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SENIOR ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST
Professional Summary
Dedicated Senior Associate Scientist with 16+ years of experience in the biotechnology industry.
Skills

Next-Generation Sequencing

Gene Expression Profiling

Copy Number Variation

PCR Techniques

Nucleic Acid Purification

Sterile / Aseptic Technique

Protein Purification

Western Blotting

Author Analytical Methods

Multitasking
Work History
Senior Associate Scientist, 03/2011 to Current
Amgen Inc, Dept. of Clinical Biomarkers & Diagnostics – Thousand Oaks, CA
  • Tasked with performing next-generation sequencing, expression profiling, copy number variation and comparative genomic hybridization, providing quality and timely data that informed Amgen's Clinical Biomarker studies.
  • Collaborate with groups in multiple therapeutic areas to help advance the Amgen pipeline.
  • Responsible for evaluating and optimizing new technologies, kits, panels and formulations of reagents to develop solutions that current technologies alone do not explore.
  • Perform validation experiments and author analytical methods for assaying clinical samples. Present methods and supporting data to senior management.
  • Nucleic acid purification from cells, tissues, FFPE sections, plasma and whole blood.
  • QC of nucleic acids, libraries and labeled material using qPCR, Agilent Bioanalyzer, Qubit, and spectrophotometer.
  • Agilent microRNA, expression, and aCGH microarrays.
  • NanoString nCounter expression, CNV, and RNA-protein assays.
  • Qualified Ion Torrent PGM & S5, and Illumina MiSeq next-generation sequencing assays for identification of patient stratifying somatic mutations.
  • Proficient in using internal LIMS systems (SANE, Nautilus, Rainier, PROPS), and Array Studio database for experimental design, sample tracking and to maintain sample chain of custody.
Associate Scientist, 03/2006 to 03/2011
Amgen Inc, Dept. of Molecular Sciences – Thousand Oaks, CA
  • Expression analysis using array based technologies to support Amgen project and research teams: Affymetrix GeneChip, Agilent microRNA and expression.
  • Evaluation of Illumina DASL and Nanostring nCounter, resulting in early adoption of the Nanostring platform for transcript analysis of FFPE samples to identify potential diagnostic assays.
  • Illumina BeadArray focused genotyping.
  • Responsible for Affymetrix data quality control, importation to Rosetta Resolver for analysis, and archiving. 
  • Optimization and implementation of protocols for isolation of RNA from PAXgene Blood RNA collection tubes that enabled more consistent handling at clinical sites and more reproducible array results. 
  • Coordinated studies with university collaborators.
  • MiRNA platform evaluation: Invitrogen, High Throughput Genomics & Agilent.
  • Tecan Agilent automated one & two-color microarray labeling, processing hundreds of samples per month.
  • Served on development team and trained lab personnel to use expression profiling information management systems.
Senior Associate, 09/2002 to 03/2006
Amgen Inc, Dept. of Molecular Sciences – Thousand Oaks, CA
  • Microarray in support of multiple Research and Development projects.
  • Evaluation and optimization of new technologies, arrays and kits; providing feedback to vendors in an effort to improve microarray process and products.
  • Implemented pipeline process for microarray image data extraction and population into Rosetta Resolver database.
Research Associate I, 11/2000 to 09/2002
Amgen Inc, Dept. of Functional Genomics – Thousand Oaks, CA
  • Amgen microarray expression profiling in support of Discovery Research.
  • Lab supply management.
Research Assistant, 05/1998 to 10/2000
The University of Arizona, Dept. of Entomology – Tucson, AZ
  • Consolidated research findings from experiments in immune response of insects that allow for better understanding of how they transmit diseases.
  • Lab techniques: SDS-PAGE, Western blotting, chromatography, tissue culture.
  • Created web pages, and maintained lab colony of Manduca sexta.
Education
Bachelor of Science: Molecular and Cellular Biology,2000
The University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ

