Merit Goodman

Experience

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  Kansas State University

  Aug 2012 - May 2013

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Structural studies of Armet (MANF) protein obtained via Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR) to gain an understanding of ligand binding

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  University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

  Jun 2013 - Feb 2015

  Professional Research Assistant

  • Identify cellular adaptive mechanisms of ischemia and hypoxia in order to gain potential therapeutic treatment concepts• Experience using established animal models for acute lung injury and myocardial ischemia

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  University of Kansas Medical Center

  Mar 2015 - Apr 2019

  • Manages grant spending and allocation of laboratory reagents• Manage P.I.’s projects, trainees, laboratory supplies, IACUC protocols and rodent colony • Schedules regular laboratory equipment maintenance, laboratory/environmental hazard safety inspections, animal care and use inspections• Contributes to abstracts, manuscripts, grant applications and presents relevant research at National AACR conferences• Skilled in data analysis using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA), GraphPad Prism, LightCycler 96 SW 1.1 and Microsoft Office Show less • Understanding the role of the ovarian steroid hormone, progesterone, as it works together with its cognate receptor, the progesterone receptor (PR), to influence breast cancer biology• Experience using established animal models for mammary gland development• Effective at presenting current research projects at lab meetings to gain insight towards future directions• Ability to optimize protocols for new research applications • Skilled in using Microsoft Office to complete experimental reports Show less

  • Senior Research Associate

    Jan 2018 - Apr 2019

  • Research Associate

    Mar 2015 - Jan 2018
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  PRA Health Sciences

  Apr 2019 - Mar 2021

  • Carries out method development, method validation and sample analysis for PK, ADA and Biomarker studies• Trains junior Lab Analysts and Scientists in GxP compliant documentation, bench work, daily maintenance of various equipment and data analysis• Quality Control (QC) review of data, study documents, reports, SOPs and work/assay instructions• Has a thorough understanding and complies with GxP and other appropriate regulations• Performs and interprets data processing/analysis• Identifies and reports irregularities such as deviations and performs the appropriate investigations and documentation • Communicates with team lead and project managers on overall study progress/results • Ensures on-time task completion to support the overall goal of on-time study completion• System owner for Instrument management (documentation, maintenance and calibration)• In study planning, responsible for overall preparation of projects (materials and documentation) Show less

  • Associate Scientist

    Nov 2020 - Mar 2021

  • Lab Analyst 2

    Apr 2019 - Nov 2020
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  KU Women’s Health Speciality Centers

  Mar 2021 - now

  • Clinical Embryologist

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Clinical Andrologist

    Mar 2021 - Dec 2021