Life Scientist Career Research and Resources
University of California Los Angeles
• Handle a research project that focus on understanding the relationship of proteolysis of mitochondrial proteases to the Parkinson’s disease using proteomics approaches • Provide technical support and offer research ideas to all graduate students and junior postdoctoral fellows for their projects
Avg. Salary: $70,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
University of Illinois at Chicago
• Research projects mainly focused on quantification and characterization of proten/peptide modifications by reactive metabolites, reactive oxygen species and drug targets • Conducted thorough research and analysis of carcinogenic and chemo preventive effects of estrogen metabolites and novel selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) drugs using fluorescence cell-based assays • Guided and educated graduate/undergraduate ...
Avg. Salary: $70,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
University of Illinois at Chicago
• Worked on a doctoral thesis research, studying the membrane binding and activation mechanisms of Phospholipase A2 and 5-Lipoxygenase enzymes which required protein expression and purification using both bacterial and insect cell lines, protein refolding/engineering, enzyme activity assays, and DNA mutagenesis. Teaching and coordination of Chemistry, Biochemistry and general chemistry lab courses.
Avg. Salary: $70,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
UCSD, CPMC RI, Schools, IEEE
• Organized & analyzed research data and wrote manuscripts while engaging in independent studies - e.g., conferences, workshops on scientific & grant writing, seminars on current topics such as cancer, stem cell biology, neurodehgenerative diseases, proteases, and technologies such as proteomics, mass spectrometry, signaling, immnoassays, FACS, for increased understanding and expertise. • Investigated a transmembrane protei...
Avg. Salary: $57,500 · Company Rank: Not Available
Buck Institute for Age Research & UCSD
• Investigate the protein biochemistry and function of secretory granules of neuroendocrine chromaffin cells utilizing proteomic approaches - purification of granules, gel electrophoresis, Western blots, microLC-MS/MS, and bioinformatics. • Determine specific cleavage sites by analyzing the primary sequences and potential proteases (prohormone convertases) responsible for the cleavages. Proteomic methods were utilized – p...
Avg. Salary: $57,500 · Company Rank: Not Available
University of Washington
• Design X-ray structure-based small molecule inhibitors and develop a novel assay for detecting trypanosomal triosephosphate isomerase (TIM) from trypanosomes, a causative agent of African sleeping sickness, for potential therapeutics. • Culture mammalian cells infected with retrovirus (SRV) and develop assays for improved detection of the viral antigens. • Design and develop self-assembling lipo-peptides, as pro-drug mi...
Avg. Salary: $57,500 · Company Rank: Not Available
Affymax Research Institute
Research and development in the field of proteases and peptide chemistry. Manage peptide core during interim period.
Avg. Salary: $57,500 · Company Rank: Not Available
Enzyme Systems Products
• Produce fluorescently labeled peptide substrates & inhibitors for studying proteases in biology and disease for academic and industry researchers. • Develop assays and utilized antibodies to detect proteases for diagnosis of diseases such as human cancer and periodontitis. • Design novel chemical compounds for selective detection of cysteine proteases and beta-lactamases for research & clinical assays. • Contribute in man...
Avg. Salary: $57,500 · Company Rank: Not Available
US Navy
As part of the Internal Medicine Clinic I supervice 4 active duty people and 6 civilians in order to run the daily operations of the clinic. Also I was in charge of the Medical Homeport Model for the clinic as well as created,directed and managed the genetic testing program for the hospital.
Avg. Salary: $60,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
Stryker Medical
Deal with suppliers to better their process, decrease defects per million and non conforming parts by creating and managing CAPAs and increasing efficiency of manufacturing with the suppliers Developed and interface to engage the statistical process control of companies with the electronic gage plans to prevent future problems with the parts coming in. Injection molding design for production of a variety of parts.
Avg. Salary: $60,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
