Krystal Hossack
Pembroke Pines,FL
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Research ASSOCIATE II
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HEALTH SYSTEM, CANCER CENTER
08.2021 - Current
- Manage mouse colony - breeding, genotyping and updating virtual colony software regularly.
- Manage routine mouse handling - organ harvesting, retro-orbital injections, intra-peritoneal injections, timed breeding for fetus removal
- Assistscientists with routine biological processes - Transfection, Viral Infection, western blot, qPCR, flow cytometry,
- Set up equipment, organize inventory and maintain facilities.
Research Support
UCF Burnett School Of Biomedical Sciences
01.2019 - 07.2021
- Oversees daily functioning of lab ordering items, setting up experiments, assists with training new employees and/or students
- Perform routine biological processes and lab maintenance such as PCR, Flow Cytometry, cell culture and autoclaving
- Maintains mouse colony – breeding and genotyping
- Perform routine mouse handling techniques – intravenous injection, intraperitoneal injections, subcutaneous injections, and organ collection
- Perform data analysis using programs such as FlowJo, Prizm and ImageLab.
Research Assistant
UCF Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering
01.2019 - 12.2019
- Participated in weekly lab group meetings and developed presentations
- Completed research project and recorded results in final paper
- Aided with research assistants’ projects
- Assisted with lab duties when needed
- Cultivated proper aseptic techniques
- Familiarity with pipettes, centrifuges, biosafety cabinets, vortex, and cell culture (passaging, thawing, seeding, maintenance), fluorescence microscopy, light microscopy, image processing and data analysis (MatLab, ImageJ).
Student Assistant
UCF Interlibary Loans
04.2019 - 09.2019
- Contributed to research on family diversity using different children specific online book databases
- Familiar with MS Excel as it was used to maintain catalog of books
- Assisted with training of new hires on research projects
- Assisted with interlibrary loan such as pulling and prepping books for loans.
Seasonal Administrative Assistant
Jamaica Cricket Association
05.2014 - 08.2016
- Performed variety of administrative tasks such as customer service, minutes taking, letter writing, check disbursements, database updates
- Assisted different departments during peak seasons
- Provided assistance with conflicts between contract workers/vendors during events.
Education
Master of Science - Biotechnology
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
Orlando, FL08.2018
Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry
UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES
Kingston, JM07.2015
Coursework included: Introductory Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Human Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Advanced Biochemistry, Biochemical Physiology, Auditing, Management Accounting, Financial Accounting, Organizational Behavior, Principles of Marketing and Intermediate Microeconomics. -
Skills
- Detail-oriented
- Time Management
- Adaptable
- Teamwork
- MS Excel
- MS Word
- MS PowerPoint
- Mouse handling
- DNA Extraction
- RNA Isolation
- Lab Operations
- Lab Safety
- Research and Analysis
- Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
- Specimen Processing
Timeline
Research ASSOCIATE II
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HEALTH SYSTEM, CANCER CENTER
08.2021 - Current
Student Assistant
UCF Interlibary Loans
04.2019 - 09.2019
Research Support
UCF Burnett School Of Biomedical Sciences
01.2019 - 07.2021
Research Assistant
UCF Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering
01.2019 - 12.2019
Seasonal Administrative Assistant
Jamaica Cricket Association
05.2014 - 08.2016
Master of Science - Biotechnology
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry
UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES