R E S U M E
Maria D. Quiñonez-Diaz
Marysville, Ohio 43040
Email: **************@*****.***
EDUCATION
****-**** **. *********-*******. College of Chemical-Biological Sciences. The Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Mexico
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2019-Present Chemist/Biologist II. bioWORLD, Dublin OH.
-Product development. Resins for affinity chromatography purification.
-Junior staff training, hands on product preparation such buffers and reagents; Microbiological media, agar plates and other sterile products.
-Protein extraction and affinity purification.
-ERP product information management, and Lab Inventory.
2014-2018 Laboratory Technician. Gnome Diagnostics, Powell OH.
CLIA-certified, high complexity laboratory environment
-Experience in Nucleic acid purification and PCR, RT-PCR for detecting genetic variants.
-Lab equipment calibration, maintaining Lab records and inventory in preparation for audits.
2010-2013 Research and Development Assistant. bioWORLD. Dublin OH.
-Product development in area of affinity chromatography
-Protein extraction, Product development, in area of DNA and RNA technology.
2001-2003 Scientist Fellowship. Battelle Pacific Northwest. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Richland WA
-DNA microarrays for multiplexed detection of pathogens in water.
-Development of direct mRNA hybridization methods onto DNA arrays for gene expression profiling.
-Expertise in nucleic acid technology, PCR, RT-PCR and tissue culture.
1994-1998 Research Assistant. Microbiology Laboratory. The University of Arizona, Tucson AZ
-Experience in virus detection utilizing tissue culture, plaque assays and PCR.
-Development of immunofluorescence techniques for parasite detection in drinking water.
-Evaluation of water purification systems for removal of enteric pathogens.
-Surveys of survival of pathogenic bacteria during laundering.
1991-1993 Clinical Laboratory Assistant. Culiacan General Hospital. Culiacan Sinaloa, Mexico
-Clinical Chemistry, Hematology & Parasitology Laboratory sample processing.
Other
First language: Spanish