Data Project
Resume:
Inna Khodos
**** **** *** *** **, Brooklyn, NY **204
**********@*******.***
Summary
In vivo Pharmacologist and lab specialist with extensive (4+ years) experience in cancer research, diabetes, arthrosclerosis and drug analysis in multi-model systems (mice/rats) is looking to obtain a research and development position in biotechnology field that will utilize my expertise, technical and professional skills.
Professional and technical skills
Merck & Co Inc
126 East Lincoln Avenue Rahway, NJ 07065
In Vivo Pharmacologist November 2009 – November 2010
Immunochemistry
ELISA
Specimen Handling
Handling and processing rodent biological fluids such as blood, plasma, urine
Technical Skills
Working with rodent models (mice, rats)
Animal handling, surgery, tissue collection, and sacrifice
Dosing (IP, IM, IV and oral)
Gtt-glucose tolerance test (dosing, bleeding, data analysis)
Ltt – lipid tolerance test (dosing, collecting samples, data analysis)
Experience in handling samples in deep freeze such as -80 freezers and liquid nitrogen
Lab Management
Maintaining lab needs such as chemicals, equipment and reusable material;, performing routing procedures such as equipment checks, chemical and radioactive waste handling, ordering procedures, maintaining stock, scheduling and coordinating research activities, monitoring hazardous work areas and lab safety
Data Analysis
Primary data analysis, plan research experiments and study designs. Word processing, very strong Excel skills, PowerPoint and spreadsheet. Competent at collecting and analyzing a large quantity of clinical data and performing statistical analysis.
Other skills:
Operating, maintaining and servicing laboratory equipment such as: high pressure pumps, UV detectors, fluorometers, Gamma counters, microscopes, electro molecular detectors and UV plate readers. Handling and processing human/monkey/rodent biological fluids such as blood, plasma, urine, different organs, saliva and cerebrospinal fluid.
collect data through complex laboratory/scientific experiments including HPLC, ELISA, RIA, microscopic, drug and DNA analysis.
Molecular biology techniques:
Extraction of nucleic acids from blood, continuous cell lines, patient’s tissue and patient derived cells; Manipulation of RNA/DNA; including RNA extraction; cDNA synthesis; Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR); real-time PCR; DNA sequencing; Immunohischemical staining of cells and slide examination.
Long Island University, Pharmacology/Toxicology Department, Brooklyn, New York
In Vivo Researcher September 2007 - January 2009
Working in Molecular Toxicology Laboratory, AM&S College Of Pharmacy, Brooklyn, New York as a teaching assistant explaining experimental techniques to undergraduate pharmacy students.
In Vivo research involved:
• animal handling, surgery and sacrifice
• dosing the animals (IP, IM, IV SC)
• working with animal tissues
• Serum Biochemistry (ALT, BUN, CK), Oxidative stress, Quantitative and Qualitative analysis of DNA, DNA Gel Electrophoresis, ELISA, Histology and Histopathology
• analysis of kidney histology
• analysis of kidney and liver histopathology (tumor histology/histopathology)
• identifying carcinogenic changes in kidney using microscope
• strong analytical skills
Special project involved:
induction of a cancer with the IP injection
monitoring animal behavior
performing serum biochemistry
collecting organs
identifying tumors
histological and histopathological analysis
documentation
cancer biology and pathology
tumor biology
cellular signaling pathways
cancer cell survival or apoptosis.
In vitro work
Grow and maintained cell culture
Conducted cell proliferation assay to determine viability, cell count and drug effect
Extracted DNA from cells for DNA fragmentation analysis
Performed Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Conducted gel electrophoresis on PCR products; analyze, document and interpret results
Thesis project
EXPOSURE TO A PROANTHOCYANIDIN MIXTURE ALONG WITH DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE REDUCES NEPHROCARCINOGENESIS IN MALE B6C3F1 MICE (HISTOPATHOLOGY)
The abstract has been accepted for a poster presentation at the 48th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, March 15-19, 2009 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland.
Thesis work involved:
Proficiency in working in vivo models (mice and rats)
performing animal dosing, surgery and sacrifice
working with animal tissues
Serum Biochemistry (ALT, BUN, CK)
kidney and liver histopathology
identifying carcinogenic changes in kidney
Publications:
A novel dietary supplement containing multiple phytochemicals and vitamins elevates hepatorenal and cardiac antioxidant enzymes in the absence of significant serum chemistry and genomic changes.
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE:
Bay Pharmacy INC.
2240 86th street, Brooklyn NY 11214
Contact Irene Piker
Pharmacy Technician September 2003 – November 2010
• Working with insurance
• Counting the tablets in according with prescription
• Working with computer to update the files
Contact person Irene Piker - Pharmacist
Education
Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY
Master of Science in Pharmacology/Toxicology January 2009
Relevant Courses: Graduate Courses: Autonomic Pharmacology, Advance Pharmacology, Toxicology of drugs and chemicals and Experimental Methods in Pharmacology/Toxicology, Biochemical Pharmacology, Molecular Toxicology, Molecular Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Pharmacology.
Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY
Bachelors of Science in Biology, January 2006
Relevant courses: Biology, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physiology, Biochemistry.
Additional skills
Fluent in English and in Russian
References upon request
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