Ann Reyes
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Previous research assistant looking to begin a new area of study as a future, highly proficient nurse.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Research Assistant
Texas Biomedical Research Institute
2018.08 - 2021.05
- Worked on several projects that included genomic extraction of malaria sequences from the Myanmar border for eradication efforts of malaria in that region.
- Propagated malaria parasites in the lab to study growth factors of various drug resistant strains.
Research Assistant
Texas Biomedical Research Institute
2012.08 - 2017.08
- Worked on several scientific projects trying to understand the cellular biology of Ebola virus entry.
- Worked on several scientific efforts to discover therapeutics and diagnostic procedures during the and for the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Africa.
- Worked on several projects relating to drug discovery for several hemorrhagic fever virus around the world such as Junin, Machupo, Marburg, and Ebola.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
University Of Texas At San Antonio
2009.01 - 2012.05
- Worked on a project determining the adaptive mechanisms of the bacteria that causes Lyme disease from it's tick vector to human host.
Summer Intern/Undergraduate Research Assistant
Northwestern University
2010.06 - 2010.08
- Worked on a project in an effort to crystallize the structure of a protein responsible for drug resistance in the yeast cell line.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
UT Health San Antonio
San Antonio, TX08.2022
Bachelor of Science - Biology
The University of Texas At San Antonio
San Antonio, TX08.2012
Skills
- Patient Care- Provided direct patient care to over 30 patients.
- Administration of Medication- Utilized the 5 rights upon medication administration and have provided medications to several patient's.
- Vital signs- Have become highly proficient at vital signs and assessment of patients.
- Communication- Strong talent for communication.
- Attention to Detail- Great eye for detail as evidenced by previous career as a cellular biologists for 12 years.
- Certifications- Basic Life Support
- Project Management- Managed several scientific projects as a research assistant.
Publications
1. Kumar S, Li X, McDew-White M, Reyes A, Delgado E, Sayeed A, Haile MT, Abatiyow BA, Kennedy SY, Camargo N, Checkley LA, Brenneman KV, Button-Simons KA, Duraisingh MT, Cheeseman IH, Kappe SHI, Nosten F, Ferdig MT, Vaughan AM, Anderson TJC. A Malaria Parasite Cross Reveals Genetic Determinants of Plasmodium falciparum Growth in Different Culture Media. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022 May 30;12:878496. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.878496. PMID: 35711667; PMCID: PMC9197316
2. Brenneman KV, Li X, Kumar S, Delgado E, Checkley LA, Shoue DA, Reyes A, Abatiyow BA, Haile MT, Tripura R, Peto T, Lek D, Button-Simons KA, Kappe SHI, Dhorda M, Nosten F, Nkhoma SC, Cheeseman IH, Vaughan AM, Ferdig MT, Anderson TJC. Optimizing bulk segregant analysis of drug resistance using Plasmodium falciparum genetic crosses conducted in humanized mice. iScience. 2022 Mar 16;25(4):104095. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104095. PMID: 35372813; PMCID: PMC8971943.
3. Batra J, Hultquist JF, Liu D, Shtanko O, Von Dollen J, Satkamp L, Jang GM, Luthra P, Schwarz TM, Small GI, Arnett E, Anantpadma M, Reyes A, Leung DW, Kaake R, Haas P, Schmidt CB, Schlesinger LS, LaCount DJ, Davey RA, Amarasinghe GK, Basler CF, Krogan NJ. Protein Interaction Mapping Identifies RBBP6 as a Negative Regulator of Ebola Virus Replication. Cell. 2018 Dec 13;175(7):1917-1930.e13. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.08.044. PMID: 30550789; PMCID: PMC6366944.
4. Shtanko O, Reyes AN, Jackson, WT, Davey RA. Autophagy-associated proteins control Ebola virus internalization into host cells. JID 2018. Accepted for publication.
5. Shtanko O, Sakurai Y, Reyes AN, Noël R, Cintrat JC, Gillet D, Barbier J, Davey RA. Retro-2 and its dihydroquinazolinone derivatives inhibit filovirus infection. Antiviral research. 2017; 149:154-163. PMID 29175127.
6. Lin Y-H, Romo JA, Smith TC, II, Reyes AN, Karna SLR, Miller CL, Van Laar TA, Yendapally R, Chambers JP, Seshu J. Spermine and spermidine alter gene expression and antigenic profile of Borrelia burgdorferi. Infect Immun. 2017; 85:e00684-16.
7. Wang B, Kluwe CA, Lungu OI, DeKosky BJ, Kerr SA, Johnson EL, Jung J, Rezigh AB, Carroll SM, Reyes AN, Bentz JR, Villanueva I, Altman AL, Davey RA, Ellington AD, Georgiou G. Facile Discovery of a Diverse Panel of Anti-Ebola Virus Antibodies by Immune Repertoire Mining. Sci Rep. 2015 Sep 10; 5:13926; doi: 10.1038/srep13926. PMID: 26355042
References
Dr. Robert A. Davey radavey@bu.edu (617) 358-9166 -PI, Boston University
Dr. Tim J.C. Anderson tanderso@txbiomed.org (210) 258-9596 -PI, TBRI
Dr. Janakiram Seshu j.seshu@utsa.edu (210) 458-6578 -Mentor,UTSA
Dr. Heather Pinkett h-pinkett@northwestern.edu (847) 467-4048 -Mentor, Northwestern
Dr. Gail P. Taylor gail.taylor@utsa.edu (210) 458-5761 -Program Director,UTSA
Timeline
Senior Research Assistant
Texas Biomedical Research Institute
2018.08 - 2021.05
Research Assistant
Texas Biomedical Research Institute
2012.08 - 2017.08
Summer Intern/Undergraduate Research Assistant
Northwestern University
2010.06 - 2010.08
Undergraduate Research Assistant
University Of Texas At San Antonio
2009.01 - 2012.05
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
UT Health San Antonio
Bachelor of Science - Biology
The University of Texas At San Antonio
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