Grace Park

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About Grace Park

Highly analytical, reliable, and team-oriented Research Professional with more than 15 years of hands-on experience in molecular biology and assay development. Effectively conducts a variety of scientific analyses and laboratory-based investigations and contributes scientific value as an active participant in the experimental design and execution of complex experiments. Specialties: Molecular and Cell Biology Research Techniques - Primer Design, Digestions, Ligations, Expression Cloning, PCR and qRT-PCR, Electrophoresis, DNA and RNA Purification, Sequencing, Bacterial Transformations, Immunoprecipitations, Western Blotting, Tissue Culture (immortalized cell lines and primary cells), Cell Transfections (transient and stable cell line generation), Protein Expression and purification, Splenocyte Preparation, ELISA, Mesoscale, FACS, Cell Staining, SDS-PAGE, Endotoxin Assays, Lentivirus Construction/Generation/Transduction, Reporter Cell line Development, Assay Development, CRISPR/Cas9, Whole Blood Cytokine Release Assays. Additional skills: In vivo Project Coordination (mouse, rats and cyno), CRO Coordination, Pharmacology Report Writing, Contracts, Project Management and Lab Management. An instructor at Kaplan Test Prep for DAT (dental), OAT (optometry), and PCAT (pharmacy) for over 6 years. Responsible for preparing clients to achieve the highest score possible for a company dedicated to test preparation for over 70 years. Subjects of instruction are perceptual ability, biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, quantitative reasoning, and reading comprehension. Also involved in marketing events related to test preparation and professional school admission.