Resume

• 2012

  Master of Science (M.S.)

  Cancer Biology Research including mammalian cell culture

  siRNA transfection

  cell viability assay

  confocal microscopy

  western blotting. Training of undergraduates in the lab.

  Biology neuroscience

  Seton Hall University

  Master of Science (M.S.)

  I was involved in a biochemical collaboration group that resulted in two scientific publications and a provisional patent in the field of cancer biology while taking graduate courses and teaching classes to undergraduates.

  Biology/Biological Sciences

  General

  Neuroscience

  Seton Hall University

• 2008

  Biology

  General and Chemistry

• 2006

  English

  Lived and Studied abroad in Rome

  Italy for 3 months

  University of Washington Italian Studies Department

• 2004

  Bachelor of Science

  Psychology

  Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society

  University of Washington

• Scientific Writing

  Research

  Confocal Microscopy

  Teaching

  Statistics

  Immunocytochemistry

  SPSS

  Healthcare

  Transfection

  Laboratory

  Western Blotting

  Science

  Mammalian Cell Culture

  Biology

  Cell Biology

  Literature Reviews

  Neuroscience

  ELISA

  Statistical Data Analysis

  Data Entry

  Solid-phase synthesis

  characterization and RNAi activity of branch and hyperbranch siRNAs

  David Sabatino

  Allan D. Blake

  Maria E. Bender

  Eva Morozko

  Christopher J. Parronchi

  Anthony Maina

  Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters

  The down-regulation of GRP78 expression in HepG2 liver cells using siRNA transfection of linear

  branch

  hyperbranch siRNAs were used to induce cell death.

  Solid-phase synthesis

  characterization and RNAi activity of branch and hyperbranch siRNAs

  David Sabatino

  Allan D. Blake

  Constantine Bitsaktsis

  Christopher J. Parronchi

  Ivonne Martinez

  Michael W. Beaury

  Marianna Phillips

  Megan L. Kelly

  Structure–activity relationship studies conducted by flow cytometry and confocal microscopy revealed that the poly(arginine) derived Pep42 sequences maintained glucose-regulated protein 78 binding on HepG2 cells while exhibiting cell translocation activity that was contingent on the length of the poly(arginine) strand. In single dose (0.15 mM) and dose-response (0–1.5 mM) cell viability assays

  peptides were found to be nontoxic in human HepG2 liver cancer cells

  illustrating their potential as safe cancer-targeting delivery agents.

  Synthesis

  characterization

  and biological activity of poly(arginine)-derived cancer-targeting peptides in HepG2 liver cancer cells

  West

  Fairleigh Dickinson University

  Early Childhood

  Fort Lee Public Schools

  Weill Cornell Medical College

  Guthrie Hall at the University of Washington

  Varsity Tutors

  Seton Hall University

  Sara Webb Lab at Center

  University of Washington

  Union County College

  South Orange

  NJ

  Cancer Biology Research in collaboration with Biochemistry lab including the following techniques: mammalian cell culture

  siRNA transfection

  protein quantification

  Western blot

  cell viability assays

  confocal microscopy.

  Graduate Student in Biology

  Neuroscience

  Seton Hall University

  Collaborated in research of fairness understanding under a graduate student in 15 month old infants.\nResponsible for online coding of the subjects during the experiment and subject data entry.\nRecruitment of subjects through calling possible participants.\nParticipated in habituation studies of 10 month old infants

  as an actor acting on simple events to present to the infant\nPrearranged lab observation rooms prior to experiments

  responsible for coding the data and created data DVDs of the experiment.\nInvolved in ERP (event related potentials) study of college students about the difference between pragmatic versus semantic violations\nCapped the subjects with high impedance nets\n \nSalt Thirst and Appetite Lab

  University of Washington

  Early Childhood

  Fairleigh Dickinson University

  Madison

  New Jersey

  Teaches Cell Biology and Anatomy & Physiology Labs to undergraduates.

  Adjunct Instructor

  Elizabeth

  New Jersey

  Teaches Anatomy & Physiology Lecture to Undergraduates.

  Adjunct Instructor

  Union County College

  Seattle

  WA

  Auditory Analysis of infant big brown bat calls in Batsound Pro program\nCall typing

  measuring quantitative data such as minimum

  maximum peak frequencies and durations of calls. \nProvided scientific writing of infant Eptesicus Fuscus behavioral study (First author

  scientific paper recently submitted to Nature Communications).

  Research Volunteer

  University of Washington

  Fort Lee Public Schools

  Adjunct Professor

  Fairleigh Dickinson University

  Research Volunteer

  Involved in ERP study assisting in behavior assistance during ERP sessions with 6 month infants. \nERP data input with NetStation program for child ERP data

  steps prior to analysis.

  Sara Webb Lab at Center

  Tutor

  Taught Biology to children in middle school and high school in a private one on one setting.

  Varsity Tutors

  Seton Hall University

  South Orange

  NJ

  Taught Anatomy & Physiology Lab and Cellular Biology lab to undergraduates.

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  Data Analysis

  Scientific Writing

  Guthrie Hall at the University of Washington

  Weill Cornell Medical College

  Biochemical assays for Alzheimer's research

  specifically ELISA and Western Blotting of Mouse Brain samples.

  Research Specialist

  Greater New York City Area

  Psi Chi