Biologist in San Diego with 4 years of teaching experience to students of all ages

Teagan's resume

Professional Experience
Samumed, LLC September 2019 - present
Full-Time Compound Management and Discover Biology Intern
● Successfully managed reorganized storage and distribution of in-house synthesized small-molecule compound inventory
o Established and maintained organization of stock powders and stock solutions, greatly improving stability and quality of compounds
o Supported efficient R&D function by coordinating with biologists to provide dilute compounds for use in chemical, biological, and pharmacological assays
o Assisted with operation of lab automation, including static and acoustic compound transfers and advanced liquid handling systems (ECHO and Tecan) for high-throughput screening and discovery
o Supervised and directed a high school intern assisting on the project

● Support of Discovery Biology therapeutic programs
o Cell Culture and Cell based assays
Practiced aseptic technique and successfully maintained immortalized and primary cell lines to enable in vitro assays
Performed several in vitro assays for osteoarthritis program successfully contributing to the understanding of the MOA of a lead compound.
o Biochemical assays
Completed RT-qPCR, RNA Extraction
Set up and analyzed Taqman, SYBR Green assays to elucidate compound mechanism of action (MOA)

Samumed, LLC April 2017 – September 2019
Chemistry Intern
● Established, organized, and implemented a reagent inventory and online database of over 5,000 reagents for the entire company
o Key role in transferring reagent data from ISIS/base to Dotmatics database allowing integration with the electronic lab notebooks
o Independently designed and maintained color-coded location storage system and chemist check-out system to increase efficiency of locating reagents
● Effectively assisted in R&D chemistry for potential small-molecule oncology pharmaceuticals
o Performed Suzuki, amide, and deprotection reactions to synthesize new chemical entities
o Purified reactions after work-up using ISCO column chromatography, high-performance liquid chromatography, and PrepTLC
o Confirmed purity and structure of novel compounds using analytical techniques such as liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
o Submitted over 50 purified compounds for biological testing contributing to drug discovery

University of California, San Diego January 2018 – March 2018
Division of Biological Sciences Instructional Assistant for Winter Quarter 2018
● Selected by Dr. Keefe Reuther to be an instructional assistant for an organismal and evolutionary biology course with over 300 registered students
o Led weekly discussion session for class of 30 students for 10 weeks
o Held weekly office hours, facilitated educational discussions in lecture, graded assignments and exams