Chemist

THY NGUYEN

** ******** **** ******, *******, MA *1844

Cell phone: 978-***-****

Email: ***.*******@*****.***

OBJECTIVE:

• To work as an Laboratory Technician or Animal Laboratory Technician

SUMMARY:

• Currently graduated from an Applied Science program in Laboratory Sciences; a rigorous program designed to build the essential laboratory skills including: lab safety knowledge, the ability to follow standard operating procedures (SOP), and oral and written communication skills.

• Intern at in Pharmacology Department Adnexus, a BMS R&D Company where evaluating clearance mechanism for an adnectin as part of Pharmacokinetic study.

Professional Skills:

• Able to adapt quickly to situations and establish priorities.

• Ability to work independently

• Dependable, dedicated, and confident when learning new skills.

• Able to work independently or on a team.

• Follow detailed instructions, implement decisions, and keep accurate records.

• Good communication skills (both verbal and writing).

• Communicate using scientific vocabulary common to the biotechnology industry.

• Apply problem solving skills, mathematics and critical thinking to analyze problems, propose solutions and make decisions.

• Exhibit appropriate workplace behaviors, (teamwork, time management, effective communication / presentation skills (written and verbal), and integrity in work.

EXPERIENCE:

Intern in Department of Pharmacology

Adnexus, a BMS R&D company January 2011 – May 2011

• Evaluate Pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of an adnectin using both Mesoscale and colorimetric ELISA formats.

• Perform all the PK analysis using Gen 5 (colorimetric) and Mesoscale Discovery (Mesoscale) softwares.

• Assist staff members in preparation of PK study and collection of serum and plasma samples at various timepoints as required for different PK study design in immunodeficient mice.

• Follow Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), including complete and proper documentation of all procedures.

• Maintain a clean environment and equipment by following safety procedures and using laboratory equipment properly.

• Learn various mouse in vivo skills including animal handling, tail-vein bleeding and IP injections.

• Assist staff members on tissue preparation and blood collection at necropsy.

• Follow SOPs to comply with the use of immunocompetent and immunodeficient mice.

EDUCATION: Associate in Applied Sciences in Laboratory Sciences

Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill, MA 01830 January 2009 - May 2011

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society with 3.96 GPA

Lab works and Projects:

Analytical Chemistry:

• Analyze and determine unknown concentration of chemical compounds such as phosphate and glucose using standard curve created by standard solutions.

• Separate components in a mixture consisting of Salt (NaCl), Sand (SiO2), and Benzoic acid (C6H5COOH) by investigate each component’s physical and chemical properties.

• Synthesize aspirin and test its purity using TLC and HPLC with Breeze software.

• Extract caffeine from tea bags and determine its concentration using HPLC with Breeze software.

• Identify accelerant using GC-FID using PerkinElmer Total Chrom software to investigate an arson crime.

Molecular Biology:

• Quantify enzyme activity with the effect of specific substrate concentration and temperature.

• Extract DNA from bacteria cells.

• Study the growth pattern of yeast population.

• Amplify DNA using PCR and run Agarose Gel to determine size of DNA.

Biochemistry:

• Perform pGLO transformation, purify GFP proteins using column chromatography, and run SDS-Page Gel to determine length of proteins.

Courses taken included:

• Topics in Laboratory Sciences

• Integrated Sciences I, II with Lab

• General Chemistry I, II with Lab

• Intro to Organic and Biochemistry

• Instrumental Analysis

• Anatomy and Physiology I

• Advance College Algebra and Trigonometry

• Statistics

• Computer Application

LANGUAGE: English, Vietnamese

AWARDS:

Academic Award for High Honors 2011

Who’s who in America 2009 - 2010

Math Achievement Award 2010

Technology Achievement Award 2010

Presidential Student Ambassador 2011

Student Leadership 2009

References upon request

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