Resume

CHERI CLONINGER

email: cheri @ chericloninger.com

Northridge, California

PUBLICATIONS

Control of pH During Plasmid Preparation By Alkaline Lysis of Escherichia Coli, Journal of Analytical Biochemistry, Volume 378, Issue 2, 15 July 2008, Pages 224-225

A Nonalkaline Method for Isolating Sequencing-Ready Plasmids, Journal of Analytical Biochemistry, Volume 377, Issue 2, 15 June 2008, Pages 218-222

The Klenow Machine, http://www.chericloninger.com/klenow/ the first bioinformatics web-based program written in perl which predicts the precise finished DNA product based upon user input sequences and dNTP additions, 2008

RESEARCH

2009-Present: Medical Research Associate for the Veterans Affairs Research & Development Department
New position; continuing to research the involvement of the AKT-mTOR pathway in chemotherapy resistant cancer cell strains

2008: Laboratory Assistant for the Veterans Affairs Research & Development Department
Research regarding the involvement of the AKT-mTOR pathway in chemotherapy resistant cancer cell strains

2007: Laboratory Assistant for Dr. Stan Metzenberg at California State University, Northridge
Research included working with various strains of E-coli and the effect of pH, different lysis techniques and temperature on plasmid recovery

2006: Quality Assurance & Licensing Coordinator at Aegis Medical Systems, Inc.
Responsibilities included updating and renewing Federal DEA and State licenses for Schedule II drugs, as well as city business licenses. Certificate issued to commemorate completion of training in California for Federal and State Quality Assurance and Regulatory Compliance

2005: Research Assistant at Zymo Research Biotechnology Laboratory
Offered position after completing summer internship, independently carried out experiments including the induction of an autolysis gene into wild type E. coli Bl-21, and the subsequent effects of L-arabinose, varied buffers, freezing and melting time on the efficiency of E. coli autolysis

2005: Intern at Zymo Research Biotechnology Laboratory
Assisted in manufacturing and biotechnology experiments

2004: Independent Laboratory Study with Dr. Stephen Oppenheimer, Cancer Research, CSUN
Studied carbohydrate involvement in cellular interactions in sea urchin gastrulation and the effects of binding capacity of yeast microbeads to cancer cells

2004: CSUN Biology Club Secretary, organized member information, meeting minutes and elections

EDUCATION

California State University, Northridge, CA
Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology

New York University, New York, NY
Bachelor of Arts, minor in Anthropology

BIOGRAPHY

Thank you for taking the time to find out more about me and the exciting research in which I am privileged to be involved. Currently I am working on the involvement of the AKT-mTOR pathway in chemotherapy resistant cancer strains. My hobbies include insect collecting, microscopic photography, writing, playing the piano and painting. I love working in the field of biotechnology which is challenging, quickly evolving and presents beneficial therapies for health care and quality of life improvements.