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What seems astonishing is that a mere three-pound object, made of the same atoms that constitute everything else under the sun, is capable of directing virtually everything that humans have done: flying to the moon and hitting seventy home runs, writing Hamlet and building the Taj Mahal — even unlocking the secrets of the brain itself.

- Joel Havemann, A Life Shaken, 2002



 

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Research Skills
- Trained in the labs of Drs. Roger Reep and Steven Roper at the University of Floirda
- Four years of continous independent research experience
- Immunohistochemical and electrophysiological techniques
- First author on multiple publications
- First author on posters
- Designed experimental methodologies
- Negotiated with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies
- Presented at a national conference (Society for Neuroscience)
Surgical Experience
- Stereotaxic craniotomy for injection of neuroanatomical tracers in rats (over 100 surgeries performed)
- Rat pup cortical injections of stem cells
- Transcardial perfusion
- Suture and wound closing techniques
- Basic anesthesia
- Over 250 hours of human neurosurgical oberservation with Dr. Steven Roper
Computer Experience
- Adobe CS3 (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Bridge, Dreamweaver)
- Image Pro Plus 6.0
- QImaging 6.0
- Autodesk 3DS Max
- Digital video and film production
Microscopy
- Zeiss Fluorescent Microscopy
- Olympus spinning disk confocal