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Jayden Kennedy

Overland Park,KS

Summary

Biomedical Scientist with 5+ years of experience in laboratory work, grant procurement, project management, and formulation development. Ready to join a new organization collaborating with other professionals to advance science.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Scientist 1 (Contract)

MilliporeSigma
01.2023 - Current
  • Designed and tested cutting-edge cell culture media formulations for use in vaccine production
  • Created and implemented BSL-2 laboratory safety measures and techniques for virus protection
  • Proficient in suspension cell culture, CEDEX analysis, AMBR micro bioreactor, DoE implementation, ddPCR, and Nova bioanalysis.
  • Handled specimens and conducted tests according to established protocols, keeping efficient records on all experiments.

Grant Writer

CKF Addiction Treatment
03.2023 - Current
  • Identified many innovative sources of funding for capital campaigns and program support
  • Streamlined grant submission process by working closely with the CFO and financial procurement team
  • Prepared and submitted grant applications to corporate organizations, private foundations and government agencies to solicit grant monies for organization.
  • Interacted with internal partners and obtained detailed information about organization's mission and goals to form solid foundation for grant applications.

Lead Research Associate

Kansas City University
01.2022 - 01.2023
  • Collaborated with a diverse group of students and staff to write peer-reviewed scientific journal articles and find grants to fund new projects
  • Acted as project manager for the development of new aging, cancer, and depression therapies
  • Taught lab theories and techniques to 15+ medical school students, which resulted in several students presenting at national conferences and winning scholarship awards
  • Planned KCU annual research symposium hosting more than 500 professionals, weekly lab meetings, and maintained budgets
  • Gained advanced skills in cell culture, fluorometric assays, ELISA assay, western blot, flow cytometry, and more.

Laboratory Intern

University of Missouri Research Laboratory
09.2018 - 01.2021
  • Selected by the University of Missouri Life Sciences Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program to create a funded, innovative research project alongside university professors
  • Gained advanced knowledge in clinically relevant heart disease research and was selected for both offered scholarship awards based on grant proposal essays
  • Maintained a mouse colony of 200+ transgenic mice and assisted with cardiac pig surgery
  • Gained valuable skills in rtPCR, cell culture, flow cytometry, rodent irradiation, bone marrow transplantation, and data evaluation/presentation.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry

University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
08.2020

Doctor of Pharmacy - Student

UMKC - Pharmacy School
Kansas City, MO

Skills

  • Proposal Development
  • Research Management
  • Safety Processes and Procedures
  • Project Management
  • ELISA
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Graduate Level Teaching
  • Cell Culture
  • Lab Animal Management
  • Formulations
  • Institutional Fundraising
  • Clinical Documentation

Timeline

Grant Writer

CKF Addiction Treatment
03.2023 - Current

Scientist 1 (Contract)

MilliporeSigma
01.2023 - Current

Lead Research Associate

Kansas City University
01.2022 - 01.2023

Laboratory Intern

University of Missouri Research Laboratory
09.2018 - 01.2021

Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry

University of Missouri

Doctor of Pharmacy - Student

UMKC - Pharmacy School

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