Objective: RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Highlights of Qualifications

Excellent skills in communication, communication and collaboration.

Skilled in all phases of hybridoma production.

Good working knowledge of research of immunology.

Highly creative and resourceful.

Relevant Skills and Accomplishments

Applied Research

Successfully developed new antibodies for use in breast cancer research and therapy: -experimented with antigen preparation and immunization routines, resulting in the desired immune response. -carefully monitored the anisera to ensure presence of desired B-cell population; -tailored screening strategies using ELISA, RIA and Immunoblot techniques, to effectively isolate the desired hybridomas.

Developed, in collaboration with others, a novel assay which identified the antibodies' ability to bind to live, intact tumor cells.

Delivered periodic presentations of results and works in progress, to staff of Cancer Research Institute.

Innovation/Exploration

Pursued unique opportunities for experimentation, for example:
-researched and worked out procedures for vitro immunization of human lymphocytes: -explored and experimented with hybridoma production, using lymph node cells of a cancer patient; -experimented to induce animals' immune system to respond to a weak antigen.

Lab Skills

SDS- PAGE electrophoresis, affinity chromatography, electroblotting, radiolabeling of antibodies,
immunoblot strip assay, lypolization, tissue culture, hamster egg penetration test, isotyping

Employment

1984-1990 --Research Associate, Research & Development, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA
1991-1995--Research Associate, Cancer Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA
1996-Present--Senior Research Associate, Chiron Corp., Emeryville, CA

Education

M.A., Biochemistry & Microbiology, Harvard University, 1984
B.A., Cell Biology & Physiology - University of California, Santa Barbara, 1982

Related coursework: Immunology & Lab Biochemistry, Virology, Microbiology