Noahs CV
Noah D. McKenna
12 Parley Vale, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 noahmckenna@yahoo.com (857) 498-2732
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
- Research Technician
- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA, June 2008-present
- In vivo/ex vivo studies of the ability of Lysyl Oxidase Propeptide to reverse transformed phenotype and potentiate chemotherapy-induced apoptosis in Pancreatic and Breast Adenocarcinoma cell lines.
- Interaction of adapter protien p130Cas with PyMT and Src during breast cancer development in athymic mice.
- Visiting student/intern
- Laboratory of Sensory Neuroscience, Primary Investigator A. J. Hudspeth, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Rockefeller University, New York, NY, January-June 2007
- Role of bone morphogenic protein signaling pathway members in stem cell renewal and differentiation into mechanosensory hair cells in the zebrafish lateral line.
• Research assistant, Immediate Science Research Opportunity Program (ISROP), Bard College, NY
January-June 2005
Research topics:
1) Developmental expression profile of NR1 subunit of NMDA receptor in embryonic zebrafish
2) Role of isocitrate dehydrogenase in Mycobacterium tuberculosis pathogenicity
RELEVANT SKILLS
• Ability to utilize a wide range of techniques from genetics, molecular biology, and biochemistry, including:
-Nucleic acid and protein purification and electrophoresis
-immunoprecipitation
-cloning
-PCR primer design and program optimization
-in situ hybridization
• Cell Culture maintenance and manipulation, including viral infection and transfection
• Management of mouse and zebrafish colonies
• microinjection and creation of stable transgenic zebrafish lines
• Fluorescence and confocal microscopy
• Locating, distilling, and presenting information from primary literature
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, JMP, Adobe Photoshop
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
EDUCATION:
• Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, 2004-2008, Biology
Senior Thesis: “Paradoxical planar cell polarity of mixed stitches in the Danio rerio late lateral line”
• Boston Latin High School, Boston, MA, 2000-2004
• Boston University, Boston, MA, 2008-2009
Post-Baccalaureate Courses in Epidemiology, Toxicology, and Zulu.
NON-RESEARCH WORK & VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
• Field Intern, Grassroot Soccer, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
June-September 2007
Responsibilities:
1) Facilitating the delivery of the HIV-awareness curriculum to at-risk children in Ibhayi, South Africa through partnerships with local schools, elected officials, corporations, and N.G.O.'s.
2) Aiding the development of young role-models into community leaders through training as HIV/AIDS educators and structured exercise of leadership potential.
• Tutor of Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics, Bard College Office of Academic Resources
May 2006-2008
• Carpenter's Apprentice, Wild River Co., Owner/Head Carpenter: Gerard Fountain, Boston, MA
June-August 2006
REFERENCES:
• John Ferguson, Academic Adviser, Professor, Bard College
email: ferguson@bard.edu
phone: (845) 752-2333
• Gail Sonenshein, Prof. of Biochemistry, Dept. of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine
email: gsonenesh@bu.edu
phone: 617-638-4252
• Kirk Friedrich, Co-founder and Managing Director, Grassroot Soccer
email: k.friedrich@grassrootsoccer.org
• Aaron Steiner, Senior project adviser, Rockefeller University
email: asteiner@rockefeller.edu
phone: (212) 327-7353
