Research Associate

CELINE J. LAI

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EDUCATION

University of California, Los Angeles June 2020

B.S. in Biochemistry

• GPA 3.78

• Honors: Dean’s List

• Relevant Coursework:

Biochemical Methods I—Western Blot, Ni-NTA Affinity Chromatography Biochemical Methods II—Northern Blot, Cloning, Site-Directed Mutagenesis, PCR, Affinity Purification Introduction to Chemical Biology

LAB SKILLS

Immunohistochemistry ELISA Vibratome Cross-Section In vitro Fertilization SDS-PAGE/Agarose Gel Electrophoresis PBMC Isolation PCR/qPCR Protein Purification Confocal Microscopy RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

UCLA Department of Medicine—Dermatology, Robert Modlin Lab Work-Study Student January 2020 – June 2020

• Assisted researchers with their experiments, including peripheral blood mononuclear cells isolation, ELISA, qualitative PCR, freezing and thawing cells.

• Maintained basic lab conditions including preparing buffers, autoclaving, cleaning hoods, etc. San Francisco State University REU BREED Research Program Research Intern June 2018–August 2018

• Investigated key proteins involved in somitogenesis in Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis

• Utilized in-vitro fertilization to study frog embryos fixed at various developmental stages

• Employed immunohistochemistry to target specific muscle proteins

• Performed Vibratome cross-sectioning to prepare slides for imaging

• Analyzed protein expression using Confocal Microscopy and Image J PRESENTATIONS

Annual San Francisco State University Summer Research Symposium, San Francisco, CA August 2018

“Regulation of Cytoskeletal Associated Proteins during Somitogenesis in Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis”

VOLUNTEER

UCLA Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research March 2020-Present Clinical Research Volunteer

• Recruiting patients to participate in the study

• Filing clinical paperwork

UCLA Ronald Regan Medical Center October 2019-Present Way-finder

• Greet patients and provide assistance

American Red Cross June 2019-Present

Blood Donor Ambassador

• Greet donors and assist with sign in

• Socialize with donors after their appointment to make sure that their conditions are stable COMPUTER SKILLS

Applications: Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Prism8

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