Master of Science: Biology, In Progress
California State University, Northridge - Northridge, CA
Publications
  • Katherine Paweletz, Abraham Anderson, Esther Trueblood, Kelly Hensley, Chetan Deshpande, Pani Kiaei, John Rossi, Michael Damore, Robert Loberg, and Gloria Juan, EGFR-BiTE® antibodies connect resident infiltrating T cells with EGFR-expressing cancer cells for redirected target cell lysis in an ex vivo model of human primary tumors, Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy, CIIM-D-17-00125.
  • Michael A. Damore, Suzanne K. Coberly, Karen Wakamiya, Scott Webster, Vaishali Tanna, Xiaolei Xu, Ivan Klement, Rosanne Welcher, Panteha Kiaei, Yi Liu, Kimberly Samayoa, Susan Wong, Lisa Shamon-Taylor, Gregory R. Friberg, John S. Hill, Scott D. Patterson, An EGFRvIII-specific IHC IUO test for patient selection in AMG 595 phase I trial, Journal of Clinical Oncology 31, no. 15_suppl (May 2013) 2071-2071.
  • Suzanne Coberly; Kimberly Samayoa; Yi Liu; Panteha Kiaei; John Hill; Scott Patterson; Michael Damore, Intertumoral heterogeneity of EGFRvIII expression in glioblastoma multiforme and potential implications for the AMG 595 PHASE 1 Clinical Trial, Neuro-Oncology. 15(suppl_3):iii156–iii164, Nov 2013.
  • Michael Boedigheimer, Daniel J. Freeman, Michael A. Damore, Panteha Kiaei, Robert Radinsky, Gene Expression Profiles Can Predict Panitumumab Monotherapy Responsiveness in Human Tumor Xenograft Models, Neoplasia (2013) 15, pp. 125-132.
  • Shalhoub, V., Shatzen, E., Ward, S., Young, J.-I., Boedigheimer, M., Twehues, L., McNinch, J., Scully, S., Twomey, B., Baker, D., Kiaei, P., Damore, M., Pan, Z., Haas, K. and Martin, D. (2010), Chondro/osteoblastic and cardiovascular gene modulation in human artery smooth muscle cells that calcify in the presence of phosphate and calcitriol or paricalcitol. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 2010 Nov 1; 111(4): 911–921.
  • V Shalhoub, E Shatzen, SC Ward, J-I Young, M Boedigheimer, L Twehues, M Damore, P Kiaei, D Fitzpatrick, C Henley, K Haas, D Lacey, and D Martin, Effects of Calcitriol and Paricalcitol on Gene Expression Patterns in Human Coronary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 2006 Jul 1; 21: 410.
  • V Shalhoub, E Shatzen, C Henley, M Boedigheimer, J McNinch, R Manoukian, M Damore, D Fitzpatrick, K Haas, B Twomey, P Kiaei, S Ward, DL Lacey, D Martin, Calcification inhibitors and Wnt signaling proteins are implicated in bovine artery smooth muscle cell calcification in the presence of phosphate and vitamin D sterols, Calcified Tissue International, 2006 Dec 1, 79 (6): pp. 431-442.
  • Pani Kiaei, Lisa Kivman, Frank Asuncion, Maria Gaytan, Maribel Alvarez, Oliver Badali, Linda Esmaili, Jennifer Nnoli, Cathy Coyle-Thompson, Steven B. Oppenheimer, HPLC Isolation of Putative Sea Urchin Cell Adhesion Molecules, Center for Cancer and Developmental Biology, California State University, Northridge, The FASEB Journal. 2006; 20:A227.
  • Elizabeth Willott, Larry Thrower, Bram Taarea, Panteha Kiaei, Leslie Pittman, Alex Rogers, Tina Trenczek, Michael R. Kanost, Identification and purification of a Manduca sexta hemocyte protein, HDMS17, that decreases in abundance in hemocytes after bacteria-challenge.
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Amgen Inc, Dept. of Clinical Biomarkers & Diagnostics
  • Amgen Inc, Dept. of Molecular Sciences
  • Amgen Inc, Dept. of Functional Genomics
  • The University of Arizona, Dept. of Entomology

School Attended

  • The University of Arizona
  • California State University, Northridge

Job Titles Held:

  • Senior Associate Scientist
  • Associate Scientist
  • Senior Associate
  • Research Associate I
  • Research Assistant

Degrees

  • Bachelor of Science : Molecular and Cellular Biology , 2000
    Master of Science : Biology , In Progress

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