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Education: 6
Experience: 10 years
Relocation: Yes - Internationally
Career Objective
TO UTILISE MY EXPERIENCES AND POTENTIALS FOR THE GROWTH OF THE ORGANISATION.
Professional Experience
Pre-Doctoral Fellow/Ph.D. Research, Department of Biology, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA, August 1997 - present
· Design and conduct experiments for purification and characterization of the repressor for
the sn-glycerol 3-phosphate regulon of Escherichia coli K-12
· Identified structure of the glp repressor and determined DNA binding domains
Research Fellow, National Institutes of Health, Poolesville, MD
May 1996 - August 1997
· Synthesized and purified hundreds of oligonucleotides
· Sequenced DNA
· Constructed a cosmid library from human blood DNA
Research Assistant, Department of Biology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
August 1995 - May 1996
· Performed protein bioassays and prepared tissue cultures
· Assisted with DNA preparations for DNA fingerprinting including isolating DNA and gel
electrophoresis
· Analyzed data
Biology Research Technician, Biotech Research Laboratories, Inc., Roanoke, VA
June 1994 - August 1995
· Participated in DNA fingerprinting project
· Digested genomic DNA with restriction enzymes
· Separated digested DNA fragments by electrophoresis through agarose gels and transferring by
Southern blotting technique
· Prepared buffers, photographed gels, developed autoradiographs
Teaching
Laboratory Instructor, Department of Biology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
August 1999 - present
· Taught two laboratory sections for undergraduate introductory Microbiology course
Teaching Assistant, Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
August 1997 - May 1998; August 1998 - May 1999
· Advised undergraduate biochemistry students during office hours
· Graded quizzes and assignments
Eductation
Doctorate of Philosophy, Microbiology, Expected June 2000
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA
Dissertation: Regulation of aerobic gene expression in Escherichia coli
Advisor: Thomas W. Kingrea
Bachelor of Science, Biology; Minor: Chemistry, May 1995
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
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