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Benjamin Eisenberg

Westfield,NJ

Summary

Dedicated science educator with background in microbiological and analytical chemistry techniques. Looking to pivot into a career in biotechnology research.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Laboratory Assistant

Students 2 Science
08.2023 - Current
  • Inspired students to pursue STEM careers through hands-on experiments in a state-of-the-art laboratory as lab assistant and substitute primary instructor
  • Collaborated with team to operate mock pharmaceutical QC testing, personally leading students through an extraction for HPLC assay in order to test for quantity of API and impurities
  • Designed lesson plan for a PCR lab, where students acted as clinical research scientists, preparing and running PCR on mock patient samples, then using gel electrophoresis to detect viral presence within patient samples
  • Developed green chemistry lab that used existing GC protocols to detect the presence of diethyl phthalate in student sunscreen samples, while also using UV Spectrometry to determine absorbance of each sunscreen component

Math Tutor

C2 Education
08.2022 - 08.2023
  • Taught middle and high school students in mathematics in a 3:1 setting
  • Created individualized lesson plans for each student to meet their learning objectives

Guest Experience Entertainer

St. Louis Aquarium
12.2019 - 06.2020
  • Performed interactive live shows for guests to educate them about river otters and environmental issues

Hub Founder, Coordinator

Sunrise Movement
01.2019 - 12.2019
  • Founded the St. Louis hub for the national climate justice Sunrise Movement, grew hub to 30 active members
  • Organized local town hall; booked venue, three guest speakers, and live music; attended by 70 people

Research Assistant

Wash. U. School of Medicine, Dantas Microbiology Lab
09.2015 - 09.2016
  • Initiated a project exploring collateral sensitivity in P. aeruginosa and phosphate deprivation in hyperresistant Corynebacterium using cell plating, novel phosphate media preparation, and 2-D checkerboard assay

Education

B.A. - Environmental Biology

Washington University in St. Louis
05.2018

Skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • HPLC
  • GC
  • ELISA assay
  • Aseptic technique
  • Reagent Preparation
  • Cell Culture Techniques
  • UVIR spectrometry
  • Lab Safety Protocols
  • Pipetting Techniques

Certification

  • Biomimicry Commons, Certificate, 10/2021
  • Geoff Lawton Permaculture Online, Certified Permaculture Designer, 10/2021

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Professional Working

Timeline

Laboratory Assistant

Students 2 Science
08.2023 - Current

Math Tutor

C2 Education
08.2022 - 08.2023

Guest Experience Entertainer

St. Louis Aquarium
12.2019 - 06.2020

Hub Founder, Coordinator

Sunrise Movement
01.2019 - 12.2019

Research Assistant

Wash. U. School of Medicine, Dantas Microbiology Lab
09.2015 - 09.2016

B.A. - Environmental Biology

Washington University in St. Louis

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