Kerin W.

Experience

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  American Red Cross

  Apr 2016 - Mar 2017

  Biomedical Services Intern

  Recruited donors, trained ambassadors, and interacted with sponsors regularly. Shadowed Biomedical Services Coordinator to develop key skills needed in biomedical services.

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  Planting Fields Foundation

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Plant Biology/Horticulture Summer Intern

  Completed a summer internship at New York State Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation Agency. Learned in a classroom and hands-on setting. Attended weekly field trips to various growers, gardens, and nurseries. Supported functions for care of 409-acre arboretum.

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  Peachtree Dunwoody Dermatology

  May 2018 - Dec 2018

  Medical Assistant

  Rendered medical assistance to doctors/PA by measuring vital signs, administering injections, drawing blood, and assisting during medical procedures (including, but not limited, to cancer removal surgeries).Updated and maintained EMR database for future reference, documenting patient complaints as well as history of present illness.

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  Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine

  Jan 2019 - Jul 2020

  Graduate Research Assistant

  Contributed to the literature by conducting research on inhalation/reproductive toxicology and cardiopulmonary health with a special focus on hookah and electronic cigarette/JUUL smoking. Responsibilities included: animal handling, in vivo pulmonary function testing, necropsy/sample collection, cytology slide preparation, RNA extraction, cDNA preparation, qRT-PCR, as well as various other laboratory functions. Additionally responsible for testing and optimizing bioassays. The sole M.S. student in the Comparative Biomedical Sciences Department to be awarded an assistantship in 2019. Show less

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  Pennington Biomedical Research Center

  Aug 2020 - Sept 2021

  Research Associate II

  Conducted research in the Oxidative Stress and Disease Department in a laboratory which studied redox biology with emphasis on diabetes, insulin resistance and diabetic nephropathy. Responsibilities included: the care of rodent research models of diabetes, tissue processing, histology slide preparation and staining, PCR, ELISA, Western blotting, flow cytometry, Seahorse real-time cell metabolic analysis, data collection and analysis.

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  Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom

  Sept 2021 - now

  As a Sr Scientific Recruiter with a special emphasis on Life Sciences, I am responsible for recruiting scientific candidates across disciplines such as Biology, Immunology, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Veterinary Health and Nutrition, Bioprocessing, Drug Safety, Chemistry, Molecular Diagnostics, etc.In this client-facing role, I am responsible for meeting financial and activity-based metrics, growing revenue and profitability in my business portfolio, managing candidate pipelines and assessing qualifications, and interfacing with clients to assess their company needs and develop creative solutions. I work with my sales partner to grow our business in our territory (Central US) and actively network within the local scientific market to stay informed about industry trends. Show less

  • Senior Scientific Recruiter

    Oct 2023 - now

  • Scientific & Clinical Recruiter

    Sept 2021 - Oct 2023