Assistant Research

Avery E. Blanks

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Ann Arbor, MI 48103 517-***-****

Education

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Michigan

Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry May 2016

Minor, History of Art

Experience

University of Michigan Department of Radiology November 2013 – Present

Laboratory Research Assistant to Marcian Van Dort, PhD

oConducted manual and automated column chromatography for small and large molecule purification.

oOperated High Performance Liquid Chromatography for both analytical and preparatory functions.

oManaged and oversaw chemical inventory, both physical and online databases, and coordinated waste disposal.

oHandled and prepared radioactive material, used in small-scale reactions for radiolabeling reactions.

oPrepared and handled lab mice for use during PET/CT imaging studies.

University of Science and Technology of China June 2015 – August 2015

Future Chemist International Summer Camp

Laboratory Research Assistant to Jun Wong, PhD

oObserved nanomedical research teams and the production of lipid nanoparticles for drug delivery.

oPerformed animal tissue extraction techniques for biodistribution and metabolite assays for data analysis.

oPresented research findings in conference style setting to international peer group to foster scientific relations.

University of Michigan Dept. of Radiology Center for Molecular Imaging April 2014 - August 2014

Laboratory Research Assistant to Benjamin Hoff, PhD

oAnalyzed PET/CT scan images using in house software to monitor tumor growth.

oEvaluated image data using Microsoft excel to quantify tumor growth.

oDeveloped written and video tutorials for training staff on in-house software.

Michigan State University Dept. of Agricultural Engineering May 2013 – August 2013

Laboratory Research Assistant to Dr. David Hodge

oAided graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in developing pretreatments of feedstock for ethanol Fermentation.

oPerformed bench scale reactions and analytical data collection using High Performance Liquid Chromatography.

oPrepared weekly research PowerPoint presentation to report progress to peers and faculty.

Awards & Certifications

oLEAD Scholar of the University of Michigan 2012 - 2016

oAmerican Association of Blacks in Energy Scholarship Recipient 2012, 2013

oMichigan Society of Professional Engineers Scholarship Recipient 2012

oUniversity of Michigan radiosafety certification

oUniversity of Michigan rat and mouse handling certification

Publications

Van Dort ME, Hong H, Wang H, Nino CA, Lombardi RL, Blanks AE, Galbán S, Ross BD. Discovery of Bifunctional Oncogenic Target Inhibitors against Allosteric Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MEK1) and phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase (PI3K). J Med Chem. 2016 Mar 15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26943489.

Skills

oProficient in conversational Spanish with time spent abroad

oMicrosoft Office and Adobe Illustrator

oThree years of experience using Waters Series HPLC Systems

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