Eliane Shwairi
Weymouth,USA
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Rereach Animal Specialist III
Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT, and Harvard
12.2022 - Current
- mouse husbandry
- mouse health checks and monitoring, and reporting sick or injured mice to PI
- providing mice with food, water, and enrichment
- mouse cage changes and sterilization
- ordering and stocking supplies for the BSL3 laboratory
- loading and unloading BSL3 autoclave and autoclave validation function
- housing new mice
- oral gavage
- euthanasia
- checking humidity and temperature in mouse room
- maintaining and sanitizing BSL3 lab and animal room
- refilling nitrogen tank in BSL3 Lab
- organ harvest
- ear tagging
- IP injections
Research Animal Specialist II
Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT, and Harvard
01.2022 - 12.2022
- mouse husbandry
- mouse health checks and monitoring, and reporting sick or injured mice to PI
- providing mice with food, water, and enrichment
- mouse cage changes and sterilization
- ordering and stocking supplies for the BSL3 laboratory
- loading and unloading BSL3 autoclave and autoclave validation function
- housing new mice
- oral gavage
- euthanasia
- checking humidity and temperature in mouse room
- maintaining and sanitizing BSL3 lab and animal room
Laboratory Animal Technician II
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
07.2021 - 01.2022
- Providing daily husbandry care to research rodents
- Monitoring the animals’ health and well-being in the assigned areas
- Reporting signs of illnesses and injuries immediately to the technologist
- Completing cage card and notification forms of specific instances such as overcrowded cages, new-born litters, pregnant females, illnesses, and deceased animals
- Sending the notifications of the animal concerns by email to the designated research staff
- Housing of newly arriving animals
- Provide assistance with animal treatments
- Spot changing of select animal cages if needed
- Maintaining cleanliness in designated holding and procedure rooms
- Assist with the training of new lab animal technician employees
- Monitoring of environmental parameters of assigned holding rooms for temperature and humidity and recording all information on the room log
Laboratory Animal Technician I
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
10.2020 - 07.2021
- Providing daily husbandry care to research rodents
- Supplying the animals with clean cage material on a scheduled basis: fresh food, water, and environmental enrichment
- Changing the animals’ cages periodically as required
- Monitoring the animals’ health and well-being in the assigned areas
- Reporting signs of illnesses and injuries immediately to the technologist
- Housing of newly arriving animals
- Completing cage card and notification forms of specific instances such as overcrowded cages, new-born litters, pregnant females, illnesses, and deceased animals
- Cleaning and sanitizing the floors, sinks, and walls in the designated spaces and rooms according to the standard operating procedures, in addition to removing waste from the holding rooms
- Monitoring of environmental parameters of assigned holding rooms for temperature and humidity and recording all information on the room log
Assistant Pharmacy Technician
American University of Beirut Medical Center
05.2018 - 07.2020
- Preparation and dispensing of patient specific medications and interdepartmental requests
- Performing the duties related to the Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADS) Pyxis Medstation: printing the generated daily reports of the medications that need to be replenished in the Pyxis machines
- Preparation of the medications and issuing them on the system
- Reloading the prepared medications including narcotics and psychotropics in the machine
- Collection of inpatient refunds from the machines back to the main pharmacy
- Labeling of medications
- Counting stock
- Drug expiry date check-up
- Operating Room Pharmacy: preparation of the different types of anesthesia medication kits including narcotics, bar-coding them, issuing them on the system, then dispensing them in the anesthesia Pyxis machine
- Receiving the used kits after a patient's operation is over and refunding on the system the drugs not used on the patient
- Receiving the returned inpatient narcotic kits and outpatient narcotics from anesthesia therapists and ensuring a proper filled-in written form for each narcotic ampoule usage (dosages used and discarded, unused ampoules, signatures...)
