Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Greater San Diego Area since Dec 2011
Research Scientist II
ArunA Biomedical, Inc. - Athens, GA May 2010 - Nov 2011
Research Scientist
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc - Cranbury, NJ Sep 2005 - Nov 2009
Senior Research Investigator I
Rutgers University - New Brunswick, NJ Sep 2002 - Aug 2005
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Missouri - Columbia, MO Sep 1998 - Sep 2002
Postdoctoral Fellow
Education:
Rockefeller University 1991 - 1998
PhD, Biological Sciences
University of Pennsylvania 1986 - 1990
BA, Biochemistry
Regis High School 1982 - 1986
Diploma
Robert F. Kennedy Incentive Program 1979 - 1982
Skills:
Assay Development Drug Discovery Cell Biotechnology In Vitro Molecular Biology Cell Biology Protein Chemistry Life Sciences Lead Change Western Blotting Neuroscience Enzyme Assays Signal Transduction Biochemistry Cell Based Assays Pharmacology Presentation Skills Tissue Culture Confocal Microscopy Fluorescence Microscopy Microscopy Stem Cells Ion Channels Cell Culture Pcr Electrophysiology Science Research Project Management Screening Mammalian Cell Culture Protein Characterization Qrt Pcr Flow Cytometry Science Education Research and Development Scientific Writing Fluorescence Transfection Rt Pcr Volunteering
Languages:
English
Certifications:
Credly Member Scientists Teaching Science Certificate of Completion
May 2010 to 2000 Research ScientistAmicus Therapeutics, Inc
Sep 2005 to Nov 2009 Senior Research Investigator IRutgers University
Sep 2002 to Aug 2005 Postdoctoral FellowUniversity of Missouri
Sep 1998 to Sep 2002 Postdoctoral Fellow
Education:
Rockefeller University Jan 1991 to Jan 1998 PhD in Biological SciencesUniversity of Pennsylvania Jan 1986 to Jan 1990 BA in BiochemistryRegis High School Jan 1982 to Jan 1986 DiplomaRobert F. Kennedy Incentive Program Jan 1979 to Jan 1982
Skills:
Mammalian cell culture, Molecular Biology, Protein Characterization, Fluorescence Microscopy, Electrophysiology, Cell Based Assays, Enzyme Assays, Enzyme assay development, cell based assay development, mechanism-of-action studies, hit-to-lead discovery and optimization
Staten Island, NYPast: Senior Research Investigator I at Amicus Therapeutics, Postdoctoral Associate at Rutgers... I am a cell biologist and biochemist. At my last company I did early drug discovery work -- mechanism-of-action studies, hit-to-lead discovery and optimization... I am a cell biologist and biochemist. At my last company I did early drug discovery work -- mechanism-of-action studies, hit-to-lead discovery and optimization, and assay development. We were developing therapies for inborn errors of metabolism and neurodegenerative diseases. I am looking for a...