SAJA SALEH
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adbq7f@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
University of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte, NC (2015-2018) – 7 semesters
Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences
Rowan Cabarrus Community College (2014-2015) – 1 semester
Hickory Ridge High School, Harrisburg, NC (2010-2014)
PUBLICATIONS
Broccoli Fluorets: Split Aptamers as a User-Friendly Fluorescent Toolkit for Dynamic RNA Nanotechnology
oUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte- Afonin Laboratory (Dec, 2018)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Quality Control Chemist at InChem Corporation; Rock Hill, SC (Sept 2018- Dec 2019)
A custom, contract and toll chemical manufacturing and blending services for major chemical and other manufacturing companies worldwide.
Job duties:
Configure instruments for product experiments
Creating and optimizing methods for chemical control
Standardize production and products
Synthesize and test products in a timely manner
Trained in accordance with SOPs (Standard Operating Procedure)
Perform potentiometric titrations (wet chemistry)
Equipment use: GC Flame Ionization Detectors, high-performance liquid chromatographs, viscometers, Leco sulfur analysis, A halogen moisture analyzer, Perkin Elmer infrared spectroscopy, Color Quest instrument to analyze color, haze, turbidity and other factors, a Differential Scanning Colorimetry device to measure the melt point or transition glass temperature of different polymers.
Researcher at the Jones Lab -the University of North Carolina at Charlotte; NC (2017-2018)
X-ray Crystallography student research assistant in the Chemistry department (UNCC)
Analyze and solve molecular structures
Utilize different programs to incorporate data sets for compounds with precise molecular structure – Contact: adbq7f@r.postjobfree.com
Researcher at the Afonin Lab - the University of North Carolina at Charlotte; NC (2017-2018)
Biochemical experiments; prepare and split aptamers and performed physiochemical characterization to confirm assembly – Contact: adbq7f@r.postjobfree.com
Researcher at Neurosciences Institute - Neurology Charlotte
Assistant researcher in analyzing data for ventilator use for Amyloid Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Patients and mortality rates -ongoing project (Dr. Benjamin Brooks)- Contact: adbq7f@r.postjobfree.com
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Charlotte Community Advising Peers (Co-founder) (2017-present)
oThe University of North Carolina at Charlotte
oImplement schedules and professional programs for high school and college students to help with career interests
oHelp Syrian Refugees with after-school programs to aid in the transition process
Carolina Rehabilitation Center Volunteer (Summer of 2017)
The Lupus Foundation of America, North Carolina Chapter Assistant (2016-2017)
United Muslim Relief (Volunteer) (2016-2018)
Shifa-Free Health Clinic (Volunteer) (2017-2018)