Epidemiologist

JENNIFER L. BERRY

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Lockport, NY 14094

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferlberry

EDUCATION

Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT

Master of Public Health (MPH), 2014

Concentration: Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases

Related Coursework: Principles of Epidemiology I and II; Introduction to Statistical Thinking I and II;

Applied Analytic Methods in Epidemiology; GIS Applications in Epidemiology and Public Health;

Interdisciplinary Research Methods in Social and Behavioral Sciences; Hospital Epidemiology;

Investigation of Disease Outbreaks; Principles of Infectious Diseases

MPH Thesis: HPV Vaccine Effectiveness in New Haven County, Connecticut Women Age 18-39, 2008-

2012

Niagara University, Lewiston, NY

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biology, 2007, cum laude

Minor: Chemistry

Related Coursework: General Biology and Lab I and II; General Chemistry and Lab I and II; Organic

Chemistry I and II and Lab; Biochemistry I and II and Lab; Bioinformatics; Cell Biology; Microbiology

and Lab, Bio-Analytical Techniques and Lab I and II; General Physics and Lab; Calculus I and II;

Introductory Psychology

EXPERIENCE

Emerging Infections Program, New Haven, CT 5/2013 –

12/2013

Student Research Assistant, HPV-IMPACT (Statewide high-grade cervical lesion surveillance)

• Interview patients by telephone for vaccination history and demographic information

• Coordinate and conduct medical record reviews at physicians’ offices

• Transcribe and enter reports and interviews into Access database

• Data cleaning and analysis using SAS

• Trained on HIPAA and human subject protection

ZeptoMetrix, Buffalo, NY 5/2008 -

8/2012

Virologist, Biosafety Level Three Enhanced Lab

• Culture and maintenance of various adhesion and suspension cell lines, including HeLa, MDCK,

Vero, and MRC-5 using sterile technique

• Responsible for infections and testing of viral activity; viruses include influenzas A and B, H1N1

Swine Flu, SARS, West Nile, Dengue viruses, enteroviruses, adenoviruses, herpes viruses, and HIV

• Produce and aid in the development of viral products including lysates, NATtrol, sucrose purified

virus, allantoic fluid, and IFA slides

• Document daily activities in the lab through a lab notebook and company records

• Create company production records for new and improved procedures

• Train new associates

• Familiar with ISO, cGMP, and FDA standards

• Clearance and training to work with select agents

SKILLS

Foreign Language: Conversational fluency in French

Computer: Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, SAS, ArcGIS; familiar with SPSS, MATLAB, R,

SaTScan

Laboratory: Cell culture, sterile technique, virus purification and inactivation

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