Veterinary Technician Research Assistant

Jessica Schilter

Github: https://github.com/Jessica-Schilter LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-schilter-2723b41b4

Cell: 619-***-**** email: ***************@*****.***

EDUCATION

M.S. Bioinformatics

New York University 2021-2023

B.S. Biological Sciences

San Diego State University 2016-2021

Veterinary Technician Certificate

Animal Behavior College 2014-2015

EXPERIENCE

Scientist (Present)

ICBI International Inc. 2021-present

oDevelop novel treatments for neurodegenerative diseases using mouse models and computational methods

oDevelop, review and troubleshoot protocols for protein purification and drug models

oAnalysis of brain tissue using immunohistochemical staining and fluorescent microscopy to assess binding efficacy of target proteins

oBrain imaging analysis using fluorescent microscopy and image j software

oDrug design using bioinformatics software

oSupervision of laboratory technician duties including daily check ins, in-lab training and the delegation of laboratory tasks

Research Assistant

Center for Aquaculture Technologies 2020-2021

oPurification and PCR preparation of samples for DNA analysis

oGenome library preparation utilizing ion torrent system

oAssist in research for genomic studies on tilapia

Research Assistant

San Diego State University Department of Biology, Clark Lab 2018-2021

oAssess how temperament influenced movement and survival of translocated wildlife regarding two sympatric rattlesnake species (Crotalus oreganus helleri and C. ruber)

oCollect wildlife specimens and run behavioral assays, manage and parse large data sets

oField and lab work including surgical placement/removal of radio transmitters, and radiotelemetry tracking of translocated wildlife specimens

oPit organ sensory study of two rattlesnake species (Crotalus oreganus helleri and C. ruber) involving lab based behavioral assays and analysis of behavioral video footage

Collections Technician 2019-2020

San Diego Archaeological Center

oConservation of archeological artifacts including physical preservation and record keeping

oPrepare archaeological collections for curation

oIdentify artifacts including lithics, ceramics, historical objects, faunal, botanical, and mineral specimens

Veterinary Technician 2015-2019

Pet Hospital of La Mesa

oPerform routine medical procedures including intravenous injections, intramuscular injections, laboratory-based health screenings, and filling of prescription medications

oSurgical preparation, administered anesthetic drugs and monitoring recovery after surgeries

oAnimal dentistry including complex tooth extractions and dental blocks

PROJECTS (See projects on my github: https://github.com/Jessica-Schilter)

Brain Region-Specific Gene expression in Exercise for a Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease - Transcriptomics at New York University (2022) Built bioinformatics pipeline to analyze publicly available RNA Seq-data in R studio

SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain (ACE2 receptor) - Problem Solving for bioinformatics at New York University (2021) Analyzed SARS-Cov2 data from the United States to study the receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 and how it facilitates binding to the ACE2 receptor with biopython

SKILLS & RELEVANT COURSES

Programming Skills: Python (Programming Language), R (Programming Language), Linux, Bash, Scripts, Jupyter Notebooks, RStudio,, scikit-image, ggplot2, biopython, Bioconductor, pandas, plotly, NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib

Relevant Courses: Population Genetics, Earth’s physical Environment, Environmental sciences, sustainability and culture, oceanography, climate change solutions, genetics and evolution, Archaeology, Animal Behavior, Ecology and the Environment, Animal physiology, advanced evolution, Marine invertebrate biology, Algorithms & Data Structures, Biology & Biotechnology for Bioinformatics, Biochemistry I & II, Statistics, Calculus, Organic Chemistry I & II, Transcriptomics, Machine Learning for Bioinformatics

Bioinformatics Databases & software used: NCBI, Entrez, cbioportal, GTeX, UniProt, Protein Data Bank, Geneious, Snapgene, KEGG, Clustal, Alphafold PyMol, STAR, Salmon, Jellyfish, BWA-MEM, DESeq2, Glimma, Limma, EdgeR, Clusterprofiler, SPIA, GATK, GenotypeVCFS, MACS2, SQL, MetaboAnalyst

Wet-Lab Skills: Cloning, PCR, Cell Culture, Transformation, nucleic acid extraction, DNA restriction, plasmid assembly, Genomics, SDS-PAGE, ELISA, BCA, Western Blot, Transfection, microbiology, mouse colony, IV injection, fluorescent microscopy, immunohistochemical staining, vibratome sectioning

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