Elliot

Elliot

Research Scientist
United States of America

About Me

Research scientist at Duke University Medical Center with experience in microbiology, molecular genetics, proteomics, transcriptomics, and epigenomics. Background includes research on Aspergillus fumigatus, Toxoplasma go…

Experience

Research Scientist

Duke University Medical Center – Durham, NC
Jan 2022 - Present · 4 years 6 months

Department of Neurology and Pathology
Chiba-Falek Laboratory
Research focus – Transcriptomics and epigenomics
Genetic and epigenetic bases for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases and dementia with Lewy bodies

Research Scientist

Duke University
Aug 2015 - Present · 10 years 11 months

• Experimental conceptualization, design and development
• Led laboratory bioinformatics research team
• Advisor for laboratory research focus and direction
• Nuclei preparation from frozen human and mouse brain tissue samples
• Conduction of parallel single nucleus RNA-seq and ATAC-seq experiments
• Processing of transcriptomic and epigenomic datasets
• Data analysis using R programming language in conjunction with bioinformatic software packages and applications including Seurat, Signac, Metascape, Cytoscape etc.
• Scientific manuscript preparation, editing and peer-review
• Grant proposal writing and laboratory budgeting
• Supervision and mentoring of graduate students and technicians
• Oral and visual presentation of scientific research
• Created written research progress reports to principal investigator
• Laboratory chemical hygiene safety officer

Graduate student mentor

Duke University Medical Center – Durham, NC
Jan 2023 - Jan 2023

Laboratory chemical hygiene safety officer

Duke University Medical Center – Durham, NC
Jan 2022 - Jan 2022

Research Scientist

Duke University Medical Center – Durham, NC
Jan 2020 - Jan 2022 · 2 years

Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Steinbach Laboratory
Research focus – Proteomics
Protein kinase A regulation of Aspergillus fumigatus pathogenesis

Review editor

Frontiers in Fungal Biology
Jan 2020 - Jan 2022 · 2 years

Supervisor to laboratory assistant

Duke University Medical Center – Durham, NC
Jan 2018 - Jan 2022 · 4 years

Research Associate

Duke University Medical Center – Durham, NC
Jan 2018 - Jan 2020 · 2 years

Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Steinbach Laboratory
Research focus – Proteomics
Protein kinase A regulation of Aspergillus fumigatus pathogenesis

Postdoctoral Scholar

Duke University Medical Center – Durham, NC
Jan 2015 - Jan 2018 · 3 years

Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Steinbach Laboratory
Research focus – Proteomics
Protein kinase A regulation of Aspergillus fumigatus pathogenesis

Lab instructor/ Teaching assistant

University of Tennessee – Knoxville, TN
Jan 2011 - Jan 2015 · 4 years

Microbiology 493 – Advanced Microbiology

Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant

University of Tennessee – Knoxville, TN
Jan 2009 - Jan 2015 · 6 years

Department of Microbiology
Su Laboratory
Research focus – Population genetics
Toxoplasma gondii global population structure and patterns of virulence

Graduate student mentor to undergraduate students/visiting scholars

University of Tennessee – Knoxville, TN
Jan 2009 - Jan 2015 · 6 years

Lab instructor/ Teaching assistant

University of Tennessee – Knoxville, TN
Jan 2009 - Jan 2011 · 2 years

Microbiology 201 – Introduction to Microbiology

Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant

University of Wisconsin – Madison, WI
Jan 2004 - Jan 2008 · 4 years

Department of Plant Pathology
Keller Laboratory
Research focus – Molecular genetics
Epigenetic regulation of secondary metabolism in Aspergillus nidulans

Teaching assistant

University of Wisconsin – Madison, WI
Jan 2005 - Jan 2006 · 1 year

Topics in Plant Pathology

Research Assistant

University of Tennessee – Knoxville, TN
Jan 2003 - Jan 2004 · 1 year

University of Tennessee Medical Center
Solomon Laboratory
Research focus – Human amyloidosis

Research Assistant

University of Tennessee – Knoxville, TN
Jan 2001 - Jan 2003 · 2 years

Center for Environmental Biotechnology
Sayler Laboratory
Research focus – Development of molecular methods for detection of bacterial water supply contamination

Guest editor

Pathogens
Jan 2023

Skills

Biochemistry Molecular Biology Bioinformatics R Programming Language (R) Research Experience Laboratory Experience Transcriptomics Epigenomics Proteomics Population genetics Molecular genetics Microbiology Plant pathology Histone deacetylase activity Molecular methods Genetic diversity analysis Phosphoproteomics Protein kinase A Calcineurin Laboratory instruction Teaching assistant Mentoring Supervision Laboratory chemical hygiene safety Editorial review
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