Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Bioinformatics Skills
Publication Awards Honors
Capstone Project
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Meghan Burr

Meghan Burr

Santa Cruz

Summary

My goal is to create innovative solutions and products that will have a meaningful impact on people's lives.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Research Associate, Systems Integration

Deepcell
Menlo Park, CA
10.2022 - Current
  • Developed and implemented internal and external facing protocols for company's proprietary platform. Iterated based on updates to instrument conditions and feedback from users. Trained internal and external facing users on updated protocols and best practices.
  • Designed, performed and presented conclusions on system tests and verification/validation experiments.
  • Collaborated and communicated with multi-disciplinary teams such as Hardware, Software, Applications and Data Science daily to execute projects and resolve problems.
  • Lead and managed multiple critical initiatives with significant impact, leading diverse teams towards achieving necessary tasks.

LABORATORY ASSISTANT

Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.
11.2020 - 10.2022

Immunodetection department (1yr, 6mon)

  • Performed lab maintenance and prepared diverse reagents for various applications, including antibody conjugations and protein purifications.
  • Performed antibody conjugations and protein purifications from cell culture via ammonium sulfate salt-cut
  • Manufactured and shipped high-value purified protein products.

Laboratory Support department (6 mon)

  • General laboratory maintenance/skills, glassware sterilization, autoclave training, support of Immunodetection, Recombination, and Cell Culture departments

LIFEGUARD

University of California, Santa Cruz
03.2021 - 03.2022
  • First Aid certified, handled emergency situations while maintaining a calm, professional, and positive attitude under stress.
  • Led orientation sessions and skills testing/training for new lifeguards.
  • Led teams in completing all general operations of the aquatics facility.

EUROPEAN SALES AND MARKETING LEAD INTERN

Fist Assist Devices, LLC
06.2021 - 09.2021
  • Lead author of a peer-reviewed journal article
  • Conducted thorough research on hemodialysis literature
  • Participated in global business strategy planning
  • Developed a social media marketing campaign for the European Market

Education

BS in Biomolecular Engineering & Bioinformatics -

Baskin School of Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz
06.2022

Skills

  • Python 37
  • UCSC genome browser
  • BLAST
  • UniPro
  • Matlab
  • Golden gate cloning
  • Plasmid design
  • Mini and maxi prep
  • PCR
  • Transformation
  • Gel electrophoresis
  • CRISPR/Cas9
  • Spectrometry
  • Antibody conjugation
  • Electroporation
  • Salt Cult Purification
  • Mammalian Cell Culture
  • BSL-2 Laboratory Safety
  • Protocol Development
  • System Testing
  • Troubleshooting
  • QC Process Development

Bioinformatics Skills

  • Lab maintenance and making a wide variety of necessary reagents/buffers for purposes ranging from antibody conjugations to protein purifications.
  • Entrusted with performing antibody purifications from cell culture products via salt-cut and manufacturing and shipping a number of protein products.
  • General laboratory maintenance/skills, glassware sterilization, autoclave training, and supporting Immunodetection, recombination, and cell culture departments
  • Immunodetection department
  • Laboratory Support department

Publication Awards Honors

  • UCSC DEANS AWARD FOR ENGINEERING 2022
  • DEANS HONORS LIST 2022
  • Use of a Novel, Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Device to Promote Perforator Vein Dilation in Patients with Chronic Renal Failure

Capstone Project

Used CRISPR/Cas9 to modify the Salinas Lettuce genome with hopes of immunizing it to the Lettuce Mosaic Virus. Targeted eIF4E gene in Salinas Lettuce to inhibit viral replication within the plant. Engineering Viral Immunity in Lactuca Sativa

Profile

Meghan Burr, 925-202-4353, mburr@ucsc.edu, LinkedIn Profile

Timeline

Research Associate, Systems Integration

Deepcell
10.2022 - Current

EUROPEAN SALES AND MARKETING LEAD INTERN

Fist Assist Devices, LLC
06.2021 - 09.2021

LIFEGUARD

University of California, Santa Cruz
03.2021 - 03.2022

LABORATORY ASSISTANT

Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.
11.2020 - 10.2022

BS in Biomolecular Engineering & Bioinformatics -

Baskin School of Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz
Meghan Burr