Data Analyst
RESUME
Work Experience
Zymo Research
Research Associate
Sept 2021 - May 2022
● Designed experiments to optimized NGS RNA-seq product
● Wrote educational/technical materials for our product page to help customers better understand the kits and design their own experiments
● Scripted and filmed protocol video for product demonstration
● Provided technical support to customers via Live Chat, email, and phone calls
Behringer Lab
Research Assistant
Sept 2017 - Sept 2019
● Dissected mouse cerebral vessels for cerebral endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells
● Managed 500+ transgenic mouse inventory, genotyping, and breeding
● Ran catalase activity assays
● Established and optimized new protocols as needed
● Isolated RNA from tissues such as cerebral vessels and endothelial cells for downstream application
● Designed and planned for experiments to analyze gene expression using Real-Time PCR (or qPCR)
● Assisted in ordering laboratory equipment
● Assisted in training summer volunteer students
Hooley Lab
Research Assistant
Sept 2015 - June 2017
● Finished an individual project on self-assemble nano-organic structures with guidance from
graduate students
● Mixed ligands and metals to optimize the internal cage functionality
● Collected data for data analysis
● Took NMR Spectroscopy with Varian Inova 300 and 400
● Used Mestrenova and ChemDraw to analyze NMR data
● Took Mass Spectroscopy and analyze the data to solve the molecular structure