Hawley Rigsby

With a hand in both the Cellular Screening and Pharmacodynamics departments, the position not only advanced my technical expertise greatly, but also my grasp of effective communication and organisation. Main tasks: co-ordinating cell cultures; performing molecular biology experiments; managing laboratory equipment and supplies

Position of diverse responsibilities: ·    Executed flow cytometry experiments on circulatory immune cells ·    Maintained database of longitudinal patient samples ·    Maintained laboratory supplies ·    Filed government programs and importation permits Accomplishments: Construction of MSAccess database tracking patients, samples

·    Managed a study on clinical HIV-1 isolate Env adaptive mutations ·    Trained new graduate and post-graduate personnel on laboratory protocols and techniques ·    Supported graduate students and research assistant ·    Worked independently within a biosecurity level 3 lab Accomplishments: Self-motivated re-organization (digitization) of patient samples and data