Charlesice Grable-Hawkins

Reisterstown, Maryland, US

https://app.mentra.com/charlesice-grable-hawkins-1 About Me

I am a project oriented artist with a strong background in cognitive science and biology. I thrive on diversity and am inspired by those around me. I have the integrity to put my best in to anything I dedicate time to.

Workplace Values

I work best when I am granted autonomy and have a flexible schedule. I appreciate the uniqueness of colleagues and view them as wholw people working toward the same objective. I enjoy learning from and about others, but do require time to focus and time for breaks. Hard Skills

Advanced

Administrative Operations, confidentiality, biology, Visual Arts, Cognitive Science Intermediate

Social media, mentoring, Focus Group, Blogging Skills, Neuroscience Experience

Program Analyst and Scientific Resource Specialist, NIH via Guidehouse Digital LLC

02/2020 - Present

• Administrative Support, property management, accessibility service coordinator, large scale event communication, public inbox management.

• Skills utilized include Research Skills, Microsoft Office UC Irvine, Masters Student 07/2015 - 12/2019

• See summary.

Research Assistant, Research Assistant Dr Cais Transgentics group Laboratory of Neurogenetics

04/2015 - 07/2015

• Developed 3D reconstruction workflow to examine changes in murine striatal striosome structures.

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• Examined changes in murine striatal striosome structures in Parkinson's disease related LRRK2

• mouse models.

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• Attended and presented during undergraduate Neurodegenerative Disease in Flies journal club.

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• Attended and presented during the Laboratory of Neurogenetics journal club.

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• Presented findings in the form of a poster at the NIH Summer Poster Day.

• Skills utilized include Neurodegeneration

Research Assistant Dr Apostolova, University of California Merced

05/2014 - 07/2014

• Worked with a medical student to examine possible relationships between amyloid deposition in the brain, clinical diagnosis, as well as the effects of certain gene mutations on these pathologies using

• flutemetamol PET imaging.

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• Learned skull stripping and 3D brain mapping.

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• Wrote summary paper and presented poster at UCLA Spur 8 week symposium.

• Skills utilized include Medical Diagnosis, Mutations (Biology), Positron Emission Tomography Research Assistant, University of California Merced 05/2013 - 04/2015

• Examined the molecular link between type II diabetes and Alzheimer's disease (AD) full-time over

• summer period using a rat model for metabolic syndrome. Have presented poster at multiple symposia.

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• Worked with graduate student on project examining the role of astrocytes and the glutamate

• transporter 1 (GLT1) in AD. As part of a larger project, I will aid in pharmacologically inhibiting GLT1

• with the hypothesis that it will exacerbate the pathology and increase the rate of cognitive decline.

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• Trained in basic vivarium techniques.

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• Used immunohistochemical and immunofluorescent staining, western blot, and cell culture techniques

• to observe changes in molecular neuropathology.

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• Trained to use the Li-Cor Odyssey machine for western blot imaging and analysis.

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• Analyzed data for significance using STAT analysis program.

• Skills utilized include Research Skills, Data analysis, Western Blot, Endocrinology, Immunohistochem- istry, Pathology, Cell Cultures, Imaging, Alzheimer's Disease, Metabolism, Immunofluorescence Student Assistant III, Student Assistant III SATAL Student 07/2012 - 04/2015

• SATAL (Students Assessing Teaching and Learning) is an assessment support program. Instructors

• invite undergraduate SATAL students into their classrooms to collect feedback from the students about

• various aspects of their course. By having trained undergraduate students collect feedback we are

• able to create a comfortable and anonymous environment that fosters honest feedback. We offer the following services: class observation, class interviews, videotaping, focus groups, general survey

• distribution, and workshops.

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• Trained in classroom observation, interviewing, leading focus groups, and reporting techniques.

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• Independently and collaboratively collect confidential data of classroom activities for the requested

• course or program to provide valuable and unique student feedback.

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• Provide confidential, descriptive, and objective reports that reflect the student experience to staff and faculty.

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• Independently find new online assessment tools to improve the program

• Skills utilized include teaching, interviewing, Focus Group, Online Assessments Sign Technician, Air Expressions 07/2006 - 06/2010

• Designed, prepared, and assembled signs, banners and magnets for professional companies to publi- cize their businesses.

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• Finalized products using a variety of methods, including but not limited to: transferring, sanding,

• painting and other production technologies to assure quality products that positively reflect clients.

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• Maintained confidentiality with client and office documents.

• Skills utilized include confidentiality, Knowledge of Grinding, painting, Banner Advertisement Education

Bachelor's degree, Game art 2022 - 2026

• Rocky Mountain College of Art AND Design

Master's degree, NEUROSCIENCE 2015 - 2019

• UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Bachelor's degree, Human biology 2011 - 2015

• UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Bachelor's degree, Cognitive Science 2011 - 2015

• UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Bachelor's degree, Philosophy of Religion and Human Rights 2007 - 2011

• University of Sussex

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