Charles Ugwu
Pullman,WA
Summary
Resourceful Graduate Research Assistant passionate about advancing knowledge in Infectious Diseases and Vaccines Development through high-quality research. Self-motivated professional with excellent communication, planning, team work, data analysis, leadership, and problem solving abilities.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Graduate Research Assistant
Washington State University
01.2023 - Current
- Completed administrative and research duties per professor request.
- Performed statistical, qualitative, and quantitative analysis.
- Provided comprehensive research assistance and support when designing and executing experiments.
- Planned, modified and executed research techniques, procedures and tests.
- Contributed to professionally-written scientific paper for publication.
- Gathered, organized and entered data into GraphPad (Prism).
- Recorded data and maintained source documentation following good documentation practices.
- Presented results to field experts at [Conference].
- Maintained and calibrated equipment for precision and accuracy.
- Designed and conducted experiments, collected data and maintained results databases.
- Used advanced statistical approaches and software tools to analyze data and test hypotheses.
Research Assistant
Ahmadu Bello University
10.2019 - 07.2022
- Performed statistical, qualitative, and quantitative analysis.
- Worked both independently and collaboratively in fast-paced laboratory environment.
- Reviewed documents and data to identify trends and patterns.
- Maintained up-to-date records of research activities and results for future reference.
- Collected research data through experimentation, surveys and leading focus groups.
- Created surveys and questionnaires to collect data for research projects.
- Developed research protocols and procedures to produce accurate results.
- Maintained and calibrated various types of lab equipment.
- Set and oversaw quality assurance guidelines for laboratory work.
Intern
Virology Center, Teaching Hospital Abakaliki
10.2018 - 10.2019
- Collected, transported, and prepared biological specimens for the diagnosis of COVID-19, Lassa fever, and other viral infections.
- Extracted and Purified DNA and RNA from biological specimens.
- Diagnosed COVID-19 and Lassa fever using Real-Time RT-PCR.
- Diagnosed viral infections using ELISA, Western Blotting, Northern Blotting, and Southern Blotting techniques.
- Quantified viral load to monitor treatment in HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C patients.
- Estimated CD4 count in HIV patients using Flow Cytometry
Education
Ph.D. - Immunology And Infectious Diseases
Washington State University
Pullman, WA07.2027
Bachelor of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
Ebonyi State University
Ebonyi State, Nigeria10.2017
Skills
- HPLC/GS
- PCR
- Word
- PowerPoint
- Immunostaining
- Western Blotting
- Flow Cytometry
- ELISA
- Spectrophotometry
- Cell Culture
- Excel
- Transfection
- GraphPad Prism
- DNASTAR
- Data Acquisition
- Literature Reviews
- Analytical Thinking
- Conducting Assays
- Strong Work Ethic
- Deadline Driven
- Presentation Skills
- Research and Analysis
- Research Design
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Clinical Trial Support
- Specimen and Sample Preparation
- Experiment Development
- Experiment Protocols
- Problem-Solving
- Laboratory Equipment and Maintenance
- Matlab
- Data Analysis
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Experimental Design
- Lab Safety
Writing, Basketball, Chess
At my free time, I love playing chess, basketball and writing.
Timeline
Graduate Research Assistant
Washington State University
01.2023 - Current
Research Assistant
Ahmadu Bello University
10.2019 - 07.2022
Intern
Virology Center, Teaching Hospital Abakaliki
10.2018 - 10.2019
Ph.D. - Immunology And Infectious Diseases
Washington State University
Bachelor of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
Ebonyi State University
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