Highly motivated Sales Associate with extensive customer service and sales experience. Outgoing sales professional with track record of driving increased sales, improving buying experience and elevating company profile with target market.
Highlights
Guest services
Inventory control procedures
Merchandising expertise
Loss prevention
Cash register operations
Product promotions
Publications
Dec 2008 * "The Effect of Negative Emotion on Time Perception", Jessica Claire and Amanda Petruzello, Quinnipiac University Psychological Poster Session April 2009 * "The Effect of Round-Up of on the Behavior of Uca Pugliator, the Fiddler Crab", Jessica Claire, Matthew MacAskill, Daniela Marino and Nicole Olsen, Quinnipiac University Biology Research Methodology Presentation April 2009 * "Development of a Novel Cell Line to Identify Activators of the Mammalian Transcriptional Activator, Upstream Stimulatory Factor", Jessica Claire, Christian Eggers, and Dwayne Boucaud, Eastern New England Biological Conference. October 2009 * "Identifying the Species of Bacteria Excised from Fundulus hetoclitus Located in High, Medium, and Low Impact Areas of the Long Island Sound", Jessica Claire and Dwayne Boucaud, American Society for Microbiology Conference. December 2009 * "The Social, Psychological, and Biological Effects Caused by the Emergence and Prevalence of Internet-Based Technologies", Jessica Claire, Quinnipiac University Senior Thesis Presentation. February 2010 * "Centering Student Research in the New Synthesis Initiative" Panel member along with Dr. Dwayne Boucaud, Dr. Allen Smits, and Hillary Haldane, Presented by the Excellence in Education Series Seminar April 2010 * "Retrieval of Stressful Memories in Rodents: Implications for the Emergence and Treatment of PTSD", Jessica Claire, Kristen Lawler, Melissa Reilly, Erin Baier, Eric Kapuza, and Adrienne Betz, 14th Annual N.E.U.R.O.N Conference June 2010 * "Identifying the Species of Bacteria Excised from Fundulus hetoclitus Located in High, Medium, and Low Impact Areas of the Long Island Sound", Jessica Claire and Dwayne Boucaud, American Society for Microbiology National Meeting. March 2012 * "Circulating Fatty Acids Modulate the Effects of Pten Knockdown in Adult Neurons via the Akt/mTOR Pathway", Jessica J Claire, Tyrone DeSpenza, Paul Frazel, Meijie Li, James O'Malley, Gary Westbrook, Bryan Luikart, Neuroscience Day at Dartmouth April 2012 * "Neurons of the Adult Brain are Resistant to the Effects of Pten Knockdown", Jessica Claire, Meijie Li, Tyrone Despenza Jr. Gary L. Westbrook, Bryan Luikart, Synapses and Circuits: From Formation to Disease Keystone Symposium April 2013 * "The Neuronal Consequences of Autism-Associated Mutations in PTEN", Jessica Claire, Neuroscience Day at Dartmouth short talk April 2013 * "Fatty Acids Increase Neuronal Hypertrophy and Spine Density of PTEN Knockdown Neurons", Jessica Claire, Tyrone DeSpenza Jr., Paul Frazel, Meijie Li, Gary Westbrook, Bryan Luikart, NEURON conference at Quinnipiac University April 2013 * "Careers in Neuroscience" Panelist in NEURON workshop answering questions about graduate school, Quinnipiac University June 2013 * "In Vivo Reconstitution of Autism Associated PTEN Point Mutations Results in Neuronal Hypertrophy", Jessica Claire, Tyrone Despenza Jr., Meijie Li, Gary L. Westbrook, Bryan Luikart, Gordon Research Conference on Neurotrophic Factors. November 2013 * "In Vivo Reconstitution of Autism Associated PTEN Point Mutations Results in Neuronal Hypertrophy", Jessica Claire, Tyrone Despenza Jr., Meijie Li, Gary L. Westbrook, Bryan Luikart, Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting February 2014 * "In Vivo Reconstitution of Autism Associated PTEN Point Mutations Results in Neuronal Hypertrophy", Jessica Claire, Tyrone Despenza Jr., Meijie Li, Gary L. Westbrook, Bryan Luikart, Neuroscience Day at Dartmouth February 2014 * "Careers in Neuroscience", Panelist in NEURON workshop answering questions about graduate school, Quinnipiac University February 2014 * "In Vivo Reconstitution of Autism Associated PTEN Point Mutations Results in Neuronal Hypertrophy", Jessica Claire, Tyrone Despenza Jr., Meijie Li, Gary L. Westbrook, Bryan Luikart, NEURON conference at Quinnipiac University
