ADRIENNE MCBRIDE

• Receives approximately 500 specimens per hour, utilizing an automated tracking system, unless specialized handling is required.
• Successfully trained new employees for weekend shifts while managing responsibilities as a student worker in a hospital lab setting.
• Answered medical professional phone calls, on average, two an hour, directing them to the correct departments, providing correct test codes to handle them, and calling to correct stability and blood level issues.
• Uses the laboratory information system to efficiently enter test requests, retrieve data, and print worksheets and labels for patient care.
• Correctly handles biohazards and maintains patient confidentiality.

• Research focuses on the functions of macrophages in physiological culture conditions and metabolic syndrome. It aims to identify inflammatory phenotypes of macrophages and histological changes in bone marrow in physiological and disease-relevant conditions.
• Skilled in laboratory mouse handling, euthanasia procedures, and bone marrow culture. Responsibilities include managing animal subjects, ensuring ethical treatment, and following tissue collection protocols.
• Adept in executing RNA isolation and cDNA synthesis for real-time PCR applications, ensuring effectiveness and consistency.
• Experienced in lab note-taking and recording, with the ability to effectively communicate lab protocols to peers and the Principal Investigator (PI).

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• Creating Excel templates for organizing large amounts of historical and new data.
• I assisted in multiple laboratory procedures, creating an efficient working environment despite being unfamiliar with material science. At the end of my experience, coworkers were able to take time off as we were ahead in experiments by a few weeks.
• Networking and teaching others new cutting-edge methods to expedite operations and optimize productivity.
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• Participated and helped put together the 2nd Annual Biotechnology Conference
• Relevant Coursework and Training Programs: Applied Biotechnology, Molecular Biotechnology, Biomaterials and Medical Devices, Intro to Entrepreneurship and Rising Enterprises
• Vice President of the Biotechnology Society

Additional Coursework in Anatomy & Physiology and Microbiology

• Graduated 4th in my class with a Regents with Advanced Designation with Honors Diploma
• Member of the National Honors Society
• 1 year of Stage Crew experience in the Drama Club
• 2 years of experience as an Actress in the Drama Club
• Assisted in designing choreographs with the Drama Club Director