Jing Zhi Kenny Lo
acxavd@r.postjobfree.com
Elmhurst, NY 11373
EDUCATION
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA) Graduated: Fall 2013 Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Minor in Microbiology Cumulative GPA: 3.31
EXPERIENCE
Mount Sinai Molecular Pathology Lab (New York, NY) Dec 2014 - Present Associate Researcher
Extract proteins from prostate cancer and pancreatic cancer tissue samples
Conduct the Bradford protein assay to measure protein concentration
Perform SDS Gel Electrophoresis and Protein Pathway Blotting
Analyze and quantitate intensity of dot blots through Quantity One Analysis Software
Explore pathway activity analysis through Ingenuity Variant Analysis (IPA)
Determine gene expression using Significance Analysis of Microarrays (SAM)
Culture mammalian cell lines
Conduct RNA and plasma extraction from blood samples
Organize sample information and clinical data through MS Excel
Manage lab inventory and order requests
Writing scientific research article related to Protein Profiling of Prostate Cancer in African American and Caucasian Men
Millennium Science Complex Immunology Lab (State College, PA) Jan 2013- Mar 2014 Research Assistant
Cultured different strains of Listeria Monocytogenes into bacterial stocks
Assisted graduate students in longitudinal studies of LCMV and IL-2 knockout mice which include experiments such as isolation of lymphocytes and fluorescent labeling
Operated autoclave machine to sterilize lab supplies, equipment, and wastes Penn State Hershey Medical Center Project SIESTA (Hershey, PA) Jan 2011- May 2011 Lab Intern
Investigated the stress level in babies saliva via cortisol levels
Performed experiments by pipetting wash buffers to saliva sample and the usage of a centrifugation machine
Managed data entry in the research analysis database through MS Excel Penn State Harrisburg Chemistry Research Lab (Harrisburg, PA) Sep 2010-May 2011 Teacher Assistant
Determined water content in chocolate by Karl Fischer Titration for the coursework of future students at Penn State
Edited lab reports for future students packet in general chemistry laboratory course LAB TECHNIQUES
Laboratory Centrifugation Adherent/Suspension Cell Culture Tissue Homogenization DNA/Protein Extraction and Purification Bacterial Transformation Polymerase Chain Reaction Western Blot Column Chromatography
Gel Electrophoresis Fluorescence Microscopy
Handling of Drosophila melanogaster, mice and yeast Bioinformatics Software Analysis: Quantity One, IPA, and SAM