Katherine Heslip
Somerville,MA
Summary
Detail-oriented individual with exceptional communication and project management skills. Proven ability to handle multiple tasks effectively and efficiently in fast-paced environments. Recognized for taking proactive approach to identifying and addressing issues, with focus on experimental design and supporting team objectives.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Inpatient Certified Pharmacy Technician II
Boston Medical Center
06.2024 - 11.2024
- Prepared and managed complex medications, including compounded formulations, infusions, narcotics, and investigational drugs
- Coordinated effectively with nursing staff and pharmacists, ensuring timely medication delivery and fostering interdepartmental communication
- Implemented process improvements in medication preparation and delivery, reducing errors and enhancing patient safety in a fast-paced hospital environment
Student Researcher in Sheng Lab
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
09.2023 - 05.2024
- Conducted basic schizophrenia research utilizing transgenic mice models at the Broad Institute's Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research
- Performed various behavioral experiments while monitoring real-time neural activity through implanted optical probes
- Executed brain tissue histology
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens
06.2022 - 09.2023
- Collected COVID-19 samples, performed on-site rapid testing, and administered vaccines to patients
- Maintained proper drug storage procedures, registries, and records for controlled drugs and vaccines
- Validated prescriptions, performed dosage calculations, and dispensed medication with meticulous accuracy
- Resolved third-party billing and customer service issues
Student Researcher in Hammond Lab
Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
06.2021 - 01.2022
- Designed and synthesized lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) for targeted drug delivery to glioblastomas utilizing the layer-by-layer self-assembly technique
- Produced a library of LNPs with over 20 different outer-layer polymer and peptide compositions by optimizing size uniformity and colloidal stability
- Tested LNPs for glioma cell uptake and targeting efficiency and stability within an extracellular matrix environment
- Pioneered novel peptide conjugation techniques
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry And Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Cambridge, MA05.2024
Skills
- LC-MS/MS, DLS, SEC, HPLC
- Human glioblastoma stem cell culture
- Immunofluorescence microscopy
- ELISA
- Inverse PCR mutagenesis
- Spectroscopy
- Transgenic mouse models
- MiniPrep DNA isolation
- Ni-IMAC protein purification
- High-throughput screening
- GraphPad Prism
- Ethovision XT
- Pymol
- ChemDraw
- BioRender
- MATLAB
- Office Suites
Timeline
Inpatient Certified Pharmacy Technician II
Boston Medical Center
06.2024 - 11.2024
Student Researcher in Sheng Lab
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
09.2023 - 05.2024
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens
06.2022 - 09.2023
Student Researcher in Hammond Lab
Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
06.2021 - 01.2022
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry And Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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