Charles Phillips
Allston,MA
Summary
Accomplished Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School with expertise in grant writing, experimental design, and project development. Engaged and supportive mentor to students to help them deliver clear and engaging presentations. Authored several peer-reviewed manuscripts and collaborated on novel research projects, demonstrating strong data analysis skills and value integrity and rigor in research. Committed to advancing scientific knowledge in biochemistry and neurobiology and to clearly communicating this knowledge to experts and laypeople alike .
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Harvard University
04.2019 - Current
- Applied for grant awards to support academic research from a variety of funding institutions.
- Key opinion leader in a collaboration with another lab to understand the molecular underpinnings of hearing.
- Regularly gave talks to my lab and to the Neurobiology department at Harvard Medical School regarding my findings.
- Mentored graduate students in experimental design, scientific rigor, and communication in both poster presentations and talks.
- Authored soon-to-be-published manuscripts describing my finding regarding the molecular underpinnings of hearing.
Graduate Student Researcher
Brandeis University
09.2013 - 05.2019
- Kept up to date with current literature to support ongoing research and to inform the creation of new projects.
- Wrote and published two first-author peer-reviewed research papers and contributed data to another.
- Collaborated with lab members to analyze data using statistical software and presentation software.
- Taught an undergraduate intro to biochemistry classes and a biology lab at Brandeis University.
- Presented findings at academic conferences, effectively communicating complex concepts to diverse audiences.
Education
Ph.D. - Biochemistry & Biophysics
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA05-2019
Bachelor of Science - Biology
University of Wisconsin, River Falls
River Falls, WI05-2012
Skills
- Expertise in diverse research methodologies
- Clear scientific presentations
- Data analysis skills
- Research methodologies
- Project coordination and oversight
- Integrity in research
- Controlled experimentation
- Scholarly writing expertise
- Teaching experience
- Experimental research design
- Writing grant proposals
Accomplishments
- Discovered how the mitochondrial calcium uniporter ion channel complex is regulated by transient intracellular calcium concentrations.
- Found a plausible pathway by which force is conveyed to the ion channel in the inner ear that converts the mechanical energy of sound into electricity.
- Successfully applied for and won over $320,000 in grants to support my postdoctoral research.
Timeline
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Harvard University
04.2019 - Current
Graduate Student Researcher
Brandeis University
09.2013 - 05.2019
Ph.D. - Biochemistry & Biophysics
Brandeis University
Bachelor of Science - Biology
University of Wisconsin, River Falls
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