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KRISTOFER JOSEPH MUSSAR PhD, MBA, MS

302-***-**** . ********@*****.***

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

ATHENS, GA

Doctor of Philosophy, Genetics

May 2013

. 2010-2011 June Bishop Graduate Fellowship Award

. Awarded National Institute of Health Training Grant for three consecutive

years (2009-2012)

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

ATHENS, GA

Master of Business Administration, Terry College of Business

August 2012

. 1st place, Business Plan Pitch Competition, Fast Track MBA,

Summer 2012

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

WASHINGTON, DC

Master of Science, Genomics, Proteomics, and Bioinformatics

August 2007

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

URBANA, IL

Bachelor of Science, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Chemistry

May 2006

. Dean's List

. Member, National Society of Collegiate Scholars

EXPERIENCE

GENSCRIPT

Piscataway, NJ

Scientific Liaison

2013 - 2014

. Responsible for increasing the awareness, sales, and

further developing GenScript's Antibody Engineering, In

vitro Pharmacology, and In vivo Pharmacology service lines

throughout the United States

. Initiated Discovery Biology projects totaling over $1M in

first year of work

. Built and maintained lasting relationships with top

collaborators from large Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology

companies by aiding in the planning of their drug discovery

and pre-clinical research projects

. Analyzed current and past marketing and sales data trends

throughout all company service lines

. Developed novel strategies using current trends in

biological research to help capture significant market

share in our newer Antibody Engineering, In vitro

Pharmacology, and In vivo Pharmacology service lines

. Analyzed possible M&A opportunities that would aid in

growing the Corporate Development business unit within

GenScript

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

ATHENS, GA

Graduate Genetic Researcher

2008 - 2013

. Worked on the evolution of epigenetic controls, and

established a hierarchy of these controls that contribute

to inherited disease risk by determining the importance of

DNA sequence on Epi-genome induced Pathologies

. Dissected various biochemical pathways in the plant

cytoskeleton, focusing in on the gene family, Profilin.

These Actin-Binding Proteins (ABPs) have not been

extensively studied, and from mutant analysis it appeared

as if they are essential to normal plant development

. Maintained plants by working in a greenhouse setting

. Teaching Assistant, Fall 2009 and 2012

. Trained undergraduate scientists in basic genetic research

procedures

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

WASHINGTON, DC

Graduate Research Analyst

2006 - 2007

. Developed a bioinformatic algorithmic approach to

discovering novel microRNAs and their target sites in the

human genome. The results were deposited into the RIKEN

FANTOM4 database in Japan

. Set-up and managed a bioinformatic environment servicing

multiple laboratories located in the U.S., Columbia, and

Russia

. Trained an undergraduate computer scientist in genetic and

biochemical research procedures

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

URBANA, IL

Undergraduate Researcher

2004 - 2006

. Worked on the protein coilin, and its involvement within

nuclear cajal bodies in Xenopus oocytes

. Experimented with various Metathesis Reactions and was also

trained to use Nuclear Magnetic resonance both 13C NMR and

1H NMR

. Teaching Assistant, Accelerated Chemistry Laboratory, 2004-

2006

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

. "The Evolution of Epigenetic Controls." Kristofer J.

Mussar, Xiaoyu Zhang, and Richard Meagher. (2010)

International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (ICAR),

Yokohama, Japan.

. "Establishing a Hierarchy of cis-Linked Chromatin

Structures that may contribute to Epigenetic Risk."

Kristofer J. Mussar and Richard Meagher. (2011)

Experimental Biology Conference, Washington D.C.

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

. Mussar, KM and Meagher, RB. "The Influence of DNA Sequence

on Epigenome-induced Pathologies." Epigenetics & Chromatin.

2012, July 20; 5(1):11.

. Reid LK, Mussar KM, Roy EM, McKinney EC, Kandasamy MK, and

Meagher, RB. (In Press). "Subclass III ACTIN

DEPOLYMERIZING FACTORS affect global gene transcription in

Arabidopsis thaliana." (2015)

. Mussar, KM, McKinney EC, Kandasamy MK, and Meagher, RB.

(Just submitted to BMC Plant Biology). "Arabidopsis Plants

Deficient in Constitutive Class Profilins Reveal

Independent and Quantitative Genetic Effects." (2015)

. Mussar, KM, Zhang X, and Meagher, RB. (Preparing to submit

to Epigenetics & Chromatin). "Phylogenetic Identification

of Inherited Patterns of Histone Nucleosomal Modification."

(2015)

SERVICE

. Judge for the 2012 Georgia Science and Engineering Fair

(GSEF)

. Active member of Habitat for Humanity

. American Chemical Society (ACS) tutor, 2005-2006

. Mentored and trained three Undergraduate students: Ahmad

Rasheed, Addie Lee, and Eric Levine

INTERESTS

. Golf, hockey, football, baseball, and tennis

. Enthusiast of strategy games, such as Chess and Go

. Basic proficiency in the German language

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