Brittany Danzig

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Education

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Richmond, VA. 8/ 2014-present

Master of Business Administration (expected graduation: 8/2016)

James Madison University (JMU), Harrisonburg, VA. Bachelor of Science- 5/ 2012

Chemistry major (American Chemical Society Certification), Criminal Justice minor

Work Experience

Project Verification/Process Engineer, Fareva (Formerly Pfizer), 8/2015-present

Manages the site Engineering Validation Process for pharmaceutical and cosmetic manufacturing/packaging equipment

Concurrently manages and executes project validation from inception to project completion in support of site operations insuring safety, regulatory compliance, company standards, operational requirements, and business needs

Executes and maintains documentation in accordance with cGMP and FDA regulations

Prepares estimates and forecasts for equipment verification, execution and other related costs

Manages and oversees project verification contract work

Analytical Chemist, Pfizer, 9/2014-8/2015

Responsible for pharmaceutical testing including conducting laboratory experiments, analyzing data, preparing reports, and completing scientific projects

Research Scientist, Graduate Department of Chemistry, VCU, 8/2012-9/2014

Laboratory research on the peptide inhibition of the BRCT domain of the breast cancer associated protein (BRCA1)

Recitation instructor and teaching assistant for general chemistry classes and labs

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, JMU, 1/ 2009 – 5/2012

Laboratory research on the purification of the RecA protein, biophysical characterization of the RecA protein, spectroscopic investigation of protein structure, stability, and substrate interactions

Publications

A Peptide Library Approach to Uncover Phosphomimetic Inhibitors of the BRCA1 C-terminal Domain. White, E.; Sun, Luxin; Ma, Zhong; Beckta, Jason; Danzig, Brittany; Hacker, David; Huie, Melissa; Williams, David; Edwards, Ross; Valerie, Kristoffer; Glover, J. N.; Hartman, Matthew. ACS Chem Bio. 2015.

Ion specific influences on the stability and unfolding transitions of a naturally aggregating protein; RecA. Cannon, W.R., Talley, N.D., Danzig, B.A., Martinez, J.S., Shreve, A.P., Liu, X., and MacDonald, G. Biophys. Chem. 2012, 163-164, 56-63.

Instrumentation and Techniques

Protein purification, Fluorescence spectroscopy, Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization (MALDI), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Fourier Transform and Attenuated Total Reflectance Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR/ATR), High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Circular dichroism (CD), UV/VIS spectroscopy

Software

Electronic Laboratory Notebooks, JMP, LIMS, Microsoft Office, SAP

Leadership

Kukkiwon Certified Third Degree Black Belt/Tae Kwon Do (1998 to Present)

Volunteer at NW Works, Winchester, VA

Four year Dingledine Scholarship Recipient (8/ 2008-5/ 2012)

American Chemical Society, JMU (2008-present)

Alpha Chi Sigma, Professional Chemistry Fraternity, JMU, 11/ 2009 – 5/ 2012, President & Secretary

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