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Kevin Tran____________________________________________4949 Rice Drive, San Jose, CA 95111, [email protected] - (408) 219-0072 __________________________________________________________________________________________________EducationSan Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry, received December 2015__________________________________________________________________________________________
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ProteinSimple Bio-Techne – North San JoseResearch Associate for Milo group; July 2016 – Present
Development of Milo instrument that allows single cell Western blot and protein confirmation from RNA through accelerated electrophoresis method
Primary and secondary antibody species specific fluorescence tagging to allow analysis through SCOUT software
Validation of developing instruments’ performance and protocols through test data Compilation of cell data for statistical analysis and presentation Maintained organized physical lab notebook for day-to-day records and reports
Enfold Systems – South San FranciscoResearch Associate I; February 2016 – May 2016
Detection assay of Endotoxins in samples through developed GMP compliant SOP and Protocols Developed GMP compliant protocols and forms for titration and sample analysis of various lab reagents Maintained quality assurance of Teknova filtered media through sterility testing on various agar plates Analyzed growth potential of sample tryptone and yeast through bacterial growth, denaturing of
protein/miniprep of DNA and analysis through gel electrophoresis and SDS-PAGE Maintained organized physical lab notebook for day-to-day records and reports Troubleshooting errors by standardization and cross reference of materials
Undergraduate Research Assistant at EGG Lab - San Francisco State UniversityIndependent Researcher (under Dr. Raymond Esquerra) December 2012 – February 2015
Maintained safety through general duties such as waste disposal, stocking of chemicals, and maintenance of clean lab benches and equipment
Mixing of basic medias/buffers; Ensured bacterial protein growth by maintaining pH and temperature Kept healthy supply of purified protein through process of sonication, salt cuts, centrifuging for pellet
disposal, dialysis, and FPLC Produced weekly results of various sperm whale myoglobin proteins with proficient use of Carbon
Monoxide Degassing, Laser Light Characterization, and UV-Vis Reported weekly results and findings of research project to Lab PI and discussed significance Ensured that new lab research assistants were trained in basic safety protocols and laboratory
procedures/equipment Maintained physical journal for day-to-day records and reports
SKILLS Contemporary Statistics; Microsoft Office; Accurate typing exceeding 100 wpm Lab report writing (completed through different stages of undergraduate education) Proficient with stoichiometry calculations and titration Proficient with various protein characterization techniques and tools, including FPLC, dialysis, Liquid Nitrogen, Carbon Monoxide, Micro-pipetting, UV/Vis Spectroscopy, Microplate Reader (Softmax Pro), and Laser Light Characterization of Protein Mutants
