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Jacob Jay McAndrew
[email protected]
Cell: 315.806.2516
Home: 315.342.4120
1029 Tyson Place Apt 8, Syracuse, NY 13206
Work Experience
 Bristol Myers Squibb Cell Culture Biotech (June 2012-Present)
 Production responsibilities include cleaning and sterilization of bioreactor
vessels
 Laboratories duties include cell counting, nutrient assays, and calibrations
 Responsible for batching and sterilizing cell culture media
 Trained heavily regarding sterile and aseptic techniques at production-level
scale
 University of New Haven Chemistry Department Graduate Assistant and
Organic/General Chemistry Laboratory Assistant (August 2010-March 2012)
 Performed routine chemical inventories every semester
 Responsible for teaching laboratory techniques to freshman, sophomore, and
junior college chemistry students within the laboratory environment
 Responsible for preparation, organization, and storage of chemical solutions
used in teaching laboratories
 YMCA Youth Therapeutic Support Staff Member (June 2011-March 2012)
 Organized, planned, and supervised activities for inner-city youth in New
Haven, CT
 Le Moyne College Learning Community Leader (August 2007- December 2009)
 Designed and held review sessions to help freshman students in the CLASact
Learning Community during their first semester at college
Graduate Research Experience
 “The Application of Soil Bacteria DNA Extraction Kits to the Processing of
Degraded Human Remains”
 Mentor: Heather Coyle, Ph.D.
 Human DNA extraction and purification from fossilized remains
 Comparison of effectiveness versus destructiveness of various cell lysis techniques
on the DNA molecules
 Development of novel extraction protocols using commercially available PCRinhibitor precipitation washes.
 Results analyzed primarily with qPCR and gel-electrophoresis
Academic Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, & Biomedical Science Laboratory
Experience
 Biochemistry: qPCR, Gel-Electrophoresis, DNA extraction, centrifugation, SPEX
FreezerMill
 Analytical Chemistry: XRD, FT-IR, Atomic Absorption/SEM, GC-MS, GC-FID
 Biomedical: Capillary Electrophoresis, PCR
Jacob Jay McAndrew
[email protected]
Cell: 315.806.2516
Home: 315.342.4120
1029 Tyson Place Apt 8, Syracuse, NY 13206
Graduate Education
 Master’s of Science degree in Forensic Science, with a concentration in
Criminalistics, from the University of New Haven (May 2012)
 Graduating with 3.65 GPA
 Graduate level molecular biology classes taken as electives to supplement
biomedical forensic classwork
Undergraduate Education
 Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biological Sciences from Le Moyne College (May,
2010)
 Graduated Magna cum Laude with 3.72 GPA
 Qualified for Dean’s List honors seven semesters (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Advanced Undergraduate and Graduate Coursework
 BIO218 Cell and Molecular Biology (with Lab)
 BIO240 Ecology (with Lab)
 CHM223-224 Organic Chemistry (with Lab)
 BIO325 Microbiology (with Lab)
 CHM340 Environmental Chemistry
 BIO460 Biochemistry I
 BIO480 Physiology of Disease
 MB601 Protein Biochemistry and Enzymology
 MB603 Nucleic Acid Biochemistry
 FOR673 Forensic DNA Analysis
 FOR674 Biomedical Methods in Forensic Science Laboratory
Professional Development
 Presented graduate research in front of audience at the 2011 Northeastern
Association of Forensic Scientists Conference (November 2011)
Collegiate Athletic Accomplishments
 Completed Six Seasons as an NCAA Division II Athlete as both an undergraduate
and graduate student (2006-2011)
 NCAA Division II Academic All American (2008)
 Division II All-Northeast Runner (2007, 2009)
References
Heather Coyle, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Research Mentor
Jacob Jay McAndrew
[email protected]
Cell: 315.806.2516
Home: 315.342.4120
1029 Tyson Place Apt 8, Syracuse, NY 13206
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203.479.4595
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Pier Francesco Cirillo, Ph.D., Lecturer & Organic Chemistry II Laboratory Coordinator
 203.479.4887
 [email protected]
Eddie Luzik, Ph.D., Associate Professor Organic Chemistry and Synthesis
 203.932.7006
 [email protected]
Michelle Berman, Chemistry Laboratory Manager
 203.479.4849
 [email protected]