Research Associate

Hayden Hyeona Ko

408-***-**** / ******@*******.***

**** ****** **. #***** / *** Diego, CA 92126

EDUCATION

University of California, San Diego / La Jolla, CA

Bachelor of Science in Human Biology July 2015

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

JOB EXPERIENCE

Chemist I December 2015 - Current

Inova Diagnostics

San Diego, CA

Concurrently developing 4 novel antibody assays on a traditional platform using various techniques.

Techniques utilized includes: Dot Blot, ELISA, Western Blot, proprietary chemiluminescent immunoassays.

Designing and executing complex multivariate experiments

Properly maintains detailed Design Control Records, laboratory notebooks, scientific reports, and any associated documentation for all research and development activities

Processing and analyzing data, using software tools such as Excel and Analyse-it

Organizing data, reports, and other documentation to facilitate smooth progress of development activities.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant November 2011 – July 2015

University of California, San Diego, Department of Pediatrics

La Jolla, CA

PI – Albert LaSpada, MD/Ph.D.

Assisted studying the role of let-7 microRNA in neuronal macroautophagy (With Amy Dubinsky, Ph.D.).

oPerformed cloning and functional testing of miRNA targets using dual luciferase system, and cell culture transfection. Collected, extracted, and analyzed RNAi knockdown by qRT-PCR; quantified changes in gene expression to potential role in neuronal autophagy.

Assisted in study of antisense transcripts overlapping unstable tandem repeat regions in various neurological disorders such as Huntington’s disease, Fragile-X syndrome, and spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 and type 8. (With Paula Ladd, Ph.D.).

Techniques utilized included: mini-and maxiprep, PCR, restriction digest, agarose gel electrophoresis, qRT-PCR, cell culture, transfection, and dual luciferase assay.

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