MATTHEW R. LEWIS

*** *** **.Apartment **Auburn, AL 36832gg08v8@r.postjobfree.com334-***-****

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a research and/or technician position.

EDUCATION

M.S. in Microbiology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, August 2010 (GPA 3.75/4.0)

B.A. in Cell Biology, Huntingdon College, Montgomery, AL May 2007 (GPA 3.4/4.0)

ACADEMIC HONORS

Swingle Award for Outstanding Master’s Student Beta Beta Beta Honor Society

National Scholars Honor Society Delta Epsilon Iota Honor Society

Who’s Who Among America’s Colleges and Universities Dean’s List of High Honors

NCAA Academic All-Conference Team in Tennis Dean’s List

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistant, Auburn University, Auburn, AL/Dauphin Island, AL (2007-present)

• Evaluation of depuration system to eliminate the human pathogen, Vibrio vulnificus from oysters

• Ribotyping of Vibrio vulnificus depuration isolates with Restriction-Fragment Length Polymorphisms

• Isolated, sequenced and identified freshwater mussel bacterial isolates

• Created tmRNA mutants in Pseudomonas aeruginosa to discover potential regulators

• Utilizing phage display to develop a biosensor for Bacillus anthracis

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Auburn University, Auburn, AL (2007-2008)

Courier, Sasser, Bolton, Stidham, & Sefton, P.C., Montgomery, AL (2003-2007)

PRESENTATIONS

• Improving the odds: making eating raw oysters less of a gamble

• Biochips: the future of molecular diagnosis

• Salmonella pathogenicity island-2 is expressed prior to penetrating the intestine

• Virulence factors of Streptococcus mutans and dental caries prevention

• Utilizing phage display to display peptides and proteins for use in biotechnology

• The pathophysiology of periodontal disease

• Bacterial flora of the human mouth

TECHNICAL COMPENTENCIES

Preparation of biological media Extraction of DNA DNA sequence alignment

Fluorescent in situ hybridization Colony dot blot hybridization Bacterial conjugation

Transposon mutagenesis Polymerase chain reaction Gel electrophoresis

CAMPUS ACTIVITIES

Graduate School Ambassador

NCAA-division III Varsity Tennis

Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity

• Chaplain

• VP of membership development

Freshman Orientation Student Leader

Chemistry/pre-med club

Political organization

• President

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Society of Microbiology