Maricela Lopez
Summary
Motivated, dependable, hardworking, detail-oriented Biotechnology Lab Technician looking for a position that will increase my skills in a Biotechnology lab setting.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Childrens Country House
07.2008 - Current
- Assisted preschoolers with personal care needs.
- Monitored playground activities outdoors to ensure safety of all participants.
Residential manager
Herald Investment
05.2023 - 01.2024
- Liaison between tenants & management, & Janitorial duties for the property.
- Planned, scheduled and coordinated general maintenance repairs for the property.
- Managed day-to-day activities involving tenants, contractor and property management.
Bio-Flex Pre-apprenticeship
Pasadena Bio Collaborative
02.2023 - 05.2023
- Complete 127 hours performing laboratory work for The Amgen Biotechnology Experience and Los Angeles and Orange County Biotechnology Center.
Scintillon Institute-Irene Munk Pedersen Lab
08.2022 - 11.2022
- Worked with anti-miRS & mRNA and its role in upregulating Blood Brain Barrier microvascular endothelial cell permeability, lentiviral transduction, FIJI/mouse brain atlas, & Western blots
- Cell lines used: Human Cerebral Microvascular ECs & D3-immortalized brain ECs.
Mira Costa College, Lab Assistant
01.2021 - 02.2022
- Care of glassware, basic solution/preparation, stocking Care of lab glassware, Basic solution/preparation, Stocking lab supplies, Basic Culture Techniques, aid w/ lab activities using SOP/Batch Records.
Pasadena City College, Lab Assistant
02.2016 - 02.2017
- Helped in-class lab activities for Advanced Cell Culture, solution & buffer preparation, autoclave, care of lab glassware, cell culture techniques.
Education
Master's - Genetics/Genomics
Southern California University of Health Sciences
06-2026
Bachelor's - Biomanufacturing
Mira Costa College
05.2023
Citrus College
05.2020
A.S - Liberal Art & Applied Sciences
Pasadena City College
08.2017
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- JMP Data Analysis Software
- Basic FIJI
- Solution/buffer preparation
- Autoclaving
- Aseptic technique
- Basic cell culture techniques
- Cryopreservation
- SOP & Batch prep
- Western blots
- Elementary CRISPR/CAS9
- Attention to Detail
- Customer Service
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Adaptable nature
- First aid trained
- PCR
- Lentiviral transduction
- Standard benchtop equipment
- Autoclave
- Spectrophotometer
- Balances
- Pipettors
- Nanodrop
- Inverted microscope
- BioRad Chemi-Gel Imaging System
- Bilingual
Awards
- 08/2023, UC Davis Extended Learning, Certification Gene/Cell Therapy cGMP
- 02/2023, 04/2023, South Bay Workforce Investment Board, Bio Flex Pre-Apprenticeship (127 hours)
- 01/2022, 07/2022, Southern California Counseling Center, Community Counselor Course
- 08/2022, 10/2022, Open Bio Pharma Stem Cell Technician Certificate (80Hrs), July 2022
- 08/2022, 11/2022, CIRM Internship. Lab Internship location: Irene Munk Pedersen Lab
- Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Bioprocessing Technician, Mira Costa College and USC General Education w/ Honors, MiraCosta College
- Fall 2020, Spring 2022, associate in liberal arts Emphasis in Mathematics/Science, Mira Costa College
Timeline
Residential manager
Herald Investment
05.2023 - 01.2024
Bio-Flex Pre-apprenticeship
Pasadena Bio Collaborative
02.2023 - 05.2023
Scintillon Institute-Irene Munk Pedersen Lab
08.2022 - 11.2022
Mira Costa College, Lab Assistant
01.2021 - 02.2022
Pasadena City College, Lab Assistant
02.2016 - 02.2017
Childrens Country House
07.2008 - Current
Master's - Genetics/Genomics
Southern California University of Health Sciences
Bachelor's - Biomanufacturing
Mira Costa College
Citrus College
A.S - Liberal Art & Applied Sciences
Pasadena City College