1. Christine Carbone
38 Buehler Road ● Bedford, MA, 01730 ● (781) 879-4695 ● cecarbone@wpi.edu
OBJECTIVE:
Researchintensive summerinternshipposition
EDUCATION:
WorcesterPolytechnicInstitute (WPI), Worcester,MA
Bachelor of Science inBiochemistry, GPA 3.96/4.0, May 2017
RelatedCourses:General Chemistry1-4,Chemical Thermodynamics,OrganicChemistryLab,OrganicChemistry
1-3, Biochemistry1-3,*ExperimentalBiochemistry1*, Cell Biology,Medical Microbiology,Genetics,Molecular
Biology withlab,*
(*To be completedbyMay 2016)
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
Lab technician:Chemistryand Biochemistry (CBC) Department,WPIMarch 2015-Present
 Workedina teamto findandknockouta non-traditional nuclearexportsequence inthe thirdviral
proteinof porcine circovirusone (PCV1VP3) inordertodetermine whetherthe selective killing
mechanismof PCV1VP3 islocalizationdependent.
 Designedandcreatedprimerstouse inSite-directedMutagenesis
 Transfected the mutantintohumannon-small cell lungcarcinoma(H1299)
 Was creditedinNicholasA.Pakatar’sseniorthesispaper
 Continuingthe projecttofindthe non-traditionalnuclearexportsequence
Lab manager: Biochemistrydepartment, ProfessorHeilman, WPI, March2015-Present
 Managing,stocking,andorganizingof labreagents,chemicals,andconsumables
 Trackingstocks and orderingmaterialsasneeded
 Preppingreagentsolutions,buffers, plates,etc.asneeded
 Assistingstudentsinacclimatingtothe labandfindingmaterialsandreagentsastheystartout
 Trainingstudentsinlaboratorytechniquessuchascell culture
Research Intern:PediatricNeurosurgeryLab, Mass General Hospital,June-August2011
 Workedwitha teamof physiciansanddoctoral researchersattemptingtodevelopadrugtherapyfor
childrenthatwouldreduce the effectsof braindamage fromacute trauma.
 Usedpigletsastestsubjects.
 Preppedthe laboratoryandthe perfusionarea;washedandsterilizedsurgical tools;drew upnecessary
drugs;took surgical notesdocumentingvitals,timesof drugadministrations,andsurgical techniques
used;andentereddatainto REDCAP.
SKILLS:
Laboratory: epifluorescencemicroscopy;tissue cellculture;DNA extractionandpurification;PCR;cloning;gel
electrophoresis;Sterile technique;simple,Gram, spore,andnegative staining; thin-layerchromatography;
distillation;gaschromatography;acid-base,potentiometric,andcolorimetrictitration;UV-visspectrometry;
spectrophotometry;equipmentandsurgical tool sterilization;perfusion
Computer:Microsoft(Word,PowerPoint,Excel,Outlook),REDCAP

2. TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
PeerLearning Assistant, Medicinal Microbiology,WPI,August2015-October2015
Laboratory Teaching Assistant, Launch Pre-College Program, CBCDepartment,WPI,Summer2015
 Assistedinplanningthe program
 Createdpowerpointsforcurrentandfuture instructional purposes
 Lecturedbackgroundinformationfor laboratoryprocedures
Laboratory Teaching Assistant, FrontiersPre-College Program, CBCDepartment,WPI,Summer2015
PROJECT EXPERIENCE:
Englishand WritingSeminar, HumanitiesCapstone,WPI,March2015-May 2015
 StudiedRalphWaldoEmerson'sessay"Self Reliance"
 Analyzedthe evolutionof the Disneyprincess archetype fromdamsel-in-distressto"self-reliant"heroine
Organic ChemistryLab: WPI,March 2015-May 2015
 Prepared,purified,andcharacterizedorganicsubstances.Acquiredsufficienttraininginlaboratory
technique anddatahandling.
General ChemistryLab: September2013-May 2014
 Determinedthe identityof aliquidbymeasuringphysical andchemical propertiesof the liquidandusing
infraredspectroscopy.
 Determinedthe identityof anunknownaminoacidthroughmeasurementof physical andchemical
properties,titration,infraredspectroscopy,nuclearmagneticresonance,andthinlayer
chromatography.
ACTIVITIES:
Director of CommunityService, Chi Omega,WPI, December2015 -Present
FoundationsAmbassador, Chi Omega, WPI,2015
Representative, PanhellenicJudicialBoard,Chi Omega, WPI,2015
Member,ThetaMu CharterClassof Chi Omega, WPI,2014
Athlete, VarsityVolleyball,WPI,Spring2014
ChristianBible FellowshipClub, WPI,2013-Present
COMMUNTIYSERVICE:
Official Partner, Make-a-WishFoundation, Chi Omega,WPI,2014-Present
Relay for Life,WPI,April 2014 and April 2015
MissionsTrip, NavajoReservation,Kaibeto,AZ,July 2012
AWARDS:
Dean’s List,WPI, October2013- Present
CharlesO. Thompson Scholar, WPI,September2014
MeritScholarship, WPI,September2013
Valedictorian,OpenBible Academy,GPA 4.0/4.0, May 2013