Accomplishments
Experience
Research Associate, 03/2010 - 08/2010 Davenport – , ,
Performed emulsionPCR and sequencing preparation Set up and maintained personal genome sequencing machines (PGMs) daily Worked with engineering and design departments to optimize PGM August 2010-Present Graduate Student in PhD Program in Experimental and Molecular Medicine Currently working in thesis laboratory of Bryan Luikart Successfully defended qualifying grant Trained and worked closely with undergraduates in the lab Learned skills for use in molecular neuroscience such as stereotaxic injections, acute dissection of brain regions, confocal microscopy, TIRF microscopy, viral cloning and packaging, perfusion of mice and immunohistochemistry Fellowships: May to July 2008 * Quinnipiac Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Program for Research and Scholarship Competitive fellowship where students receive a stipend to carry out independent research May to July 2009 * Quinnipiac Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Program for Research and Scholarship.
Research Associate, 08/2009 - 03/2010 – , ,
for Dr.
Adrienne Betz * Experience with Wistar and Sprague-Dawley laboratory rats Sacrificed via decapitation and collected and analyzed serum Analyzed serum using ELISA assay for corticosterone, as well as performing BCA assay Western Blotting Extracted and sectioned rodent brain Analyzed and represented data using Excel.
Laboratory Assistant, 08/2008 - 12/2009 – , ,
for the Department of Microbiology Prepared the media for all microbiology labs and research projects Subcultured bacteria and prepared unknowns for labs Maintained and sterilized glassware Operated the autoclave.
Research Assistant, 01/2008 - 12/2009 – , ,
for Dr.
Dwayne Boucaud Volunteered 4-5 hours a week as a lab assistant Developed procedures for experiments Reviewed research literature Collected and analyzed data Maintained laboratory notebook Learned many skills and tools used in a molecular biology lab such as pipetting, gel electrophoresis, cell culture, bacterial transformation, cloning, polymerase chain reaction, DNA purification, Western Blot, SDS-PAGE gel, ELISA assay, identification of bacteria by rRNA gene analysis.
: , Expected in - Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College - Hanover, NH GPA:
Bachelor of Science: Psychobiology Spanish, Expected in - Quinnipiac University, College of Arts & Sciences, and the School of Health Sciences - Hamden, CT GPA: Dean's List GPA: 3.5 Psychobiology Spanish Dean's List GPA: 3.5
: , Expected in - University College Cork - , Cork GPA: Obtained a global view on psychological issues in Cognition and Culture and Developmental Psychology
*Learned to operate in an organic chemistry lab overseas
Additional Information
Awards and Activities: October 2011 to October 2012 Student government representative for PEMM October 2009 Student Poster Award- American Society for Microbiology Region I Meeting April 2009 to present Psi Chi, Psychological Honor Society- Quinnipiac University April 2009 to present Phi Sigma, Honor Society- Quinnipiac University April 2008 to present Beta Beta Beta, National Biological Honor Society - Quinnipiac University April 2009 College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Writing Competition- First place April 2009 Completed Citizen Leaders program- Quinnipiac University April 2008 Completed Collaborative Leaders program -Quinnipiac University April 2007 Completed Emerging Leaders program - Quinnipiac University August 2007 to Present Member of WQAQ campus radio station-Quinnipiac University
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Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College
Quinnipiac University, College of Arts & Sciences, and the School of Health Sciences
