Erika Krow

Analytical, organized Lab Manager with over 5 years in leading team to develop yeast products in laboratory setting. Initiated and analyzed new product development and improved current product line. Streamlined lab processes and worked with other departments to prioritize tasks with strongest effect on revenue.

• Oversaw and implemented new product protocols for quicker timelines within business
• Wrote an article titled "Imatinib Mesylate as an Effective Anti-viral Treatment for Alphavirus Infections" published in Fine Focus Journal during undergraduate degree
• Delivered poster presentation on Alphavirus Effect on Glucose Uptake at Rocky Mountain Virology Association in 2016 and 2017, and another poster on Imatinib Mesylate as an Effective Anti-viral Treatment for Alphavirus Infections at American Society for Microbiology Conference in New Orleans, LA in 2017
• Trained several undergraduate students on laboratory techniques and research fundamentals in the role as research assistant in virology lab in undergrad
• I also spent 4+ years as a subject of a drug trial and became very familiar on the patient side with what kind of information is necessary to report and document, informed consent, and what a long term study looks like in the medical world
• Speaker invited to present at Metabolic University Denver conferences on multiple occasions because of communication skills and experience in the sciences as a researcher and patient resulting in the ability to articulate where the two experiences intersect.

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Volunteered periodically at youth homeless shelters, organized clothing drives, and lead drives to collect toiletry supplies for unaffiliated individuals to hand out on their own without needing to give up time to volunteer work. Instructed individuals on how to go about making a difference on the local level when they don't have time to do so in traditional ways.