Research Assistant

Location:

Baltimore, MD

Posted:

June 22, 2015

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Resume:

Peter Albert Exner

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Baltimore, MD 21211 acqc5n@r.postjobfree.com

Education

Master of Science in Biotechnology - Johns Hopkins University May 2015

Bachelor of Science in Biology - Colorado State University May 2013

Related Coursework and Projects

M.S. in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University

High Throughput Screening, Bioassay Development, Cell Culture Techniques, Molecular Basis of Pharmacology, Advanced Cell Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Recombinant DNA Lab

Undergraduate Research Assistant for Dr. Don Mykles 2007 - 2009

I maintained the lab's notebooks, digital records of all experiments, kept our animals housed and cared for, as well as ordering all the equipment for the lab. Worked to isolate and sequence the I-SMAD protein involved in crustacean molting pathways. Learned DNA/RNA isolation, column chromatography, gel electrophoresis, western blotting, and various other molecular techniques.

https://sites.google.com/site/peterexnerprojects/project-definition

Undergraduate Research Assistant for Dr. Michael Winrow, Elizabeth City State University 2012-2013

Learned various methods for bacterial culturing and DNA sequencing.

Honors and Activities

Mentor Program for Kennedy Krieger Institute - Johns Hopkins Hospital 2011-2014

Mentor patients with new spinal cord injuries, giving advice on how to deal with SCI's in the real world. i.e. Navigating school with a SCI, how to deal with friends, family, and additional opportunities, such as adaptive sports.

Hughes Undergraduate Research Program recipient, Colorado State University

Dr. Don Mykles, Colorado State University 2007-2009

Eagle Scout - 2006

Publications

Mykles, Donald L., Kyle S. MacLea, Ali M Abuhagr, Natalie L. Pitts, Joseph A. Covi, Brandon D. Bader, and Ernest S. Chang. "Rheb, an activator of target of rapamycin, in the blackback land crab, Gecarcinus lateralis: cloning and effects of molting and unweighting on expression in skeletal muscle." Journal of Experimental Biology : 590-604. Print.

Acknowledgments: Peter Exner, animal care. I also assisted Dr. Covi and Dr. MacLea with E. Coli cloning, gel electrophoresis, and obtaining various nucleotide and protein sequences as well as taking care of the crustaceans that were the animals of interest.

http://jeb.biologists.org/content/215/4/590.abstract

Peter Albert Exner

acqc5n@r.postjobfree.com – Cell: 252-***-****

3970 Edgehill Ave Apt. A1 – Baltimore, MD 21211

References

Dr. Donald Mykles

Undergraduate Research Assistant for Dr. Don Mykles 2007 - 2009

Fort Collins, CO 80525

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Sherry Fisher

Special Activities coordinator