Mary Catherine Muenker

Experience

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  University of Connecticut

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  Graduate Research Assistant

  • Taught three sections of Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory, an undergraduate course in the Department of Physiology and Neurobiology at the University of Connecticut. Duties included lecture preparation, creating and grading quizzes, assisting students throughout the laboratory exercises and weekly office hours for students whom required more instruction.• Assisted in the Estuary Watch Program in which Dr. Crivello brought science classes from surrounding high schools to Connecticut estuaries to collect Fundulus. The students recorded data such as length, sex, weight, and learned about a variety of estuary species and the impacts of pollution on these species. Show less

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  Yale University School of Medicine

  Jan 2001 - Aug 2002

  Lab Manager

  • Responsible for media preparation and maintenance of cell culture lines. Perform transfections on cell lines, extract mRNA then RT-PCR collected cells. • Conduct PCRs, gel electrophoresis, restriction enzyme analysis. Perform ligations, transformations, and cloning of PCR products.• Experienced in animal husbandry of laboratory animals including mice, rats, and fruit flies.• Also responsible for ordering lab supplies, radiation safety record keeping, and general laboratory organization and cleanliness. Show less

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  Albert Einstein College of Medicine

  Aug 2002 - Aug 2005

  Lab Manager

  • Laboratory Manager, Lab Safety Officer, and Radiation Safety Officer in a Developmental Neurobiology Laboratory with a spending budget of over $500,000 per year. General expert and instructor on all lab equipment, such as gel documentation system, densitometer, Zeiss imaging microscope, microplate reader, spectrophotometer, centrifuges, and gas tanks.• Current molecular and cell biology procedures include: transfection of a stable cell line using siRNA techniques; RT-PCR; western, northern, and Southern analysis; radioactive sodium uptake assays; cell death assays; immunocytochemistry; and fluorescence imaging.• Manage a laboratory of 2 Graduate Students, 6 Post-Docs, 3 M.D. Fellows, 9 Assistant Professors, and 5 technicians. Managerial Duties include: keeping lab supplies in stock; training new employees and doctoral fellows; developing, authorizing, and maintaining proper laboratory safety guidelines; troubleshooting laboratory equipment problems; lead laboratory meetings to inform and instruct members about current lab safety compliances Show less

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  Carestream Health

  May 2006 - Oct 2012

  Applications Scientist

  • Provide marketing with high quality images and samples of molecular biology experiments, such as DNA gels, coomassie gels, and Western blots.• Write technical papers that showcase the abilities of our current line of imaging systems.• Train new employees in the following areas: laboratory safety, in vitro experimentation, animal husbandry, and Molecular Imaging software.• Support the software group with quality assurance of new software builds.• Continually provide new protocols for the Animal Program.• Participated in the development and commercialization of Kodak X-Sight Nanospheres. Show less

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  Yale School of Medicine

  Dec 2013 - May 2017

  Research Assistant
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  Yale University School of Public Health

  May 2017 - now

  Lab Manager
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  Hot Monkey Nuts

  Jun 2018 - now

  Owner