Resume

JENNIFER LUU
XXXXX Street
Vancouver, BC 123 456
Phone: (XXX) XXX – XXXX
Email: jennifer.luu@my_email.com
OBJECTIVE:
A science researcher position, with the long-term goal of federal science policy

 

EDUCATION
The University of British Columbia                                                             2011 – 2017
(anticipated)
B.Sc., Biology

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Assessing the Rab Protein Family as a Target for Apratoxin                       2015 – 2016
Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, supervised by Dr. Robert Robinson
Singapore International Pre-Graduate Award Intern
  • Assessed the binding affinity of Rab proteins Rab1b, Rab6b, and Rab11b to the drug Apratoxin, using thermal shift assay and isothermal titration calorimetry. Project done in collaboration with Dr. Hendrik Luesch
  • Predicted additional binding targets for Apratoxin in vitro with SILAC pulldown experiments
Characterizing LipU in Mycobacterium paratuberculosis                             2014 – 2015
University of British Columbia, supervised by Dr. Horacio Bach
Directed Studies Student
  • Performed in silico and in vitro analysis of the esterase LipU. Utilized protein purification, enzymatic assays, and site-directed mutagenesis to determine functional conditions and enzyme catalytic site
Analyzing the Microbial and Antifungal Properties                                       2014            
of Copper Oxide, Zinc Oxide, and Copper Zinc
University of British Columbia, supervised by Dr. Horacio Bach
Directed Studies Student
  • Evaluated antimicrobial and antifungal attributes of different nanoparticle mixtures in vitro against common pathogenic strains of bacteria and fungi
  • Investigated cytotoxic effects of nanoparticles with MTT assays
Constructing Plasmids to Assess the Oncogenic Effect of lin28                  2014
University of Calgary, supervised by Dr. Jennifer Chan
Co-op Student
  • Produced plasmids with molecular cloning to overexpress or underexpresslin28. Transfected plasmids into HEK 293 cells to assess microregulator gene lin28 effects in vitro in oncogenesis
Constructing Plasmids for Glioma Subtype Determinant Evaluation             2014
University of Calgary, supervised by Dr. Samuel Lawn and Dr. Jennifer Chan
Co-op Student
  • Generated plasmids with molecular cloning to express common tumor suppressor genes, including p53, cdkn2a, and mdm2
  • Performed PCR genotyping of mice containing recombinant plasmids
SKILLS
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY PCR, RT-PCR, QRT-PCR, molecular cloning, site-directed mutagenesis, SDS-PAGE, 2D protein gel electrophoresis
BIOCHEMISTRY Protein purification, Western blot, thermal shift assay, SILAC pulldown, isothermal titration calorimetry, MTT assay
CELLULAR BIOLOGY Light microscopy, fluorescence microscopy, haemocytometry, flow cytometry, mammalian cell culture, bacterial cell culture
SOFTWARE Python, BLAST, COBALT, Prism, FinchTV, SWISS-MODEL, AxioVision, ApE plasmid editor, MS Office, Adobe Photoshop
LANGUAGES English, French
 
RELEVANT COURSES
ENGL 301 – Technical Writing                                                                       2017
  • Developed professional writing skills
MICB 302 – Immunology                                                                              2016
  • Learned about cells, molecules, and mechanisms underlying innate and adaptive immunity