Medical Research

Benjamin Sebuufu

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Academic Background

Bachelor of Sc. in Mathematics, (significant coursework in Biology – Health professions concentration)

Gordon College, Wenham, MA August 2010 - May 2014

Certificate in Biomedical Laboratory Science

CityLab Academy, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA August 2009 – May 2010

Relevant Course Work

Numerical analysis; Biostatistics; Programming; Operations Research; Probability and Statistics; Differential equations

Programming and Computer Skills

Machine Learning; Python programming; R programming; SPSS; Excel; Currently learning JavaScript and D3

Math/ Programming Experience

Merck Research Lab, Boston (supervised by Lindsay Albert); Python module to analyze flow cytometer user information

June 2014 - Dec 2014

BD Flow cytometers create a file with user login information for each month. I created a python module for the flow cytometry team to aid analysis of that user information in determining total usage of flow cytometers based on user, department, research group, etc.

Department of Mathematics and Statistics, James Madison University, VA (supervised by Dr. Anthony Tongen and Dr. J. Johnson Junior): Mathematical properties and patterns of Mancala board games. May 2012 – August 2012

Mathematical techniques: Counting, Permutations and Combinations, Combinatorics, Finding patterns in sequences.

Presentation: Tchoukaillon – A single player Mancala game, Oral - Gordon College Math Forum (December 2012); Bridgewater State University (November 2012); James Madison University (June 2012)

Biomedical/ Medical Experience (including internships and co-ops)

Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (supervised by Dr. Angeliki Asimiki): Intern/ Shadowing - Research on cardiac junctional proteins. Mar 2015 – Present

Lab skills; Western Blotting, Confocal microscope diagnoses, Western blotting, Immunostaining

Moderna Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA (supervised by Dr. Shinu John): Immunology research. Dec 2014 – Feb 2015

Lab skills; Cell culture, mRNA transfections, fluorescent microscopy, Western blotting

Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), Boston, MA (supervised by Dr. Adam Hartigan and Lindsay Albert): Immunology research. June 2014 – December 2014

Lab skills; Flow Cytometry, Tissue culture, CRISPR technology, ELISA (and MSD), IqPCR, Nucleofection, ViCell …

Instituto de Medicina Molecular (IMM), Lisbon, Portugal (supervised by Dr. Sergio Dias): Immunology research – The effect of LDL and HDL on cholesterol metabolism genes. May 2013 – July 2013

Lab skills; qPCR, Scratch assay, Cell culture, Isolation of human PBMC’s, Worked with mice

Department of Biology, Gordon College (supervised by Dr. Justin Topp): Functions of different domains of the Alsin gene in the development of ALS disease. August 2012 – December 2012

Lab skills; Western blotting, PCR, Gel preparation, Spectrophotometry, Journal club

Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services, Georgetown, MA: May 2011 – January 2012

Responsibilities; Direct care for mentally disabled individuals, helping especially with activities of daily living

Department of Cardiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (supervised by Dr. Glenn Rowe): Cardiovacular research – MicroRNAs regulated by PGC-1a. June 2011 – August 2011

Lab skills; qPCR, Cell culture, Journal club – Award for outstanding presentation on poster

Department of Matrix Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA (supervised by Dr. Raghu Kalluri and Dr. Illana Stanley): Cancer research –fibroblasts in cancer. May 2010 – August 2010

Lab skills; Cell counting, Immunoprecipitation, Immunohistochemistry, Cell culture, Western blotting

Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology, Boston University School of Medicine (supervised by Dr. Alpdogan Kantarci): Diabetes research – The role of macrophages in diabetes. March 2010 – May 2010

Lab skills; Cell counting, Western blotting, Cell culture, Isolation of human blood cells

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