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Eli Barbour

Eli Barbour

Pittsburgh,PA

Summary

Motivated student currently working towards a Master's degree in biomedical engineering. Adept at prepping resources, equipment, and materials for research. Extensive background in investigating biochemical and electrochemical research. Also adept in programming, data analysis, and machine learning.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Undergraduate Research Assistant

SUNY Geneseo, Department Of Chemistry
Geneseo, NY
01.2022 - 05.2023
  • Worked with Dr. Kazushige Yokoyama in studying protein-protein interactions that facilitate aggregation of amyloid-beta-coated gold nanoparticles
  • Used UV-Vis and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy techniques
  • Prepared samples for Near-Infrared imaging
  • Trained students in equipment operation
  • Helped in writing grants
  • Presented work at Rochester ACS Conference
  • Published work in ACS Langmuir as 2nd author

Summer Research Assistant

Syracuse University, Department Of Chemistry
Syracuse, NY
  • Worked with Dr. Joseph Chaiken in characterizing blood physiology using vital sign data obtained non-invasively
  • Wrote data processing programs in Python
  • Analyzed data using Python
  • Used an algorithm to construct conditional probability matrices in Matlab
  • Read scientific articles
  • Presented oral and written reports on project

Supplemental Instructor for General Biology

SUNY Geneseo, Department Of Biology
Geneseo, NY
01.2022 - 05.2022
  • Held two weekly supplemental sessions for students taking first semester general (introductory) biology
  • Discussed content covered in lectures and supplied additional exercises for students
  • Mentored students

Biology Lab Assistant

SUNY Geneseo, Department Of Biology
Geneseo, NY
01.2022 - 05.2022
  • Assisted lab instructor and helped students during lab sessions
  • Helped students learn to use R
  • Helped students outside of class with homework and lab reports

Undergraduate Researcher

SUNY Geneseo, Department Of Biology
Geneseo, NY
01.2020 - 04.2022
  • Worked with Dr. Salvador Tarun studying role of ncRNA in zebrafish environmental stress response
  • Designed experiments
  • Participated in grant writing
  • Presented work at symposium

Education

Biomedical Engineering, M.S. -

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
05.2025

Biochemistry B.S. -

SUNY Geneseo
05.2023

Skills

  • Molecular biology techniques
  • Analytical chemistry techniques
  • Electrochemistry techniques
  • Machine learning techniques
  • Research Paper Writing
  • Grant Writing
  • Oral presentation
  • Python
  • Matlab
  • R

Timeline

Undergraduate Research Assistant

SUNY Geneseo, Department Of Chemistry
01.2022 - 05.2023

Supplemental Instructor for General Biology

SUNY Geneseo, Department Of Biology
01.2022 - 05.2022

Biology Lab Assistant

SUNY Geneseo, Department Of Biology
01.2022 - 05.2022

Undergraduate Researcher

SUNY Geneseo, Department Of Biology
01.2020 - 04.2022

Summer Research Assistant

Syracuse University, Department Of Chemistry

Biomedical Engineering, M.S. -

Carnegie Mellon University

Biochemistry B.S. -

SUNY Geneseo
Eli Barbour