint, and
Acrobat. Also proficient in the use of Robohelp to create help files.
Learned various software packages quickly to accommodate individual
projects.
References
Lisa Hutter, Senior technical writer, Technical Writers, Inc., 302-477-
1972. ****.******@****************.***
Dr. Kristin Baldwin, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, The Scripps Research
Institute, Department of Cell Biology. 858-***-****. ********@*******.***
Dr. Gerald Grunwald, Ph.D, Professor, Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and
Cell Biology. Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Thomas Jefferson
Graduate Studies, Director of MS graduate program. 215-***-****.
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