Project Management Medical

Peter Alexander, Ph.D.

Los Angeles, CA ***** ● 215-***-**** ● Email: *****.*********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Self-motivated, detail-oriented scientist with over 15 years of cancer research experience including pre-clinical drug design.

Effective team member with the ability to cultivate strong relationships with a variety of collaborators and stakeholders.

Excellent organizational and project management skills and a strong written and verbal communicator.

EDUCATION

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Doctorate of Philosophy in Cancer Biology

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Arts in Biology

EXPERIENCE

WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH (Winston-Salem, NC)

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Hematology/Oncology 2015-2016

Designed and performed in vitro and in vivo pre-clinical studies of a novel co-drug in acute myeloid leukemia at a leading academic medical center serving tens of thousands of patients. Designed research plans and managed project budget to maintain and delegate laboratory resources.

Initiated industry collaboration with Asinex (Winston-Salem, NC) to test candidate drugs in a pre-clinical setting.

Trained and mentored 2 undergraduate students to ensure adherence to protocol procedures.

Prepared first-author manuscript, awaiting submission. Selected reviewer for Leukemia Research.

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (Winston-Salem, NC)

Graduate Research Scientist, Department of Cancer Biology 2008-2015

Conducted in vitro and in vivo pre-clinical studies of a novel co-drug in acute lymphoblastic leukemia at a leading academic medical center serving tens of thousands of patients. Secured over $150,000 of funding for the laboratory over 3 years from Wake Innovations, the commercialization/tech transfer branch of Wake Forest University.

Analyzed and evaluated data and drafted comprehensive scientific reports and manuscripts of research findings. Presented abstracts and relevant data in oral and poster-format at local and international scientific meetings.

Completed 2 elective courses on drug development and commercialization to expand my pre-clinical drug design knowledge. Mentored one undergraduate student.

Published review article and submitted first-author manuscript to PLOS One.

WISTAR INSTITUTE (Philadelphia, PA)

Undergraduate Researcher, Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program 2006-2008

Performed experiments independently and assisted in daily lab duties.

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

Pre-clinical studies Drug Development Oncology Cloning

Gene Expression PCR Flow Cytometry Microscopy

Immunoblotting Mouse Models Immunohistochemistry Bioassays

Immunofluorescence Flow Cytometry Cell culture Presentations

Project Management Budgeting Supervising Statistical/Data Analysis

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2014-2016)

American Society for Cell Biology (2014-2016)

American Society of Hematology (2013-2014)

American Association for Cancer Research (2010-2014)

ADDITIONAL

Research findings presented at AACR 2017 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Awarded NIH/NCI Training Grant (T32CA079448).

Executive Board Member of Graduate Student Association, Wake Forest University School of Medicine (2010-2012).

Yearbook Representative for Graduate School, Wake Forest University School of Medicine (2010-2012).

Matching Matriculants and Return Students (MMARS), Wake Forest University. Assisted and advised incoming students with logistics of moving to Wake Forest (2009-2014).

Native fluency in Russian, conversational fluency in Spanish

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