Glomil Corbin
Gaithersburg,MD
Summary
A challenging position that will utilize both my education and 17+ years of hands-on experience in the biomedical field. This include working in immunology, animal handling and experiments, performing timely analysis on various animal and human samples, working individually and in a team setting to accomplish deadlines, and other laboratory duties as needed.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Associate III
Henry Jackson Foundation
Silver Spring, MD
07.2022 - Current
- Follow standard operating procedures to perform various ELISAs
- Perform tail bleeding, dosing with antigens primarily using gastric and IN inoculation, and cardiac bleeds on mice
- Responsible for timely analysis of assays results to determine immunological response to dosing antigens for vaccine development
- Using aseptic techniques plate and grow Campylobacter jejuni and its mutants to perform binding assays and collection for assay banks
- Perform binding assay using the Cytek NL 1000 flow cytometer and FlowJo for analysis
- Prepare various buffers, antibodies, and substrates to be used in assays
- Maintain laboratory space and supplies, write SSPs/SOPs, develop and perform assay optimization as needed
- Primary contact to receive, possess, and store clinical trial samples with outside collaborators
- Isolate PBMCs from whole blood from clinical trial volunteers for cell base testing
- Preserve PBMCs in liquid nitrogen for future testing
- Used GraphPad Prism and Excel for ELISAs’ data analysis.
Associate Principal Investigator, Immunoassay Method Development
Q2 Solutions
Durham, NC
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Independently plan, design, and conduct immunological assays, which include ELISA, ECL and NAb assays in a production lab environment with minimal supervision
- Communicate results and recommendations to colleagues, senior management, and customers in a timely manner, assisting in project decision-making
- Participate in the transfer of processes, technology, and assays to/from internal and external collaborators and Sponsors
- Demonstrate the ability to train scientists in ligand binding assays, cell culture and bioassays. Support scientists to troubleshoot, modify and re-optimize current assays
- Develop methods including sample preparation, ligand binding approaches for the detection and quantitation of identified biologic, anti-drug antibodies and biomarker targets
- Design and complete bio conjugation and characterization of critical reagents used to build ligand binding assays
- Perform research and development activities to support new assay development and assess new technologies or formats
- Comply with all applicable regulatory standards, including Good Clinical and Good Laboratory Practices.
Bench Scientist/Sr Research Scientist (Contractor/FSP at GSK)
Syneos Health/PPD
Rockville, MD
11.2017 - 12.2021
- Perform cell culturing using Vero cells for immunology assays
- Assay various serums using viral neutralization assay, HI, and Luminex to support study deadlines and reports for submissions
- Developed and optimized a variety of protocols to perform ELISAs and Luminex assays, which included FC receptors, Igs and IgG subclasses
- Maintain laboratory equipment by performing weekly and monthly maintenance prevention
- Prepare various buffers for assay analysis
- Maintain detail record of laboratory work in an electronic notebook per company policy
- Use GraphPad Prism and SoftMax Pro for data analysis.
Research Assistant II
Henry Jackson Foundation
Silver Spring, MD
05.2010 - 11.2017
- Followed standard operating procedures to perform various ELISAs
- Performed tail bleeding, dosing with antigens primarily using ID, IM, and IN inoculation, and cardiac bleeds on mice
- Responsible for timely analysis of assays results to determine immunological response to dosing antigens for vaccine development
- Prepared various buffers, antibodies, and substrates to be used in assays
- Maintained laboratory space and supplies, write SOPs, develop and perform assay optimization as needed
- Isolated PBMCs from whole blood from clinical trial volunteers for cell base testing
- Preserved PBMCs in liquid nitrogen for future testing
- Performed cytokine(s) analysis using Bio-Rad Luminex for clinical trial samples
- Used GraphPad Prism for data analysis.
Research Associate II
Human Genome Sciences
Rockville, MD
04.2006 - 04.2010
- Developed, qualified, and validated assay(s) for phase three clinical analysis
- Performed ELISA sample analysis to support clinical trials programs of potential drug candidates
- Participated in the maintenance of assays by qualifying reagents and troubleshooting problems
- Adhered to SOPs, GXP compliance and FDA regulations
- Organized and prioritized tasks in timely and accurate manner
- Performed general laboratory duties such as reagent preparation, ordering laboratory supplies, machine maintenance, and other lab duties
- Performed assays which include pharmacokinetics and immunogenicity
- Used SoftMax Pro for data analysis.
Education
MS - Immunology
Drexel University
PA01.2019
BS - Medical Technology
Florida Atlantic University
FLBA - Finance
University of Massachusetts
MASkills
- Microsoft Office
- Graph Prism
- Virus Neutralization
- Cell culturing
- ELISA
- ELISPOT
- Luminex Cytokine testing/bead-based immunoassays
- PBMCs isolation
- Aseptic techniques
- Animal handling
Training
Flow Cytometry: Principles and Methods, 4 days, Overview of flow cytometric applications, basic analytical techniques, principles, trouble shooting, and certification.
Accreditations
ASCP certification, Medical Technologist
Timeline
Research Associate III
Henry Jackson Foundation
07.2022 - Current
Associate Principal Investigator, Immunoassay Method Development
Q2 Solutions
01.2022 - 05.2022
Bench Scientist/Sr Research Scientist (Contractor/FSP at GSK)
Syneos Health/PPD
11.2017 - 12.2021
Research Assistant II
Henry Jackson Foundation
05.2010 - 11.2017
Research Associate II
Human Genome Sciences
04.2006 - 04.2010
MS - Immunology
Drexel University
BS - Medical Technology
Florida Atlantic University
BA - Finance
University of Massachusetts
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