Erin White, MS (BT-CLS)

**** ***** **** #* ***** Rouge, LA 70809 225-***-**** acp21z@r.postjobfree.com

Microbiological Media Prep Coordinator

Highly motivated and organized biologist experienced in microbiology, cell biology, and cancer biology with an emphasis on anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome and recombinant proteins. Benefits from extensive experience organizing, coordinating, and teaching Microbiology Laboratory at Louisiana State University. Maintains an outstanding ability to maintain labs, orders, and records.

Microbiology / Molecular Biology Student Mentorship

Purchasing / Record Keeping Time Management

pH meters, Water baths, Autoclaves Microscope Troubleshooting

Several years’ experience in media prep Microscope Maintenance

Ph.D. in Molecular Biology: 2013-present

Department of Biological Sciences – Louisiana State University –Baton Rouge, LA

M.Sc. in Biotechnology: 2009 – 2010

School of Health-Related Professions – University of Alabama at Birmingham – Birmingham, Alabama

B.Sc. in Microbiology: 2000-2005

Department of Biology – Xavier University of Louisiana – New Orleans, LA

B.A. in Physics: 2000-2005

Department of Physics – Xavier University of Louisiana – New Orleans, LA

Department of Biological Sciences Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge, LA

Teaching Associate III/Media Prep Coordinator May 2014-present

Preparing Microbiological media for all biology, microbiology, and molecular biology courses

Student mentorship

Organization of all media as it is prepared/requested

Ordering/staying within budgetary lines/record keeping

Ensuring OSHA compliance of all Media Prep labs

Biohazardous waste disposal

MM-9 MediaMatic

pH meters, microscopes, MP-1000 PourMatic

Time management

Trouble shooting

Department of Biology– Our Lady of the Lake College – Baton Rouge, LA

Microbiology Laboratory Coordinator/Instructor January 2012 – May 2014

Teaching undergraduate classes in Microbiology Lecture and Laboratory

Developing curriculum, lectures, exams, and assignments by interpreting information deemed critical and presenting it to students at a level consistent with their level of understanding

Establishing effective communication through lecture and laboratory demonstrations

Media Prep

Student Mentorship

Department of Biotechnology – University of Alabama at Birmingham – Birmingham, Alabama

Master’s Degree August 2009 – August 2010

Developing assays for the detection of life-threatening disease via the quantification of mRNAs

Making these assays marketable and taking them from bench to commercialization

Department of Cell Biology – University of Alabama at Birmingham – Birmingham, Alabama

Doctoral Candidate August 2005– August 2009

Conducted research identifying protein interactions regulating E2F1 activity

Primer design

RNA interference

Immunofluorescence

Immunostaining

Transfection by electroporation, calcium phosphate method, and lipofectamine

Western blot analysis, immunoprecipitation/co-immunoprecipitation

Department of Biology – Xavier University of Louisiana – New Orleans, LA

Research Assistant, Tuition Reimbursement January 2003 – May 2005

Conduct research analyzing effects of high salt concentrations on Staphylococcus aureus

Southern Blot analysis of Staphylococcus aureus mutants

PCR

Chromosomal Digests

Department of Biochemistry and Genetics – University of Florida – Gainesville, Florida

Interdisciplinary Sciences Research Intern June 2002– August 2002

Conducted research involving Human Alkyladenine DNA Glycosylase and its ability to “flip” damaged bases out of DNA helix

Synthesis and purification of oligonucleotides

Enzyme-kinetics assays

Synthesis of bacterial mutants

Assisted graduate students in data collection

Published Articles

“Regulation of E2F1 by APC/CCdh1 via K11 linkage-specific ubiquitin chain formation”

oBudhavarapu, White, et al. Cell Cycle. June 2012.

University of Alabama, Birmingham, Corporate Presentation

“MediCor Diagnostics” Fall 2009

University of Alabama, Birmingham, CancerBio Journal Club

“Interactions between p53 and MDM2” Spring 2009

University of Alabama, Birmingham, Post-Translational RNA Modifications “Micro RNAs in Breast Cancer” Fall 2008

University of Alabama, Birmingham, Bacterial Pathogenesis

“Vibrio Vulnificus” Spring 2008

University of Alabama, Birmingham Grad Symposium Spring 2006

“A Strategy for Identifying RNA Destablizing Elements in KLF4”

University of Alabama, Birmingham Grad Symposium Spring 2006

“Potential Regulation of E2F1 via APC5, Cdh1, and Lamr1”

University of Alabama, Birmingham Grad Symposium Fall 2005

“Epithelial Sodium Channel Regulation by Intermolecular Interactions”

Xavier University Mie Spring Symposium Spring 2005

“Chromosome Mapping of TN917-lacZ Insertions in Staphylococcus aureus Chromosome”

Xavier University Mie Fall Symposium Fall 2004

“Osmoregulation in Staphylococcus aureus”

University of Florida Internship Symposium Summer 2002

“A Look at Alkyladenine DNA Glycoslyase”

Biotechnology Association of Alabama

Golden Key International Honor Society

Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society

Model Institutions in Excellence Master Scholar

Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society

Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities 2002

National Society of Black Engineers

Xavier University of Louisiana Academic Scholarship

Xavier University of Louisiana Dean’s List

Society of Physics Students

American Physical Society

McNair Scholar

GAANN Fellowship

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