- Preparing and dispensing the inpatient and interdepartmental medication requests received from the nurses and anesthesia therapists, and then charging or refunding them accordingly on AS/400
Research Assistant (RA)
American University of Beirut
09.2017 - 03.2018
- Whole rock geochemistry using major, trace, and rare earth elements data obtained using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), as well as isotope data (Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd, and U-Pb isotope systematics) to characterize main chemical features of magmatic bodies
- Mineral chemistry including analysis of electron microprobe data, mineral stoichiometry, mineral identification using polarizing microscope, and mineral morphology using the scanning electron microscope (SEM)
Research Assistant (RA)
American University of Beirut
02.2017 - 05.2017
- Laboratory work including: performing several trials to test for the presence of bacteria (total and fecal coliforms) in water in order to come up with a systematic protocol of the procedure; preparation of cultural media, setting up and using the Buchner apparatus, placing the samples in the incubators, and counting the colonies with the bacteria counter
- Using the ion exchange chromatograph (IC) and atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS) to determine the presence and concentrations of certain ions in water
- I prepared standard solutions of known concentrations for each ion, inserted them into the instruments in order to construct calibration curves for further determination of concentrations of specific ions in water samples, and wrote a detailed manual for IC and a protocol for AAS for further applications
- Performing titration on a set of given field water samples with HCl solution of a known concentration in order to determine the HCO3- concentration in the given samples
- I wrote a protocol on titration for further applications in the Geology Laboratory
- Additional work done: helped with the set-up of a fluorometer in a spring and measured the samples’ fluorescence (in ppm)
- Rearranged glassware, machines, and laboratory tools, and prepared a complete lab inventory of all items
Student Research Assistant
American University of Beirut
03.2016 - 05.2016
- Laboratory inventory of the Dept
- Of Geology lab, measuring electrical conductivity (EC) of field water samples taken at different locations and times, preparing and labeling water samples in corresponding bottles and tubes, editing of AUB hydrogeology web page, and other laboratory work
Library Assistant
American University of Beirut
02.2015 - 05.2015
- Work in the Reference Section; helping customers find information using online catalogue, help staff with projects or tasks, shelf-reading, shelving books, preventing students’ desks reservations, and other similar tasks
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Geology
American University of Beirut (AUB)
01.2017
BACC-II - General Sciences Section
Brummana High School
01.2013
Skills
- animal husbandry
- BSL3 laboratory protocols
- rodent handling
- mouse restraint
- mouse oral gavage
- lab supply ordering
- organ harvest
- CO2 euthanasia
- cage changing, sanitization, and sterilizing items in autoclave
- Microsoft Office applications
Accomplishments
- I was placed on the Dean’s honor list on my 6th semester (Spring 2015)
Activitiesandhobbies
- Sports: running, hiking, strength training, biking, and swimming
- Undergraduate Clubs at AUB: Geological Student Society, a mentor in the Help Others Progress in Exercise (HOPE) Club, Martial Arts Club
- Fine arts such as drawing and painting
- Singing
- Reading and learning mainly mathematics and science
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 07/20/95
- Nationality: American Lebanese
Othervolunteerwork
- Designed and constructed a ladybug hotel independently for the AUB botanic garden as part of the May 2019 Ladybug Hotel competition
- Community service hours within school (visited centers of disabled people and orphans)
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Arabic
Native or Bilingual
French
Professional Working
Interests
exercise, biking, swimming, running, singing, music, arts, math, science, reading, nature, and animals
Timeline
Rereach Animal Specialist III
Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT, and Harvard
12.2022 - Current
Research Animal Specialist II
Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT, and Harvard
01.2022 - 12.2022
Laboratory Animal Technician II
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
07.2021 - 01.2022
Laboratory Animal Technician I
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
10.2020 - 07.2021
Assistant Pharmacy Technician
American University of Beirut Medical Center
05.2018 - 07.2020
Research Assistant (RA)
American University of Beirut
09.2017 - 03.2018
Research Assistant (RA)
American University of Beirut
02.2017 - 05.2017
Student Research Assistant
American University of Beirut
03.2016 - 05.2016
Library Assistant
American University of Beirut
02.2015 - 05.2015
BACC-II - General Sciences Section
Brummana High School
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Geology
American University of Beirut (AUB)
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