Maryam Nabiyouni
**** ******* **., ***.#*** Toledo, OH 43606
******.*********@*****.***
Objective
To start a career in pharmaceutical sales
Education
University of Toledo, College of Engineering Toledo, Ohio
PhD student in Biomedical Engineering 2011-
Advisor: Dr. EdaYildirim-Ayan, Ph.D.
University of Toledo, College of Medicine Toledo, Ohio
Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences 2011
Program in Bioinformatics and Proteomics/Genomics
Thesis: Mega-scale Bioinformatics Investigation of Codon Bias in Vertebrates
Advisor: Dr. Alexei Fedorov, Ph.D.
The University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona
Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Cellular Biology 2009
Isfahan University of Technology Isfahan, Iran
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering and Natural Resources 2005
Characteristics Highlights
• Extremely passionate about sales and increasing revenue in an ethical, transparent manner
• Exceptionally great in communicating with colleagues in discussing problems and offering solutions
• Excellent team player and able to work individually
• Great communicator orally and in writing
• Excited to work with people from different backgrounds and ethnicities
• Goal oriented, punctual, able to meet deadlines, and multi-task
• Able to quickly adopt to changes and excited to learn from presented opportunities
• Excellent listener and able to appropriately influence people
Sales Experience
Car Corner Inc., Tucson, Az 2003-2009
• Developed business plans and continuously adjusted them based on the market demand and profitability
• Monitored customer needs and priorities for marketing purposes
• Offered ideas to improve revenue
• Managed advertising procedures
Robinson’s May, Tucson, Az 2003-2004
• Assisted customers based on their needs
Language Skills:
Fluent in written and spoken English
Fluent in written and spoken Persian/Farsi
Familiar with written Arabic and Turkish
Research Experience
Re-activation of Herniated Mammalian Disc, Toledo, Ohio 2011-
Advisor: Dr. EdaYildirim-Ayan, Ph.D.
• Designed experiment protocols
• Conducted research on re-activation of cartilage cells
Bioinformatics Investigation of Human Genome, Toledo, Ohio 2009-2011
Advisor: Dr. Alexei Fedorov, Ph.D.
• Created rational database of alternatively spliced genes
• Investigated codon bias in the Human Genome using codon bias index from other mammalian species, and nucleotide composition of human exons and introns.
HIV Vaccine Development Project, Tucson, Arizona 2009
Advisor: Dr. Nafees Ahmad, Ph.D.
• Studied effect of newly made drugs on inhibition of HIV infection in HeLa cells.
• Trained undergraduate students on cell culture, infection, fixation, dying, and counting of infected cells.
Niemann-Pick type C, GFAP transgenic mice, Tucson, Arizona 2006-2008
Advisor: Dr. Robert Erickson, M.D., Ph.D.
• Purified and analyzed DNA, Investigated DNA sequence in search for mutations, Designed primers, Performed PCRs, and ran gels
Bioinformatics Experience/Skills
• Excellent computer skills: Powerpoint, and other office applications
• Writing custom Perl programs for large-scale genomic analyses
• Analysis of large-scale datasets including microarray data and HapMap SNPs
• Investigation of microarray data using R/Bioconductor
Teaching Experience
University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 2011-
• Title: Teaching assistant for different engineering subjects
The Strategic Alternative Learning Techniques (SALT) Center, Tucson, Arizona 2005-2009
• Title: Tutor for different science subjects
• Extensive experience teaching science, especially Mathematics, Genetics, and Biology, to under-privileged and learning disabled college and high-school students
Community Service
Arizona Water Resource, Tucson, Arizona 2004
• Assisted employees in organizing different events
American Diabetes Association, Toledo, Ohio 2009
• Walked on a fundraising event
Publications and Conference Presentations
• Nabiyouni, M., Prakash, A., and Fedorov, A. (2012). Peculiarities in vertebrate codon bias suggest a highly GC-rich ancestral genome. Submitted for publication. University of Toledo Health Science Campus, College of Medicine, Toledo, OH, 2012.
• Nabiyouni, M., Prakash, A., and Fedorov, A. (2011). Bioinformatics examination of codon bias in mammals and vertebrates. Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference 2011. Ohio University, Athens, OH, 2011.
• Nabiyouni, M. (2011) Mega-scale Bioinformatics Investigation of Codon Bias in Vertebrates. Thesis for Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences (MSBS), University of Toledo Health Science Campus, College of Medicine, Toledo, OH, 2011. Publicly available at http://etd.ohiolink.edu/view.cgi/Nabiyouni%20Maryam.pdf?mco1308092740
References are available upon request.