Cristalina Lopez-Cruz

• Analyzed pharmaceutical manufacturing plant ingredients, environmental samples, and product batches to ensure product quality as well as facility adherence to cGMP, cGLP, SOPs, and FDA regulations
• Conducted literature reviews as required for research projects pertinent to position
• Documented all laboratory activities in compliance with established standards and regulations.
• Enumeration, validations, stability testing, spectrophotometry, dilutions, gram stains, media making, environmental testing (air, water, surface), identification of organisms
• Collaborated on cross-functional projects, including:

- updating inventory tracking capabilities

- efficacy study

- gap analysis

• PI: Dr. Soo Chan Lee, Medical mycology research laboratory
• Project: Generate mutants that lack six identified transcription factors regulated by calcineurin, a serine/threonine protein phosphatase, in mucor402 strain.
• PCR, electrophoresis, nucleic acid extraction, DNA quantification, transformations, pipetting, media making, column chromatography

• Performed preventative and corrective maintenance on the PALS AN/SPN-46 detection and tracking radar which allowed for manual or remote landing of aircrafts.
• Daily use of metrology skills
• Troubleshooting schematics