Researcher

Kristin Mathias

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Curriculum Vitae

Position/Work Experience:

**/**-******* ******** *********: vivoPharm, Hummelstown, PA

Performs in-vivo studies in rodents. Includes but is not limited to: preparation of

animals for studies, body weight and tumor measurements, compound administration

via oral, intraperitoneal, subcutaneous and intravenous route of administration,

surgical techniques, bleeding for plasma or serum preparation (via orbital sinus,

saphenous or terminal cardiac), imaging, termination day activities (e.g. tissue

excisions, weighing, sample preparation), formulations, cell & metastases counting,

scheduling and administrative tasks. Duties can be extended to other work, related to

efficacy studies in animals (e.g. analyzing and reporting of data, participate in report

writing).

08/09 - 09/13 Assistant Research Scientist II: Bristol-Myers Squibb Research and

Development, New Brunswick, NJ

Supervisory role responsible for review/compliance with study protocols, performance

and training of necropsies, preparation of tissues, performance of histological

techniques including special techniques (immunohistochemistry), maintenance of

equipment records and maintaining a working knowledge of and compliance with

Standard Operating Procedures and Good Laboratory Practice regulations.

10/08 - 12/08 Toxicology Study Coordinator: Aerotek, Sanofi-Aventis, Malvern, PA

Responsible for preclinical research (mice, rats, and rabbits) utilizing in-vivo

reproductive toxicology and toxicology models; performing necropsy (adults and

neonates for both rabbits and rats); administering dosing formulations (IP, SC, IV, PO,

tail vein and eye drop), obtaining blood specimens and administrating anesthesia and

euthanasia (iv, cardiac, tail-vein and vena cava); performing paraffin histology and

H&E staining, urine collection and animal husbandry, sterilization (EtOH and

autoclave).

10/07 - 08/08 Associate Scientist: Yoh Scientific, GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, PA

Responsible for preclinical research (mice, rats, rabbits, and ferrets) utilizing in-vivo

ophthalmic, chemotherapeutic, xenograft and emesis models, performing drug

extraction techniques such as centrifuging, sonicating, pulverizing, cell culture, ocular

dissection and tissue harvesting, necropsy, surgical procedures (ophthalmic, sutures,

staples, tumor implants, enucleations and injections), microchipping; analyzing

hematology specimens utilizing the ADVIA, paraffin histology and H&E, PK analysis,

sterilization (EtOH and autoclave); administering dosing formulations (IP, SC, IV, PO,

tail vein and eye drop); obtaining blood specimens(iv, cardiac, tail-vein and vena cava)

and administrating anesthesia and euthanasia (isoflurane machine); some formulations

of compounds; and editing protocols.

09/04 - 07/07 Fundus Grader Specialist (Non-for-profit Grant Research in

Ophthalmology): University of Pennsylvania, Scheie Eye Institute, Philadelphia, PA

Responsible for interpretation of stereoscopic color fundus photography and

flourescein angiography (on film and digital images) for pathology of retinal diseases

(ex: age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and other diseases of the

retina) for clinical research trials; performing fundus photography and flourescein

angiography procedures; applying grading protocols to clinical trial data; and writing

protocol, internal manuals and complying PowerPoint presentations for clinical

conferences. Site monitoring.

Other Work Experience:

Experience with FDA, USDA, ACUC and IACUC investigations; safety audits and internal

audits.

Responsible for training staff in analysis of drug research articles and case studies

Created, processed and presented evaluation results; provided sales support; supervised event

set-up

Office support for a law firm

Professional Affiliations/ Certifications:

09/09 - Present National Society for Histotechnology (NSH) member

03/10 - 03/12 Certification for Shipping of Dangerous Goods

Saf-T-Pak, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Co. Hopewell, NJ

Education:

05/04 - 07/06 Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MS, Forensic Medicine

Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

08/98 - 05/02 Penn State University BS, Psychology

State College, PA

Continuing Education:

2006 Intern: Philadelphia Medical Examiners Office, Philadelphia, PA

2005 Basic Facial Reconstruction Sculpture Workshop, University of Oklahoma,

Oklahoma City, OK

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