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Staff Scientist/Laboratory Manager 10/01/2014 - current
Columbia University, New York, NY United States
Industry: Academia
Administer and coordinate the technical activities of a scientific or research group in relation to the operation of specialized laboratories. Acts as an advisor to subordinates to meet schedules and/or resolve technical problems. Develops and administers budgets, schedules, and performance requirements. Serve as an advisor to faculty and lab managers to meet schedules and or resolve technical problems. Insure Standard Operating Procedures and protocols are maintained and applied.
•Established Dr. Lomvardas new research laboratory at Columbia University working along with regulatory offices to obtain safety licenses, animal approved protocols and material transfer agreements. •Negotiated highly discounted laboratory startups packages, including large equipment purchases and annual service agreements. •Processed procurement card expenses, opened purchase orders, reviewed and optimized budgets for following fiscal year. •Led laboratory team in parallel with Dr. Maniatis Laboratory located at the medical center campus.--
Staff Scientist/Laboratory Manager 01/05/2010 - current
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY United States
Industry: Academia
Administer and coordinate the technical activities of a scientific or research group in relation to the operation of specialized laboratories. Acts as an advisor to subordinates to meet schedules and/or resolve technical problems. Develops and administers budgets, schedules, and performance requirements. Serve as an advisor to faculty and lab managers to meet schedules and or resolve technical problems. Insure Standard Operating Procedures and protocols are maintained and applied.
• Coordinated and supervised day-to-day research and administrative activities of a fast pace and challenging large molecular biology and neuroscience research laboratory. • Managed laboratory budget and administration of multiple grant awards, oversee compliance of laboratory safety and animal care protocols, coordinated equipment purchasing and maintenance, ordered laboratory supplies and maintained asset inventory. • Executed financial reports, purchase orders, procurement card expenses through accounting and reporting finance system at Columbia University (ARC). • Knowledge on multiple cloning techniques, PCR, RT-PCR, qPCR, DNA and RNA manipulation, Fluorescence and Confocal microscopy. • Conducted breeding, genotyping and maintenance of mouse colony on neuronal circuit protocadherins project.--
Research Technician 04/01/2008 - 12/15/2009
New York University (NYU), New York, NY United States
Industry: Academia
Research Assistant position in Structural Biology Laboratory
•Investigated the expression, purification and characterization of glycerol-3-phosphate (G3P) transporter (GlpT) from E.coli and related homologues using Western Blot, affinity purification, size-exclusion chromatography and X-ray structure techniques. •Identified and studied large-scale expression and purification of membrane proteins from bacteria •Optimized crystallization conditions on purified membrane proteins from bacteria. •Handled laboratory management responsibilities such as ordering, inventory, compliance and procurement--
Research Technician 01/10/2007 - 04/01/2008
City College of New York (CUNY), New York, NY United States
Industry: Academia
Research Technician in Biochemistry Laboratory
•Purified and characterized soluble proteins and fragments from E.coli by size-exclusion chromatography, SDS-gels and chemical cleavage. •Prepared, processed and analyzed data from soluble proteins using one, two and three- dimensional protein NMR spectroscopy like 2D COSY, 2D TOCSY, 2D NOESY, 15N HSQC and 15N TOCSY-HSQC.--
Research Assistant Student 01/10/2004 - 12/15/2006
Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research (IVIC),, Caracas, Distrito Capital Venezuela
Industry: Academia
Research Assistant Student in Chemistry Laboratory
•Characterized the structure of metal-organic complexes using X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), elemental analysis, thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA) and 1H, 13C and 31P- NMR studies.--

Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV) 01/05/2000 - 07/05/2006
Caracas, , Venezuela
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Chemistry
Thesis defense based on the synthesis, spectra and crystallographic characterization of nickel (II) coordination polymers based on bis(phosphino)amines spacers ligands by supramolecular interactions.

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