Research Intern

Posted on: 2006-09-16

Tarali Dunn 9009 Greenwood Ave N #514 Seattle, WA 98103 Phone: 206-789-1583 (Home) 206-225-6793 (Cell) Email: [email protected] Objective A technician position in the biotechnology field that uses my analytical and laboratory skills. Skill Profile Protein Analysis & Immunchemistry Affinity, gel-filtration and DEAE chromatography. SDS-Page electrophoresis. Western blotting. ELISA. Tissue Culture Seeding of animal cultures using sterile technique. Counting, splitting and freezing cells. Antibody staining and FISH. Administrative & Computer Notebook maintenance. Microsoft Office including Access. Matlab, Mathematica, C++, NCBI and BLAST. Employment Summer 2006 Xactagen Seattle, WA Research Intern Isolated DNA from bacterial culture. Prepared DNA and performed transfections in human cells. Maintained a laboratory notebook. 2000-2001 Microsoft (Kelly Services) Redmond, WA Clerical I Processed contracts for the marketing department. Developed Access database to manage contract data. 1999 – 2000 Barnes and Noble Bellevue, WA Bookseller Assisted customers in locating specific books. Answered phones. Worked as part of a team to shelve and organize books 1996 – 1999 University of Maine Orono, ME Research Assistant – Chemical Engineering Created a fractal-based method of quantifying the anisotropy and roughness of paper surface. Used Mathematica to model the shape of the paper surface. Summer 1995 Weyerhaeuser Technical Center Federal Way, WA Research Intern Developed a new standard operating procedure for processing samples from printing presses. Taught other laboratory team members to use the technique. Education 2004 – Present Shoreline Community College Seattle, WA Biotechnology Lab Specialist Certificate Program GPA 3.95 1996-1999 University of Maine Orono, ME Chemical engineering – graduate program completed all coursework GPA 3.40 1991-1996 University of Washington Seattle, WA B.S. Pulp and Paper Science and Engineering GPA 3.45