Grant Zane's Resume

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• CONTACT INFORMATION:

   Mail:   Columbia, MO 65202
   Phone:
      Home:  (573) 886-xxxx
      Work:  (573) xxx-xxxx
   Email:  polygrant@yahoo.com
   Web:  http://www.geocities.com/polygrant/

Career Goals: Work with computers in the Biology realm. Design programs to assist in data collection/analysis. Mix of lab work and computer work is ideal.

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Computing Skills:
   C/C++, PERL, HTML, JavaScript, Assembly, unix, windows (9x, Xp), MS Office (Excel, Word, Power Point)

Lab Skills:
   PCR, Restriction Digests, DNA isolation, Media Prep.

Misc. Skills:
   Good Organization Skills, Good People Skills, Quick Learner, Team Player

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• EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION:

September 1999 - June 2002:
   Masters of Science in Microbiology at UC Riverside
   Riverside, CA
   Stipend: $1,200/mo
   P.I.: Dr. Neal Schiller (email: neal.schiller@ucr.edu, Phone: (909) 787-4569)
   Research Project: Determining and comparing the nucleotide sequence of a penicillin binding protein of an amoxicillin resistant and amoxicillin sensitive strain of Helicobacter pylori. Information will be used in a future publication.
   Skills used: PCR, primer design, restriction enzymes, gel electrophoresis, bacterial transformation, ClustalX, and GeneDoc.
   Significant coursework in Computer Science: C++, Assembly, Modeling Simulation, and Databases.
   Teaching Assistant for: General Biology and Virology (twice; Dr. A.L.N. Rao, email: a.rao@ucr.edu).

July 2000 - December 2000:
   Internship with SmithKline Beecham, Bioinformatics Group
Philadelphia, PA
Paid: $17.16/hr.
Supervisor: Dr. Michael Stanhope (email: Michael.J.Stanhope@gsk.com, Phone: (610) 917-6577)
Research Project: Determining the phylogenetic relationship between roughly 80 strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae, and comparing such with antibiotic resistance patterns. Information will be used in a future publication.
Skills learned: PERL, BLAST searches, ClustalX, GeneDoc, and phylogenetic analysis.

July 1999 - August 1999:
Paid internship with Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, E.P.A.
Miami, OK
Paid: $10/hr.
Supervisor: Maryln Rogers (Phone: (918) 542-1445 )
Project: Assess a wetlands area, taking inventory of the vegetation and animals life.
Skills developed: information management, ArcView.

September 1995 - June 1999:
    Batchelor of Science in Microbiology at California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo
   San Luis Obispo, CA
   Scholarships: $3,500/yr.
   Project Advisor: Dr. Chris Kitts ( (805) 756-2949 )
   Senior Project: "Evaluation of Six Methods Which Enumerate Thermophilic Endospore-forming Bacteria in Powdered Milk"
   Coursework: Microbiology, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Biology, Genetics, Calculus, Physics, among others.
         A lab component was essential and integrated with most of the above courses.
   Muir Hall Vice-President 1995-1996
   Deans List: Fall 1995
   Cumulative G.P.A.: 3.18

September 1991 - June 1995:
   High School Diploma, Bear River High School
   Grass Valley, CA
   Cumulative G.P.A.: 4.18
   Coursework focused on math and science, several AP courses were taken (and passed--Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Calculus).

1992 - September 1995:
   Employee at Baskin Robbins
   Auburn, CA
   Paid: $5.50/hr.
   Employer: Haskell Zane
   Duties: shift manager, payroll

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