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Jessica Claire
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Professional Overview
Over eight years' experience in academic research, laboratory management and outreach at both domestic and international institutions. An enthusiastic, organized, detail-oriented individual with outstanding leadership and communication skills. Dedicated to expanding her role in bridging the gap between researchers and the community.
Core Qualifications
  • •Performed microbiology and bacteriology research using standard and advanced molecular biology techniques in both a Biological Safety Level-2 and high-security Level-3 environment
  • •Worked consistently with governmental agencies including the Center for Disease Control, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Chicago Police Department, to ensure regulatory compliance of all records and protocols associated with the Level-3 laboratory
  • •Planned and executed independent research projects regarding gene regulation in Yersinia pestis, resulting in primary and joint authorship in peer-reviewed journals
  • •Consistently involved in the training and supervision of graduate and undergraduate students
  • •Managed laboratory finances, purchasing, and developed relationships with multiple life science companies
  • Science communication and outreach
  • Scientific writing and publishing
  • Laboratory management
Education
Expected in 2007
Bachelor of Science: Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Michigan State University - East Lansing, Michigan
GPA:
Accomplishments
    Experience
    04/2013 to 04/2015
    Senior Research Assistant, Laboratory Manager Ucla Health Valencia, CA, United Kingdom
    • Initiated, planned, and executed multiple independent research projects regarding small molecule signaling in the highly prevalent clinical pathogen Staphylococcus aureus
    • Negotiated capital equipment contracts and reduced laboratory purchasing costs by developing and managing relationships with various life science vendors
    • Lead and organized annual scientific outreach programs to engage and educate the community on prevalent research topics of the department
    • Executed a vast array of advanced molecular biology and bacteriology techniques to achieve meaningful experimental results that resulted in new grant proposals
    • Presented research findings at university sponsored seminars to members of the international scientific community
    • Directly supervised and managed multiple junior technical staff members on a daily basis
    • Responsible for the training and support of various graduate and post-graduate laboratory associates.
    03/2009 to 2013
    Research Associate, Laboratory Manager Northwestern University City, STATE,
    • Performed microbiology and bacteriology research using standard and advanced molecular biology techniques in both a Biological Safety Level-2 and high-security Level-3 environment
    • Worked consistently with governmental agencies including the Center for Disease Control, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Chicago Police Department, to ensure regulatory compliance of all records and protocols associated with the Level-3 laboratory
    • Planned and executed independent research projects regarding gene regulation in Yersinia pestis, resulting in primary and joint authorship in peer-reviewed journals
    • Consistently involved in the training and supervision of graduate and undergraduate students
    • Managed laboratory finances, purchasing, and developed relationships with multiple life science companies
    07/2008 to 03/2009
    Visiting Research Specialist in Health Sciences University Of Illinois At Chicago City, STATE,
    • Mastered the practice and theory of standard immunological assays, cell biology, and eukaryotic genetics to further elucidate the genetic pathways behind estrogen receptor action in breast cancer.
    • Maintained and ordered laboratory common reagents, equipment, and supplies.
    • Conducted all tissue culture experiments for the laboratory using multiple clinical breast cancer cell lines under a variety of experimental conditions.
    • Performed biological assays for collaborators at the university that resulted in joint authorship in a peer-reviewed journal.
    2008 to 07/2008
    Research Assistant University Of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center City, STATE,
    • Responsible for the development and improvement of protocols and the purchasing of equipment for a newly established research laboratory.
    • Stored and maintained logs of clinical breast cancer cell lines and performed various molecular biology experiments with these isolates.
    • Initiated a high-throughput, cDNA microarray study to analyze the gene expression of various pathways involved in inflammatory breast cancer.
    Memberships/Scholarly Societies
    Member - The American Society for Microbiology Michigan State University Alumni Association Team Lead, Hidden Wonders: A Journey into the Bacterial World- Imperial College London, London, UK - 2014
    Publications

    Published under maiden name, Bellows


    Eddy J., Schroeder J., Zimbler D., Bellows L.E., Lathem W.W. (In Press) Impact of the Pla protease substrate *2-antiplasmin on the progression of primary pneumonic plague. Infection and Immunity.


    Lathem W.W., Schroeder J.A., Bellows L.E., Ritzert J.T., Koo J.T., Price P.A., Caulfield A.J., Goldman W.E. (2014) Posttranscriptional regulation of the Yersinia pestis cyclic AMP receptor protein Crp and impact on virulence. MBio. Vol. 5, No. 1 e01038-13.


    Bellows L.E., Waters C.M., Lathem W.W. (2012) Hfq-dependent, coordinate control of cyclic diguanylate synthesis and catabolism in the plague pathogen Yersinia pestis. Molecular Microbiology. 86(3):661-74.


    Schiano C.A., Bellows L.E., Lathem W.W. (2010) The small RNA chaperone Hfq is required for the virulence of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. Infection and Immunity. 78:2034-2044.


    Doyle B.J., Frasor J., Bellows L.E., Locklear T.D., Perez A., Gomez-Laurito J., Mahady G.B. (2009) Estrogenic effects of herbal medicines from Costa Rica used for the management of menopausal symptoms. Menopause. 4:748-55.

    Presentations

    Team lead/Presenter, Hidden Wonders: A journey into the bacterial world, Imperial College London, 2014, "Bacterial vs.viral Infections: what's the difference?"


    Presenter, Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference - Milwaukee, WI - 2012 Hfq-Dependent Repression of Cyclic Diguanylate Synthesis and Biofilm formation in the Plague Pathogen Yersinia pestis


    Presenter, General Meeting of American Society for Microbiology - San Francisco, CA - 2012 Hfq-Dependent Repression of Cyclic Diguanylate Synthesis and Biofilm formation in the Plague Pathogen Yersinia pestis


    Presenter, Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference - West Lafayette, IN - 2009 Hfq-Dependent Repression of Biofilm Formation in Yersinia pestis.

    Skills

    biology, cancer, contracts, experiments, genetics, government, grant proposals, managing, molecular biology, pathogen, protocols, purchasing, research, biosafety, seminars, supervision

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    School Attended

    • Michigan State University

    Job Titles Held:

    • Senior Research Assistant, Laboratory Manager
    • Research Associate, Laboratory Manager
    • Visiting Research Specialist in Health Sciences
    • Research Assistant

    Degrees

    • Bachelor of Science

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