Sarah Mashburn
Chicago,IL
Summary
Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Laboratory Technician
The University of Chicago
10.2023 - Current
- Coordinated and managed laboratory projects and experiments.
- Assisted scientists by collecting and organizing laboratory data.
- Recorded and analyzed data to produce reports of results.
- Provided support and guidance to junior lab staff.
- Trained and supervised junior technicians in laboratory protocols.
- Participated in research projects by designing and executing experiments.
Office Graduate Student Assistant
DePaul University
08.2022 - 07.2023
- Supported Faculty and Staff in the Department of Biology
- Helped with different creative projects.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
DePaul University
09.2020 - 06.2022
- Laboratory instructor for General Biology and Genetics classes
- Graded assignments for students
- Met with students when needed.
Research Specialist
Emory University
05.2019 - 10.2020
- Cell culturing of primary bronchial and nasal epithelial cells for expansion and differentiation
- Conducted drug experiments on diseased nasal polyp cells
- Processed nasal polyps and lungs for primary cells
- Isolated rat alveolar type II cells from rat lungs
- Lab management, ordering materials.
Lab technician and Dissector
Cryolife Inc.
08.2018 - 05.2019
- Versed in aseptic and sterile techniques
- Assembled, disinfected, and sterilized laboratory equipment
- Prepared disinfectants, solutions, and intermediates
- Completed accurate documentation and labeling
- Helped dissectors circulate at dissection
- Received, inspected, labeled, and documented tissue
- Cleaned the lab area and waste disposal.
Education
Master of Science - Biological Sciences
DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois08.2023
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, Georgia07.2018
Skills
- Cell Culture
- PCR
- DNA and RNA Extraction
- Western Blotting
- Immunohistochemistry
- Laboratory documentation
- Experimental design
- Gel Electrophoresis
References
Available upon request.
Publications
Gilliland WD, May DP, Bowen AO, Conger KO, Elrad D, Marciniak M, Mashburn SA, Presbitero G, Welk LF. A cytological F1 RNAi screen for defects in Drosophila melanogaster female meiosis. Genetics. 2024 May 7;227(1):iyae046. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyae046. PMID: 38531678; PMCID: PMC11075555.
Alteration of Membrane Cholesterol Content Plays a Key Role in Regulation of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Channel Activity, Cui G, Cottrill KA, Strickland KM, Mashburn SA, Koval M, McCarty NA, Front. Physiol., 2021, 10.3389/fphys.2021.652513
Timeline
Research Laboratory Technician
The University of Chicago
10.2023 - Current
Office Graduate Student Assistant
DePaul University
08.2022 - 07.2023
Graduate Teaching Assistant
DePaul University
09.2020 - 06.2022
Research Specialist
Emory University
05.2019 - 10.2020
Lab technician and Dissector
Cryolife Inc.
08.2018 - 05.2019
Master of Science - Biological Sciences
DePaul University
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Kennesaw State University
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