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Ability to make critical judgments about biomedical research projects.

For the past eight years, I have been involved with biomedical research projects in academia and at the National Institutes of Health. As a Visiting Fellow at the Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, I have conducted numerous experiments in neurobiology, which requires a strict understanding of procedural accuracy and the ability to apply crucial judgment in all phases of experimentation. For example in 2000, I conducted experiments in which I demonstrated firing pattern recognition in the temporal lobes. At several key junctures, I was able to collaborate with senior scientists, and use my critical thinking and analysis skills to accurately proceed with the scientific procedures. The results of this research were presented at a seminar, "Differential Decoding of Temporal Patterns in Fruit Flies," at the University of Pittsburgh. I was also awarded the Dr. Jonas Salk Excellence in Research Prize based on my findings.

In addition, in 1997, I conducted a variety of experiments as a postdoctoral fellow at Rutgers University, Department of Microbiology. During my tenure, I developed enzyme assays to study the cross liking of parasites on fruit flies. My critical judgment regarding the most appropriate research methods was applied from extensive scientific reviews and through discussions with senior faculty members. The results of this study were published in an article entitled "Parasites and Their Effect on Fruit Flies" in the Nature Journal.

I also served as a graduate teaching assistant in the Department of Pharmacology at West Virginia University. I taught two undergraduate courses in biology and supervised the fruit fly lab, which consisted of three graduate students and six undergraduate students and a budget of $50,000. During my tenure in the lab, I developed a strain of fruit flies that were resistant to parasite diseases. My results were presented at the National Society of Parasitologists' annual meeting in Washington, DC.

My skill in biomedical research has been enhanced by the following teaching experience:

Molecular Biology - Rutgers University

Cell Biology - Rutgers University

Cell Physiology - Rutgers University

Genetics-