Hannah Bruzzio

Experience

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  Monterey Bay Aquarium

  Jan 2020 - Apr 2022

  Husbandry Volunteer

  Assist animal care staff with daily routines. Tank cleaning and food preparation, culturing (algae, rotifers and amphipods) and distribution. Worked with jellyfish and schooling fish tanks.

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  Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

  Jan 2020 - May 2020

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  Assist students with course work for Chemical Oceanography course. Assist professor with organizing and scheduling lab and field work. Run weekly lab and field work for students.

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  Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

  Jan 2021 - Aug 2022

  Work on a project titled: "The Effects of Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia on the hormonal stress and growth responses in Juvenile Blue Rockfish". This work is looking at cortisol and IGF-1 levels as well as a sweep of physiological and behavioral metrics in response to OA and hypoxia and a combination of the two. Inspect lab safety equipment (shower/eyewash stations, first-aid kits, fire extinguishers, etc.), Assist EHS with hazardous materials inspections and record keeping as well as lab equipment and instrumentation inventory. Supported faculty with prep and clean up for classes conducting laboratory work with chemicals and/or specimens. Assist students with course work, homework, labs and general R use for Statistics course. Assist professor with organizing and scheduling labs and grading assignments. Run weekly labs with students.

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    Aug 2018 - Aug 2022

  • Environmental Health & Safety Assistant

    Jan 2019 - Apr 2022

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Jan 2021 - May 2021
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  IMET - Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology

  Apr 2022 - now

  Animal husbandry and team management for the Aquaculture Research Facility (ARC) with variety of tank systems housing finfish and invertebrates, focused on aquaculture in a research setting. Provide technical and research support to faculty researchers, technicians and students using the space and ensure proper feeding procedures are being used. Supervise daily operations in the Zebrafish facility. Ensure daily harvest and distribution of live Artemia feed for zebrafish. Provide hands-on training to new technicians, interns and volunteers in standard facility protocols and any projects/systems they will be working on. Lead person handling and treating all disease and animal conditions with the ARC veterinarian. Managing IACUC protocols by maintaining proper recordkeeping and accompany IACUC on biannual inspections of the facility. Communicate with outside vendors to obtain quotes, select feeds and equipment. Show less Animal husbandry for the Aquaculture Research Facility (ARC) with variety of tank systems housing finfish and invertebrates, focused on aquaculture in a research setting. Provide technical and research support to faculty researchers, technicians and students using the space and ensure proper feeding procedures are being used. Supervise daily operations in the Zebrafish facility. Ensure daily harvest and distribution of live Artemia feed for zebrafish. Provide hands-on training to new technicians, interns and volunteers in standard facility protocols and any projects/systems they will be working on. Lead person handling and treating all disease and animal conditions with the ARC veterinarian. Managing IACUC protocols by maintaining proper recordkeeping and accompany IACUC on biannual inspections of the facility. Communicate with outside vendors to obtain quotes, select feeds and equipment. Show less

  • ARC Assistant Manager

    May 2023 - now

  • Laboratory Animal Technician

    Apr 2022 - May 2023