Graduate Research Assistant Resume Example

Led a scientific research project investigating the direct associations of dietary components to intestinal microorganisms using stable-isotope fingerprinting of proteins

• Designed and managed experiments with collaborating laboratories
• Cultivated anaerobic bacteria and established mouse models
• Designed rodent diets with defined stable isotopic signatures of dietary components
• Employed mass-spectrometry-based metaproteomics to identify and quantify proteins
• Performed in-depth data analyses using R, the Linux command line, Microsoft Excel, and the Perseus software.
• Prepared monthly written reports and oral presentations summarizing research results.
• Currently preparing manuscripts that will be submitted to academic journals for publication.
• Gathered, reviewed and summarized literature from scientific journals.

Developed and optimized methods in the realms of microbiology, molecular biology, and mass-spectrometry based metaproteomics

• Optimized anaerobic cultivation methods by building a gas-sparging station, modifying culture media and developing a workflow
• Developed sample preservation strategy for metaproteomics samples when flash-freezing is not an option
• Developed strategies for detecting the presence of specific microorganisms in samples
• Optimized mass-spectrometry methods to increase accuracy of protein stable isotope measurements

Contributed to teamwork and supported external collaborations

• Mentored an undergraduate student (Abigail Korenek) and supervised an undergraduate research project.
• Engaged in extensive collaborations with other laboratories (Callahan Lab, Paerl Lab, and Crook Lab, at NC State University)
• Assisted laboratory members in various experiments

Maintained laboratory operations

• Wrote documents on standardized operating procedures and trained incoming students and postdoctoral researchers on laboratory protocols.
• Scheduled laboratory members and myself for maintenance tasks, calibrated and troubleshot laboratory equipment.