BioEngineer

Mikhail Y. Frenkel

* ******** ***** • Avon, CT **001

860-***-**** • *.*******@*****.***

Work Experience

Research Investigator, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Wallingford, CT 2007 – present

• Developed in vivo EEG translational assays to study neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases.

• Accelerated drug discovery process by automating data analysis and quadrupling data output.

• Set up Multi Electrode Array recording platform.

• Process mapping, data analysis and automation across various therapeutic areas.

• Programming using Matlab.

• Led custom imager development and image analysis project for virology group.

Post-doctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 2005 – 2007

• Employed new state-of-the-art imaging techniques (calcium imaging and two-photon microscopy) in order to study neuronal activity simultaneously in large cell populations.

Education

Brown University (in conjunction with MIT) Cambridge, MA

Ph.D. in Brain and Cognitive Sciences 2001 – 2005

Thesis: Experience-dependent plasticity of visual cortex

• Designed and implemented a new way to record brain activity chronically in non-anesthetized rodents. This pioneering innovation resulted in 40% increase in time efficiency, minimized usage of animals and thus eliminated extra costs. Work resulted in a publication.

• Led a team of scientists to develop a computational model to predict the outcome of future experiments. This model should inspire junior lab members to perform new experiments. The work is published.

• Presented results at national and international conferences (talks and poster presentations).

University of Connecticut Storrs, CT

B.S. in Physiology and Neurobiology with minor in Psychology 1996-1999

Magna Cum Laude (GPA 3.52); McGill University (Exchange student 1997-8)

New England scholar (1996); Dean’s list (1997-1998); Member of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society and Golden Key National Honor Society

Teaching

Teaching Assistant, Principles of Neuroscience, Brown University and MIT Fall, 2003/04

Organized tutorials to clarify lecture material. Initiated purchase of supplementary material to improve students understanding of brain anatomy and stimulate their interest in neurobiology.

Other

Fluent in Russian. Enjoy scuba diving and soccer. Proficient in various presentation and image software programs. Extensive experience with Office software and various statistical analyses.

US citizen

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