Angel Murillo

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Chula Vista, California, 91910

805-***-****

acw07n@r.postjobfree.com

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

UNDERGRAUDATE BIOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY (UBL), San Luis Obispo, CA

Research Assistant, March 2014-May 2014

Quantified and analyzed various transects via statistical methods among four desert types (Mohave, Sonoran, Chihuahuan, and Colorado).

Examined whether increased high temperature photosynthetic thermal tolerance (PT), reduced specific leaf area (SLA) and reduced leaf size represent correlated and convergent adaptations for recently diverged Encelia, Salvia, Atriplex and Eriogonumcongeneric species pairs from contrasting thermal and water environments (the Mojave Desert and coastal California).

Studied the ecology of the southwestern deserts including landscape, plants, and wildlife by camping in various locations to examine change across environmental gradients.

UNDERGRAUDATE BIOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY (UBL), San Luis Obispo, CA

Independent Research, Jan 2015-March 2015

Completion of a research proposal and literature review, including analysis of experimental results from published peer-reviewed articles in biology

Wrote a research proposal for an in vivo experiment testing the amount of ATP synthesis in stress-induced mitochondrial fission cells

Planned projected timeline and budget for experiment

CAL POLY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTEOMICS LAB, San Luis Obispo, CA

Research Assistant, Jan 2015 – Jun 2015

Analyze experimental data and interpret results to write reports and summaries of findings.

Keep detailed logs of all work-related activities.

Observed interspecific and acclimation-induced variation in the temperatures at which heat-shock gene expression is induced

Tested the predictions of the ‘cellular thermometer’ model for the transcriptional regulation of hsp expression

Quantified expression via two-dimensional gel electrophoresis

Identified proteins via mass spectrometry

RELEVANT COURSEWORK:

Cellular Biology- Utilized various assays and Flow Cytometry with HeLa cells

Microbiology- Effectively utilized in vitro aseptic and tissue culture techniques.

Statistics- Utilized analysis of variance (ANOVA) and T-Tests to find statistical significance.

EDUCATION

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA

Bachelors of Science in Biology, Dec 2015

Specialty coursework- Project Management and Public Speaking

CERTIFICATIONS:

Currently enrolled and taking on-line classes in the Biostatistics Certificate program at UCSD

EDUCATIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Secretary of Quality of Life Plus

- Helped kick start, write bylaws, and generate innovations that aid and improve the quality of life for those injured in the line of duty (Quick-Swap mechanism for a below the knee amputee)

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Instrumentation-300MHz NMR, FT-IR Spectrometer, Gas Chromatography, Spectrofluorometer, GC-Mass Spectrometer, PCR, ELISA tests.

Bilingual (fluent in Spanish)

Experience with all Microsoft Office Suite

Experience with JMP and Minitab

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LAYNE LABORATORIES, INC, Arroyo Grande, CA

Lab Technician, Project Head, May 2015 – Apr 2016

Examine animals in order to detect symptoms of illness or injury.

Ran PCR tests on tail biopsies

Conduct research concerning animal nutrition, breeding, or management to improve products or processes.

Study nutritional requirements of animals and nutritive values of animal feed materials.

Advise producers about improved products and techniques that could enhance their animal production efforts.

Research and control animal selection and breeding practices to increase production efficiency and improve animal quality.

Crossbreed animals with existing strains or cross strains to obtain new combinations of desirable characteristics.

Determine genetic composition of animal populations and heritability of traits, utilizing principles of genetics.

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