Paul Berger

Experience

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  USDA Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging

  Sept 1986 - Apr 1988

  Bone Scan Technician

  * Imaging/Research Support, Calcium and Bone Metabolism Lab

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  South Shore Veterinary Associates

  Feb 1988 - Aug 1990

  Veterinary Technician
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  Self-Employed

  Jun 1994 - Jun 1996

  Independent/Relief Veterinarian

  * Relief and Part-time Veterinary Services for Clinics and Hospitals in Twin Cities/Minnesota* Clinical Veterinary Medical and Surgical Services* Extensive Experience (> 20 practices)

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  VetSmart Pet Hospital & Health Center

  Jun 1996 - Jul 1997

  Hospital Director

  * Managed and operated a corporate small animal veterinary practice:* Staff Supervision of Associate Veterinarian, Veterinary Technical and Support Staff* Pre-opening planning, Set-up, Staff Interviewing and Hiring* Daily financial oversight, inventory control, and productivity responsibility* Medical and surgical case management reviews* Companion animal and exotics medicine and surgery

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  The University of Alabama at Birmingham

  Aug 1997 - Jan 2005

  Postdoctoral Fellow

  Department of Genetics/Department of Comparative MedicinePrimary Research Project: The role of fatty acid oxidation in embryonic development and ovarian function: mitochondrial β-oxidation of long-chain fatty acids in the long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficient mouse model* Metabolic bypass through dietary supplementation with medium- and long-chain triglycerides, and culture medium supplementation with fatty acid-albumin conjugates* Genotypic, dietary, and hormonal factors on ovarian function and pathology* Gene expression experiments to determine tissue specificity of long-chain fatty acid mitochondrial B-oxidation using northern blot RNA analysis* Peer-reviewed Publications* Supplemental Work: Transfection of long mitochondrial DNA segments into isolated mitochondria in development of a transmitochondrial mouse model Show less

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  University of Massachusetts Medical School

  Jan 2005 - Jul 2009

  Department of Animal Medicine* Clinical Veterinary Medical and Surgical Services* Research Design and Technical Assistance for Animal-Based Research* Supervisor, Clinical Veterinarian and Supervisor/Manager of Veterinary Services* Teaching (Didactic and Hands-On), Graduate Student Course, Animal Medicine Staff* IACUC protocol review Department of Animal Medicine* Clinical Veterinary Medical and Surgical Services* Research Design and Technical Assistance for Animal-Based Research* IACUC Protocol Review

  • Senior Clinical Veterinarian

    Jun 2006 - Jul 2009

  • Clinical Veterinarian

    Jan 2005 - May 2006
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  University of Minnesota

  Aug 2009 - Jul 2015

  Assistant Clinical Specialist

  Research Animal Resources (RAR)- St. Paul Area Veterinarian (2011-2015)- Standard SPF/Barrier Facilities Veterinarian (2009-2011)* Clinical Veterinary Medical and Surgical Services* Research Design and Technical Assistance for Animal-Based Research and Teaching Programs* Consulting Veterinarian, Preclinical Research Center/Schultz Diabetes Institute & Hormel Institute* Member, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)* Teaching and Training (Didactic & Hands-On) for RAR staff, University Faculty, Postdoctoral Fellows, and Graduate students, College of Veterinary Medicine Faculty, Staff, and Students* Faculty Advisor, Research Animal Medicine Club, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2012-2014* Stakeholder & Pre-Design consultant for Infectious Disease research facility funded by Minnesota State Legislature (2015 Jobs Bill) & University of Minnesota Show less

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  ZOLL Medical Corporation

  Nov 2015 - Jun 2020

  Senior Research Veterinarian

  Resuscitation Research Lab* Active Compression-Decompression (ACD) CPR using ResQCPR/ResQPump* Intrathoracic Pressure Regulation (IPR) technology using ResQPod ITD and CirQPod active IPR system* Evaluating new techniques and technology* Applications for cardiac arrest, resuscitation, traumatic brain injury (TBI), cerebral ischemia, hemorrhagic shock, systemic hypotension, sepsis, trauma, and intraoperative/postsurgical use. * Development of preclinical and postmortem models Show less

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  Biomere (Biomedical Research Models, Inc.)

  Jan 2021 - Oct 2022

  Senior Clinical Research Veterinarian, Interim Attending Veterinarian (Biomere West)
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  Carnegie Mellon University

  Nov 2022 - now

  Director of Veterinary Services and Attending Veterinarian