Karen Hunady

Experience

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  Athersys

  Aug 1999 - Jul 2022

  Responsible for many different facets of corporate communications at Athersys - the corporate website, press releases, social media, media relations, public relations, investor relations, video production, graphic design and photography.I am proficient in the Adobe Creative Cloud suite of programs, and I enjoy sharing the Company's story through the production of videos - which I storyboard, script, film, and edit. I create corporate training and clinical trial training videos and create graphic design projects for the company; which include the design of our annual report, clinical trial information cards, corporate fact sheets, and other printed material. Show less Working at a small, fast-paced science company has allowed me to become proficient and knowledgeable in many different research areas. As an associate scientist at Athersys, I managed a variety of different science projects and have hands-on experience in a variety of lab techniques.Science Specialties Include: Molecular Biology: Nucleic acid isolation, primer design, cDNA library construction, RT-PCR, qPCR, inverse PCR, mutagenesis, DNA cloning to generate bacterial expression vectors, DNA sequencing, siRNA, Western blots, Radioisotope labeling/Hybridization, Genotyping, Various types of electrophoresis (PAGE, pulse-field).Protein Analysis: ELISAs, bradford assays, protein purificationPharmacology: Various in-vitro cell assays, such as CYP450 inhibition and IP-One Turnover assays, FLPR (Fluorescent Plate Reader), assay development, pharmacokinetic studies.Chemistry: LC/MS/MS development and trouble-shootingTissue Culture: General maintenance of human, rat and mouse cell lines, transfections, retroviral cell culture.Animal Experience: Rodent handling (rat and mouse); dosing methods including: Intraperitoneal injections, oral gavage, subcutaneous injections, tail vein injections. Experience in tail snips and surgeries/dissections.Proficient at writing and following SOPs. Show less

  • Director of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations

    Jan 2019 - Jul 2022

  • Corporate Communications and Investor Relations

    Jan 2017 - Jan 2019

  • Associate Scientist

    Aug 1999 - Dec 2016
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  Syros Pharmaceuticals

  Oct 2022 - now

  Director of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations