L'erin Moore

Meticulous and analytical researcher, adept at developing probing questions, designing experiments and generating meaningful results. Expert at handling complex issues, meeting strict deadlines, and adjusting to a rapidly changing environment.

• Laboratory Animal Technician
• Type 39 Illinois Teaching License

• Calsoft Labs, South San Francisco, CA, 11/01/22, Present, Research Associate, Gilead Sciences Contractor, Experienced with in vivo murine models of inflammation, including but not limited to, DSS and aCD40 colitis, Lupus, T1D, Psoriasis, Arthritis, and Fibrosis Successful IM, IP, IV, SQ and PO dosing and retro-orbital, submandibular, and cardiac blood collection Skillful organ, tissue, bone, and blood harvest Excellent rodent handling, restraint, and sedation Proficient with GraphPad Prism, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Word, and Cayuse
• Avlon Industries, Melrose Park, IL, 02/01/22, 11/01/22, Product Development Chemist, Successfully formulated, scaled up, and reverse engineered a variety of cosmetic products for the skin Used nanotechnology to create multiple nano emulsions according to OTC and cGMP regulations Proficient understanding of laboratory equipment, viscometers, homogenizers, hot plates, mixers, pH meters, and balances Experience use of skin tests, including TEWL, sebum, melanin, and pH Created SOPs for formulation and laboratory practices and maintained accurate documentation for formulation, procedures, results, data, and conclusions Liaise with vendors to obtain raw materials and problem-solve chemical compatibility issues
• Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL, 06/01/21, 06/01/22, Research Intern, Bohnsack Lab, Proven Molecular Biology techniques, including In Situ Hybridization, Immunohistochemistry, DNA Electrophoresis, PCR, and In Vitro Transcription Excellent histology techniques, including specimen fixation, embedding, staining, and sectioning Driven to produce quality data, publication worthy whole mount images and sections using various laboratory equipment Familiar with CRISPR Technology design, data interpretation and analysis
• Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 10/01/17, 10/01/21, Animal Care Technician 3 / Research Technologist 2, Animal Husbandry following Standard Operating Procedures, Good Laboratory Practices, NIH, USDA guidelines, and all Federal, State, Local policies Monitored colony health and welfare of zebrafish, xenopus, mice, rats, rabbits, cats, dogs, NHPs Administered SQ, IP, IM, PO injections, treated egg bound zebrafish Maintained RO system, performed euthanasia and procured incoming animals Performed stereotaxic traumatic brain injury surgery on mice and managed multiple transgenic mouse colonies Dissected mice, collected tissues, cryopreserved, and prepared blocks for sectioning Ordered lab reagents and autoclaved laboratory equipment
• Charles River Laboratory, Chicago, IL, 11/01/05, 01/01/06, Animal Care Technician, Rodent husbandry following SOPs and GLPs Recorded daily health observations and maintained an accurate health/treatment logs Monitored colony health and welfare daily, maintained accurate breeding and death logs Procured incoming animals and transports, performed euthanasia using CO2
• Charles River Laboratory, Chicago, IL, 06/01/14, 11/01/15, Animal Care Technician I, Rodent husbandry following SOPs and GLPs Recorded daily health observations and maintained an accurate health/treatment logs Monitored colony health and welfare daily, maintained accurate breeding and death logs Procured incoming animals and transports, performed euthanasia using CO2
• Biologic Safety Research, Maywood, IL, 02/01/05, 11/01/05, Assistant Toxicologist, Conducted preclinical research for a long-term rodent toxicology study monitoring tumor incidence following SOPs Topically dosed rats, recorded health observations, and assembled data using Word, Excel, PowerPoint Euthanized rats using CO2, performed necropsies, and collected and embossed organs

• LAT - Laboratory Animal Technician
• Licensed Type 39 Teaching Certificate