Anoushka Pitre

Experience

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  Mathnasium - The Math Learning Center

  Aug 2018 - May 2021

  Instructor

  Tutored students in math across grades starting from Number Sense to Calculus

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  Aragen Life Sciences

  May 2021 - Aug 2021

  Research Associate

  Performed DNA/RNA extractions, plasmid purifications, and transfections. Designed a CRISPR-Cas9 experiment doing site-specific integration into CHO cells mediated by homology-directed repair.

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  Florida State University

  Aug 2021 - now

  Managed day to day activities in the lab and organized experiments. Used budgeting skills to handle NIH/grant money. Handled sensitive documents and ensured that all information and data collected in the lab is kept safe and organized. Focused on immunofluorescence microscopy along with molecular and behavioral work. Looking at and organizing the neural circuits having to do with stress responses, emotionality, and underlying motivated behavior in rodent models. Researching the gut-brain connection that shapes ingestive behavior and body energy balance. Utilized brain sectioning, staining, mounting, cover-slipping, and animal handling. Researching the molecular and cellular mechanisms through which sleep and the circadian clock affect neural plasticity from drug tolerance to long-term memory using rodent models, RNA isolations, and sequencing. Analyzing the impact of sleep deprivation on RNA methylation using ELISA.

  • Laboratory Manager for the Rinaman Lab

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Laboratory Technician for the Rinaman Lab

    Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

  • Laboratory Assistant for the Lyons Lab

    Aug 2021 - Dec 2022