Michele Cusato

Experience

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  Airport Public Schools

  Sept 1986 - Jun 1992

  High School Teacher

  Taught Biology, Chemistry, Ecology, Physical Science, Earth Science, General Mathematics, was Class Adviser and served on curriculum committee.

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  Saline High School

  Aug 1992 - Jun 1993

  High School Biology Teacher

  Taught first year and AP Biology, was Freshman Class Adviser, and was Assistant Varsity Cross Country Coach.

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  University of Michigan

  Aug 1993 - Aug 2004

  Breast Cancer Lab Manager

  I managed all operations of the lab, including the ordering of supplies and account management, training of graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, protocol writing, and upkeep of all laboratory equipment. I also performed experiments and helped produce figures for publication.

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  Karmanos Cancer Institute

  Aug 2004 - Jan 2012

  Breast Cancer Lab Manager

  I manage every aspect of the laboratory, including training, ordering, protocol writing, etc. I also am very experienced in a wide variety of laboratory procedures and have special expertise is developing new cell lines from primary tumors and xenografts.

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  University of Michigan

  Jul 2012 - now

  I am currently the lab manager of an ovarian cancer research laboratory. My responsibilities include the development of ovarian cancer cell lines from xenografts of patient samples and of various tumor model systems, as well as the development of ovarian cancer transgenic mouse models. I am the xenograft core manager for a pancreatic cancer laboratory and am responsible for the implantation and development of xenograft tumors, the development of cell lines, and the characterization of these samples to enhance our understanding of this disease. We will then use these samples in various drug studies and other experiments to broaden our knowledge of the mechanisms of pancreatic tumor growth in patients.

  • Research Associate

    Jul 2018 - now

  • Research Associate/Xenograft Core Manager

    Jul 2012 - Jul 2018