Pablo Iturralde

Experience

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  Cafe Gratitude

  Jun 2011 - Dec 2011

  General Manager

  Responsible for the overall efficiency and productivity of the branch, while maintaining impeccable costumer service, food quality and presentation. Responsible for human resource management and maintaining flawless relations with partners and important patrons such as Whole-foods, Hewlet-Packard, Google and Apple.

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  Antibody Research Corporation

  Jan 2014 - Aug 2014

  Sales Associate

  In charge of professionally inviting researchers to partner with Antibody Research Corporation in order to accommodate their needs in regards to custom monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies and proteins. Responsible for maintaining existing accounts and accommodating their production needs by keeping track of important deadlines and meetings. Establishing a professional yet personal relationship among key account holders and Antibody Research Corporation.

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  University of Missouri-Saint Louis

  Jan 2015 - Aug 2018

  Teaching the Animal behavior lab (BIO3103)-Supporting students with behavioral testing bench techniques and experimental design, as well as keeping animal models and choosing the best suiting animal model for the research purposes.-Maintaining stocks of Drosophila Melanogaster, Milnesium Tardigradum, Betta Splendens, Bombus Terrestris. Teaching the Animal behavior lab (BIO3103)-Supporting students with behavioral testing bench techniques and experimental design, as well as keeping animal models and choosing the best suiting animal model for the research purposes.-Maintaining stocks of Drosophila Melanogaster, Milnesium Tardigradum, Betta Splendens, Bombus Terrestris. Teaching the Biology 1831 Lab. which entails: -Explaining the material which is an introduction to molecular biology. -Supporting students with bench techniques and experimental design. -Also, preparing reagents and examinations for all sections. Teaching the Genetics Lab. Entails explaining the material, supporting students with lab techniques and research design. Also preparing reagents, keeping bacteria and C. Elegans stocks for experiments. Teacher Assistant for the Biology Lab, which entails mixing reagents, setting up laboratory equipment, supporting undergraduate students with inquiries in the areas of biology, microbiology, genetics, bioinformatics and molecular biology. In charge of gene discovery of cognition related genes (learning & innate bias) in evolved lines of flies under selective pressure for 80 generations through mRNA sequencing. Developing RNA & DNA libraries of the existing populations developed in Dr. Dunlap's Lab. In charge of learning tests and conditioning through the T-maze experimental setup. Brain dissections and mRNA sequencing using MiSeq Illumina technology. Responsible for the bioinformatic analysis of the genomic libraries gathered. Providing support to undergraduate students in the areas of Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Microbiology, Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics & Biochemistry. In charge of experimental evolution experiments in Drosophila Melanogaster, including selective pressure with population chambers and brain dissections for RNA extraction.

  • Research Assistant

    Jun 2017 - Aug 2018

  • Teaching Assistant

    Jan 2018 - May 2018

  • Teaching Assistant

    Jan 2017 - May 2017

  • Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  • Teaching Assistant

    Jan 2016 - Jul 2016

  • Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

  • Research Assistant

    Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

  • Academic Tutor

    Aug 2014 - Aug 2015

  • Research Associate

    Jan 2015 - Jul 2015
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  Brown University

  Jan 2020 - now

  Neurogenetics

  • Research Assistant

    Apr 2020 - now

  • Graduate Student

    Aug 2018 - now

  • Teaching Assistant

    Jan 2020 - May 2020