Assistant Management
Resume:
Kristen H. Correll
Crowley, TX 76036 *********@*****.***
Research Experience:
Laboratory:
Research Associate – 04/08/2012 – present: UT Southwestern Medical Center; Supervisor: Sean Morrison
Animal Colony/Lab Manager; oversee mouse breeding and experimental colony; supervise technicians; develop and maintain genotyping /identification systems of animals; maintain all records for institutional and regulatory compliance; act as liaison between the laboratory and the ARC/IACUC; write IACUC protocols and EH&S registrations; identify problems and develop solutions to maintain the goals of both the laboratory and the ARC; work with legal offices to establish collaborations for material agreements; standard laboratory management: orders, budgets, inventory, equipment maintenance, institutional and regulatory compliance, and other administrative support
Laboratory Coordinator – 01/01/2009 - 01/31/2012: University of Texas at Arlington; Supervisor: Trey Fondon
Coordinate new lab start up; procure equipment, manage PI maintained animal colony; train new personnel; supervise personnel (both undergraduate and graduate students) and work environment; oversee undergraduate research; develop novel library preparation methods for next-generation sequencing; maintain previous responsibilities performed as Research Assistant II at UTSW.
Research Assistant II – 12/01/2006 - 12/31/2008: UT Southwestern Medical Center; Supervisor: Trey Fondon
Design and conduct a variety of experiments employing a broad array of common molecular biology techniques; develop genotyping and expression assays, mutation reporter constructs, cell lines, and transgenic/congenic mouse strains; genotyping and sequencing using ABI 3730; mammalian tissue culture (HEK293, HeLa, and 3T3 cells lines) and FACS; manage mouse breeding colony; data analysis, management, and archival; standard laboratory management: orders, budgets, inventory, maintenance, records, institutional and regulatory compliance, and other administrative support.
Graduate Research – 08/2002 - 08/2006: University of Missouri-Columbia
Design, conduct, & analyze project experiments; write abstracts & present research at scientific meetings; prepare research articles for publication; routine experience in PCR and western protocols, experience in many molecular biology assays, tissue culture, sperm collection and analysis techniques, DNA isolation, PCR, cloning, Southerns, westerns, biomedical engineering and fluorescent assays. Projects included:
QTL analysis to identify genes influencing sperm motility after cryopreservation
Development of a FRET biosensor system for rodent pathogen surveillance
Development of multiplex microsatellite marker panels for commonly used rat strains
Industry – 01/2002-08/2002: Paternity Testing Corporation, Columbia, MO
Perform specialized technical lab and research procedures; select, procure, operate, and maintain standard and specialized equipment for sample preservation, preparation, and genotyping; establish procedures to ensure sample integrity, confidentiality, and regulatory compliance.
Undergraduate Research – summer 2001: Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; John Ford
Mammalian tissue culture experiments, histology, and cell staining protocols.
Other Employment:
Teaching Assistant - 4 years - University of Missouri, Department of Biological Sciences
Genetics (2200) and General Biology for non-majors (1020): Prepare/give lectures on relevant topics; write/grade quizzes & homework; liaison between faculty & undergraduate students.
Student Worker III – 3 years - Center for Space Power at Texas A&M University
Daily office tasks (copying, filing, typing, and answering phone calls); prepare vouchers essential for the payment of bills; help with payroll; assist with travel arrangements and reimbursements for university faculty, staff and students.
Publications:
In Prep: Vincent J. Lynch, Kathryn J. Brayer, Jutta J. Roth, Mauris Nnamani, Kristen H. Correll, John W. Fondon III, Gunter P. Wagner. Evolution of a fine-tunable repressor domain from an alanine repeat in the mammalian transcription factor HoxA-11. Nature Genetics.
Education:
August 2002-August 2006: graduate work towards Ph.D. in Genetics (completed all necessary coursework; 85 hrs.), Genetics Area Program, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO.
August 1997-December 2001: Bachelors of Science - Genetics. Texas A&M University.
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