Scientist / Manager Scientist
Resume:
Brittany Adeeyo
Barrington, IL 60010
**************@*****.***
Education: NC State University- Raleigh, NC 8/2001 - 5/2005
-BS in Science, Food Science
-BS in Biological Science, Nutrition
-Minor in Microbiology
Coursework: - 20 Hours of Chemistry - 19 Hours of Biological sciences - 35 Hours of Food science - 16 Hours of Nutrition - 21 Hours of Humanities
Related Food Science Course Work: -Food Chemistry: Focuses on the properties of biological molecules found in foods. Reactions such as Maillard browning and lipid oxidation are discussed regarding mechanisms, products and controlling processes.
-Food Microbiology: Understanding microorganisms of importance in foods and their metabolic activities. Sources of microbial contamination during food production, processing and storage are studied.
-Food Engineering: The use of engineering concepts and their applications to the food and bioprocessing industries such as mass and energy balances.
-Food Preservation: An overview of methods employed in food preservation. Emphasis on thermal, freezing, drying and fermentation processes, and corresponding physical and chemical changes in product.
-Food Analysis: Principles, methods and techniques for quantitative physical and chemical analyses of food and nutraceutical products.
-Human Nutrition: Understanding the fields of nutritional sciences; functions of nutrients in the human body; sources and properties of nutrients; and studying relationships of food industry practices to nutrition.
- Problems and Design in Food Science: A team approach is used for problem solving and product/process design and development. The use of Ingredient functionality; formulation, safety, hazard analysis, critical control points (HACCP) and other scientific aspects. Are used to complete an undergraduate design project,
Experience: Clinical Laboratory Specialist, GA Public Health Lab- Decatur, GA 09/2007- Present
-Performs a wide variety of procedures to isolate and identify enteric, aerobic bacteria from clinical, environmental, and food specimens.
-Participates in special project assignments, including the further development of Pulse- Field Gel Electrophoresis.
-Responsible for making PFGE plugs, running electrophoresis gels, and performing PGFE analysis on the Bionumerics Programs in conjunction with the CDC.
- Performs salmonella seortyping.
- Participates in food borne illness outbreak surveillance, as a Pulsenet analyst for the state of Georgia.
Infectious Disease Technologist, Lab Corp - Research Triangle Park , NC 02/2006 -07/2006
-Performing tests and analyzing samples that containing possible infectious diseases with strong emphasis on HIV and its mutants. -Performs the ultra sensitive HIV assay using PCR methods. -Performs monthly QC assignments. -Report out HIV test results to physicians.
Lab technician, Labcorp/Manpower - Durham , NC 07/2005 - 02/2006
-Prepares laboratory specimens for designated departments/locations prior to laboratory analysis and testing. -Aliquots sample for departments.
Biochemical Characterization of Sweet Potato Protein Fractions, Undergraduate Research - Raleigh , NC 01/2005 - 04/2005
- Organizing team meetings. -The use of lab procedures such as BCA assays, dialysis, and SDS- PAGE gel electrophoresis -Writing mini-project proposal and performing literature reviews.
Laboratory Skills: pH, Aseptic techniques, Microscopy, Pulse- Field Electrophoresis, Protein testing, Chromatographic, DNA isolation, PCR, Gram staining techniques, -SDS- page electrophoresis DNA finger-print analysis, Titration, Moisture, Viscosity Report writing, Fat composition testing, Food allergy testing, ELISA testing
Honors/Activities: - Undergraduate research journal of NC State University publication
- A national honor society member since 2002
- Dean's list fall 2001 and spring 2002
- Institute of Food Technologist, student member
-Education abroad in Offa, Nigeria 1995-1999
-Pulsenet certification with the CDC for Salmonella, Shigella, and Listeria, and E.coli
–Certified Medical Technologist.
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