Frederick Ling

*** ******** ** *** **, New Haven, CT 06511

423-***-**** acp95v@r.postjobfree.com

Experience and Education

YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven, CT

Postdoctoral Associate 03/2013 – 03/2014

Physiological analysis of taste coding in Drosophila

Mapping of tastants to a multidimensional taste space and physiochemical space

YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven, CT

PhD in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology 08/2005 - 12/2012

Characterized the functional and molecular basis of taste perception in Drosophila

Developed a mathematical model on the translation of sensory input to behavior

First award from over 850 posters in the 2009 Annual Drosophila Research Conference

NRSA pre-doctoral fellowship from the NIH

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Berkeley, CA

BA in Molecular Cell Biology with Honors (GPA: 3.78) 09/2003 - 06/2005

Departmental honors for high academic performance and successful completion of honors research (top 10%)

Received the Spencer Brown Award for outstanding research in genetics and development – one of the seven prizes awarded to a graduating class of over 500

Leadership and Other Activities

The Steam Co Orange, CT

Science Consultant 09/2014 - Present

Prepare SBIR research proposals; led an initiative to improve overall scientific standards in manufacturing process; research and development of new taste profiles; develop strategic plan in preparation of potential government regulations; contribute scientific content for company blog

YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven, CT

Teaching Fellow 08/2006 - 12/2011

Led discussion sections and provided mentorship for over 100 students in 6 different courses: Principles of Biology, Principles of Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biology of Reproduction, Global Problems of Population Growth

YALE HEALTH CARE AND LIFE SCIENCES CLUB New Haven, CT

Co-President 05/2010 - 05/2011

Led a small team of 8 people to organize events related to the business of life sciences. Notable events include the Annual Yale SOM Health Care Conference, Pharmaceutical Case Competition, Business of Biotech seminar series, Healthcare Finance panel, and Technology Ventures Program

Wrote a weekly newsletter covering health care related events with over 1200 subscribers

YALE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY New Haven, CT

Equity Research Program Director 05/2009-05/2010

Invited speakers and handled promotions for a popular investment seminar series with over 200 participants

Miscellaneous Skills

Software Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop, Illustrator, Matlab, Stata, Drupal, WordPress

Skills Statistical modeling, data visualization, multivariate statistics, chemical descriptors, chemosensory science, electrophysiology, molecular biology, genetics, fluorescent microscopy, electron microscopy

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