Assistant Technician
Resume:
BRENDA A BROERS
Beaverton, OR 97007
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EDUCATION
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) - Portland, Oregon Sept 2010
• Master of Science Degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Central Washington University - Ellensburg, Washington July 2002
• Master of Science Degree in Chemistry
University of Washington - Seattle, Washington June 1995
• Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Biochemistry
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
University College of the Cayman Islands-Grand Cayman Aug 2011-Oct 2011
Assistant Professor, Chemistry, Biology and Math
Courses Taught:
General Chemistry II; Organic Chemistry I; Biology I;
Fundamentals of Mathematics
Portland Community College – Portland OR Sept 2010–Aug 2011
Adjunct Faculty, Chemistry
Courses Taught:
Allied Health Chemistry I and II; General Chemistry I and II;
Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab
Additional Contributions:
• Curriculum Development; Scholarship Committee Member
Stanford University – Palo Alto, California 2007- 2010
Researcher, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory
• Hard X-ray absorption spectroscopy analysis and interpretation
Oregon Health & Science University - Portland, Oregon 2006- 2010
Graduate Research Assistant, School of Medicine
• Investigated the metallobiochemistry of the cancer associated
protein Peptidylglycine α-Hydroxylating Monooxygenase (PHM)
Clark College – Vancouver, Washington Sept 2005–Aug 2006
Full-Time Faculty, Department of Chemistry
Courses Taught:
Skills for Health Chemistry; Preparatory Inorganic Chemistry;
Integrated Chemistry; Allied Health Chemistry Sequence;
General Inorganic Chemistry Series
Additional Contributions:
• Lead – Allied Health Chemistry; scholarship committee member;
community outreach; Washington Award of Vocational Excellence
selection team member
Wenatchee Valley College (WVC) - Wenatchee, Washington
Faculty, Departments of Chemistry, Math and Biology 2001–2005
Courses Taught:
General Chemistry; Survey of Inorganic Chemistry for Allied Health;
Elementary Algebra; Intermediate Algebra; Technical Math for Allied
Health; College Algebra; Biology of Cells; Microbiology Lab
Additional Contributions:
• Student recruitment; developed advising recommendations; member of
various committees; community outreach
Science Instructional Technician II, Biology and Chemistry Labs 2001- 2004
• Supervised assigned personnel; developed scientific instructional
programs; coordinated support service for a variety of courses
on the senior-level; tested, inspected, adjusted and repaired
experimental instrumentation; safety policy implementation;
chemical storage and disposal; microbiological techniques and
biochemical analysis
Washington State University (WSU) - Wenatchee, Washington 1998–2002
Agricultural Laboratory Technician I, Tree Fruit Research and
Extension Center
• Established experimental design, procedures and protocol;
conducted laboratory experiments, determined geochemical
changes during evapoconcentration of Zn and Ca nutritional
sprays
Central Washington University - Ellensburg, Washington 1999 & 2000
Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemistry
Course Taught:
Qualitative Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Additional Contribution:
• Distance education liaison
Wenatchee Valley Clinic, Wenatchee, Washington 1995–1997
Pulmonary Lab Technician, Department of Pulmonary Medicine
• Organized sleep study program; performed pulmonary function
testing and polysomography
Department of Natural Resources - Washington State June 1995–Oct 1995
Forest Firefighter, Alpine District, Chelan County
• Contained forest fires on an initial attack, five-person hand crew
Harborview Medical Center - Seattle, Washington 1991–1995
Research Assistant, Departments of Orthopedic and Neurological Surgeries
• Independently collected data and conducted clinical follow-up for anterior and posterior cervical spine fusion studies; brain tumor research
AWARDS
Scholarship
• David Family Scholarship 2010
• Amy O. Welch Scholarship, P.E.O. Sisterhood 2010
• Oregon Scholarship, P.E.O. Sisterhood 2010
• USA Funds Scholarship 2010
• Marguerite Summer Scholarship, P.E.O. Sisterhood Summer 2010
• Eli Lilly/American Chemical Society Travel Grant Award 2010
• Marguerite Scholarship, P.E.O. Sisterhood 2009
• Friends of Oregon Students Fund Scholarship, HF Fund 2009, 2010
• Sexton Memorial Scholarship, Oregon Scholarship Fund 2009
• Leslie S. Parker Scholarship, Order of the Eastern Star (OES) 2009 & 2010
• Removing Obstacles to Success Scholarship, HF Fund 2009
• Leopold Schepp Foundation National Scholar 2007 & 2008
• Dean’s Scholarship, OHSU 2007
• Charles Patrick Scholarship, OHSU 2006
• Wenatchee Traffic Club Scholarship 1999
• Sarah Bradley Tyson Memorial Fellowship, Women’s National 1999 Farm and Garden Association
Civic/Professional
• Washington State Governor’s Lifesaving Award 2007
• Dorothy and Moses Passer Grant 2006
• Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers 2004
• Who’s Who Among American Women 2004
• Grant for Highly Capable Students in Science 2004
• Outstanding YMCA Volunteer 2004
• Award for Volunteer Service, Harborview Medical Center 1995
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• University of Washington Alumni Association
• American Chemical Society
• National Science Teachers’ Association
• Society for College Science Teachers
• Phi Eta Sigma
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
• Graduate Student Representative, Annual Biomedical Research November 2009
Conference for Minority Students, Phoenix, AZ
• Mentor, National Science Foundation Undergraduate Internship Summer 2009
Program, OHSU
• Auditor, Synchrotron X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Course, Winter 2009 University of Saskatchewan
• Participant, Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning Seminar, July 2006
San Diego, CA
• Participant, Classroom Assessment Project, Clark College March 2006
• Reviewer, McGraw-Hill Publishers 2006
• Participant, Syllabus Project, Clark College Fall 2005
• Participant, Washington Community College Teacher’s Association Fall 2005
Conference, Leavenworth, WA
• Professor, Multicultural Affairs with Together for a Drug-Free Youth Summer 2005
• Professor, Cram Night, WVC 2003-2005
• Faculty Chaperone, Science Club Field Trips, WVC 2002-2004
• K–12 Science Outreach, Oregon & Washington Schools 2002-2010
• Individual Study, Chemistry & Engineering News 2002-Present
PESENTATIONS/PUBLICATIONS
• Bauman AT, Broers BA, Blackburn, NJ, Biochemistry, 2011 Dec 20; Dec 2011
50(50): 10819-28; A Copper-Methionine Interaction Controls the
pH-Dependent Activation of Peptidylglycine Monooxygenase
• Presenter, OES, Annual Statewide Meeting, Pendleton, OR June 2010
• Presenter, Oregon State Chapter P.E.O., Annual Statewide June 2010
Meeting, Portland OR
• Poster Presenter, Peptidylglycine α-Hydroxylating Monooxygenase: March 2010
pH Dependence of Wild-Type and M314H Mutant, 4th Annual
Research Symposium, EBS, OHSU, Beaverton, OR
• Poster Presenter, Peptidylglycine α-Hydroxylating Monooxygenase: March 2010
pH Dependence of Wild-Type and M314H Mutant, 239th ACS National
Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco, CA
• Presenter, M314H Mutant of PHM: pH Dependence, P.E.O. Sisterhood Oct 2009
Special Meeting, Lake Oswego, OR
• Presenter, Preparing For and Identifying Graduate School Programs: July 2009
How to Survive and Thrive in Graduate School, Division of
Environmental and Biomolecular Systems (EBS) Graduate Student
Symposium
• Lead Author, Peptidylglycine α-Hydroxylating Monooxygenase, 14th July 2009 International Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry,
Nagoya, Japan
• Presenter, M314H Mutant of PHM: pH Dependence, 64th June 2009
Annual American Chemical Society Northwest Regional Meeting,
Tacoma, Washington
• Presenter, The M314H Mutant of PHM: pH Dependence, 26th May 2009
Annual Student Research Forum, OHSU
• Poster Presenter, The M314H Mutant of PHM: pH Dependence, 3rd March 2009
Annual Research Symposium, EBS, OHSU, Beaverton, OR
• Presenter, Predicted and Measured Changes in the Geochemistry July 2002
of Calcium and Zinc Nutrient Sprays During Evapoconcentration,
WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, Wenatchee, WA
• Harthan, BA et.al., Anterior vs. Posterior Stabilization of Cervical Spine Sept 1996
Fractures in Spinal Cord Injured Patients, Session V Spine, Orthopedic Trauma Association
• Harthan, BA et al., Stabilization of Combined Anterior and Posterior Nov 1994
Instability with the Cervical Locking Plate, Cervical Spine Research Society, 22nd Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
• First Aid/CPR/AED Certified
• User, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory
• Online Instructor Certification, WashingtonOnline
• Oregon Food Handler
CIVIC ACTIVITIES
• Volunteer Co-Coordinator, Potluck in the Park, Composting Project 2012-Present
• Volunteer, American Red Cross, Disaster Relief 2012-Present
• Volunteer Judge, Intel Northwest Science Expo 2011-Present
• Volunteer Committee Member, Science Fair, International School of Beaverton 2010
• Initiator and Coordinator, $90,000 in Green Energy Upgrades, Country 2009
Club Villas, Portland OR
• Liaison, $10,000 Donation to Potluck in the Park from HF Fund May 2009
• Representative, OHSU Student Council Jan 2009-Sept 2010
• Volunteer, Playa Las Tortugas, Mexico, Sea Turtle Conservation Summer 2008
• Volunteer, Potluck in the Park, Portland, OR, Feeding the Homeless/Hungry 2007-Present
• Volunteer, Basketball, Soccer, Softball and Track, Assistant Coach 2003-2009
• Board Member, Wenatchee Valley YWCA, Eliminating Racism and 2003-2005
Empowering Women, Fundraising Committee Chair
• Platelet & Blood Donor, American Red Cross 1993-Present
• Volunteer, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, Emergency 1993-1995
Room and Pathology Department
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