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Benjamin Williams

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Lab Manager | Logan Lab | UMass Chan Medical School

  • Education

    • University of maine

      2017 - 2021
      Bachelor of science - bs biochemistry, microbiology double major (honors college) summa cum laude (gpa: 3.97)

      Activities and Societies: •Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society •Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society •Senior Skulls Honor Society (President) •Operation H.E.A.R.T.S. (Vice President & Fundraising Committee Chair) •Best Buddies - UMaine Chapter (Event Coordinator)

    • Greely high school

      2013 - 2017
      High school diploma

      Activities and Societies: •National Honor Society •French National Honor Society •Western Maine Conference All Academic Basketball Player

  • Experience

    • University of maine

      Sept 2017 - May 2021

      •Designed and spearheaded research study analyzing the relationship between diet and infection on host inflammatory response-mediated sleep disruption using zebrafish as a model organism.•**See published Honors Thesis manuscript attached below. •Designed and spearheaded clinical pilot study assessing the relationship between dietary intake and sleep fragmentation in an aging population.•Assisted in patient intake, neurocognitive assessment administration, and data collection for a clinical sleep study assessing sleep fragmentation as an early detection measure for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD).*Presented research poster at the Maine Society for Neuroscience Annual Conference. •Optimized experimental protocols for assessing the sensitivity of antibiotics on mycobacteria in the presence and absence of mycobacteriophage.•Coordinated a class of 30+ undergraduate students in conducting a large-scale bacteriophage host assay on 10 putative novel phage•Presented research poster at UMaine’s Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium (2017, 2018) and at the Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium (2017, 2018).

      • Wheeler Lab Research Assistant

        Sept 2020 - May 2021

      • Hayes Lab Research Assistant

        Sept 2019 - Aug 2020

      • Molloy Lab Research Assistant

        Sept 2017 - Aug 2019

    • University of rhode island

      Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
      Idea networks of biomedical research excellence (inbre) summer research fellow

      •Utilized computational and wet lab procedures to analyze the structural and functional domains of a competence protein in thermophilic bacteria.•Became competent in gel electrophoresis, plasmid prep, DNA isolation, transformation assays, PCR protocols, site directed mutagenesis assays, primer design, and novel experimental protocol design guided by current research reported in peer-reviewed journal articles.•Presented research poster at the 11th Annual RI SURF Program Conference.

    • The barbara bush children's hospital at maine medical center

      Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
      Pediatric service line intern

      •MaineHealth Talent Acquisition Intern Recognition.•Worked with leaders of Maine Medical Center’s Emergency Department as well as representatives from the Emergency Medical Services for Children Collaborative to better understand the current state of Pediatric Emergency Preparedness within the state of Maine.•Coordinated initial efforts in establishing a system-wide model of care for Pediatric Behavioral Healthcare within MaineHealth.•Established a robust database containing updated contact information for all healthcare practices in the state of Maine which offer pediatric services.•Assisted in the clinical and administrative efforts of MaineHealth’s Pediatric Service Line. Show less

    • Northern light health

      Nov 2019 - May 2021
      Emergency medical technician

    • Washington university in st. louis

      Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
      Amgen scholar

      •One of fifteen students accepted to conduct research at Washington University in St. Louis via The Amgen Scholars Program.•*Deferred until June of 2021 due to COVID-19

    • Northstar biosciences llc

      Oct 2020 - Jun 2021
      Data coordinator

      •Archived, organized, and conducted statistical inference for a wide variety of datasets collected through ongoing informal clinical trials supervised by Northstar Biosciences LLC.

    • Boston university school of medicine

      Jun 2021 - Dec 2022
      Laboratory manager & research technician

    • Beth israel deaconess medical center

      Oct 2021 - now
      Patient care technician

    • Umass chan medical school

      Jan 2023 - now
      Laboratory manager & research associate

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Emergency medical technician, basic

      National registry of emergency medical technicians
      Sept 2019

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Benjamin Williams
      The Edie McVay King Scholarship The University of Maine - Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences Apr 2020 "This fund was established in 2005 with a gift from Edie McVay King, a member of the class of 1967. Mrs. King majored in bacteriology and worked in the State of Maine’s public health lab for twenty-five years. The scholarship is awarded to deserving third or fourth year undergraduate students attending the University of Maine and majoring in microbiology."

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer Emergency Medical Technician

      Issued by University Volunteer Ambulance Corps (UVAC) - The University of Maine on Oct 2017
      University Volunteer Ambulance Corps (UVAC) - The University of MaineAssociated with Benjamin Williams