Gary Prescott

- Primary responsibilities involve pre- and post-sales support activities such as instrument setup and testing, product demonstration (microplate washer, dispenser, reader/imager, and liquid handling), proof of principle work, customer visits and training, participation in seminar, workshop, and training programs, foster customer collaborations, lead, and developing sales and technical support materials, customer survey, and collaborative programs with customers and assay kit manufacturer/distributors.

- Primary responsibilities involve pre- and post-sales support activities such as detection instrument setup and testing, technology demonstration (LanthaScreen, GeneBLAzer, Z’Lyte, Omnia, Adapta, etc), proof of principle work, customer visits and participation in seminar, workshop, and training programs, foster customer collaborations, lead, and developing sales and technical support materials and surveys, participating in beta-testing and collaborative programs with customers and instrument vendors.

- Primary responsibilities involve planning, designing, and conducting applications experiments to support the Bioassays product line (e.g., LEADseeker, SPA, BioTrak Assays, IN Cell Analyzer), technology demonstration, proof of principle work, and participation in seminar, workshop, and training programs, writing journal articles, foster customer collaborations, lead, and developing sales support and technical support materials (e.g., product comparisons, sales aids, troubleshooting guides).

- Teaching molecular biology classes and laboratory for a Biotechnology graduate program.

- Manage a genetic screening laboratory for the Ashkenazi Jewish community. - Supervise 3 laboratory technicians. - Be responsible for the genetic tests quality and FDA compliance.

- In charge of research projects relative to the genotyping of different rat strains (RFLP, SSLP and Northern). - Performing statistical analysis (lod score), “Differential Display” RT-PCR, management and maintenance (husbandry, identification, and phenotyping) of inbred rats strain in SPF (System Pathogens Free) facility, and training of new students and trainees.

- In charge of research projects relative to the localization of the defective gene(s) responsible for the Spinal Muscular Atrophy disease. - Performing genetic analysis (RFLP and SSLP) on patients and relatives and developing new genetic markers and redefined genetic map. - Performing prenatal diagnostic for this particular disease and administer a blood sample collection.

- Manage projects relative to defining the role and mechanisms of action of circulating renin and its precursor within tissues using transgenic mouse lines. - Produced three scientific papers, and given presentations in national/international meetings.

- Performed research projects for study of the transcriptional regulation of a gene responding to a pathogen in plants using transgenic potato and tobacco plants. - Learned basic molecular biology, plant genetics and biochemistry. - Learned cell culture and in vivo/in vitro plant maintenance.

Biochemistry, biostatistic, biology, organic and analytical chemistry.