Unifying metadata for molecular biology experiments and making them accessible to the company's scientific community. Next generation sequencing (NGS), microarray, PCR, ELISA and other technologies Oncology and immunology disease areas Genetic variant curation Scientific data curation of genetics, molecular biology and microbiology data Windows and Linux systems ISAcreator non-relational database tool, use of ontologies for data harmonization Data classification and database structure design for microbiology and molecular biology Data wrangling using R tidyverse

Wadsworth Center | Jan 2013 - Jan 2016

Visiting Scientist

- Phenotyping of mouse models of Autism, e. g. Btbr - Identification of Autism quantitative trait loci (QTL) - R Statistical analysis; R/qtl for QTL analysis

University of Chicago | Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

Research Manager/Scientific Coordinator

• Established a new multi-center research project working for Principal Investigator • Management of pilot project grant submissions • Creation and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for sample collection • Created project website, website maintenance • Organized the first project conference with 30 participants • Planned the center database in collaboration with the center’s computer scientist • Familiar with Genotyping by Sequencing (GBS) technology

Taconic | Jan 1999 - Jan 2013

Senior Scientist

- Developed assays, processes, and automation for rodent genotyping - Genetic Background analysis using Illumina bead arays - Development of SNP panels for genetic analysis using NGS data - Developed DNA and RNA assays for the detection of bacteria and viruses of veterinary importance - Research on standardized behavior testing of inbred, mutant and knock-out mouse strains - Identified, researched and managed the introduction of new technologies such as pyrosequencing - Phenotyping of transgenic mouse models, e.g. APP-SWE Alzheimer model - Identified Autism quantitative trait loci (QTL) in collaboration with academic researchers - R statistical analysis, JMP, R/qtl for QTL analysis - Bioinformatics - CLUSTALL, BLAST, Vector NTI, CLC Gene Workbench, Illumina Genome Studio, GALAXY, Perl - Organized contract research projects for clients, preparing statements of work (SOW) and IACUC submissions - Supporting business development in cooperation with product management - Project management of R&D effort in cross-functional teams and R&D committee

Lexicon Genetics (now Lexicon Pharmaceuticals) | Jan 1998 - Jan 1999

Scientist

- Used high-throughput gene targeting technology to produce knock-outs, knock-ins and conditional mutations - Utilized both cloning and yeast recombineering approaches for gene targeting - Participated in the production of over ten targeted lines in a one-year period - Participated in evaluation of drug target candidates

Skirball Institute, New York University Medical Center | Jan 1995 - Jan 1998

Postdoctoral Research Scientist

- Responsible for establishing the Cre/loxP tissue-specific knockout mouse technology. - Designed and performed experiments for generating gene-targeted mice. - Analyzed Cre activity in diverse tissues and contributed to investigating the role of erbB receptors and nrg ligands in neuromuscular synapse formation using the Cre mice.

Columbia University | Jan 1993 - Jan 1995

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

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My Education

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Barnett International

University of Washington

Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations

University of Konstanz

University of Hamburg

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