CV

1. J A N P E T E R S , P H D
15 Cambridge Village, Lancaster, PA 17602
jan_peters76@yahoo.com www.linkedin.com/in/jan-peters76
Permanent Resident (Green Card)
SUMMARY
K E Y S T R E N G T H S
• Experience: Over 17 years of post-graduate experience after the Master of Science in research
and analytical testing in academia and industry, over 7 years of experience working in
regulatory environments or interacting with investigators in Good Manufacturing Practice
(GMP), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and Biosafety Level (BSL)-2 and BSL-3
• Leadership: Over 6 years of professional leadership experience with increasing number of
direct reports in industry and academia; training and personal development of technicians,
students, interns, and junior scientist
• Strong technical knowledge and expertise: Experience in methods and instrumentation:
within Molecular Biology (DNA and RNA extraction, PCR, qPCR, RT-qPCR), Cell Biology
(cell culture models, cell-based assays, transfection, fluorescence microscopy), Biochemistry
(enzyme assays, protein purification, Western Blotting), Microbiology (growth, infection of
cells and animals), Immunology (ELISA), Method Development and Validation
• Presentation and writing experience: Publication history in peer-reviewed journals
(numerous citations); experience presenting to groups in seminars and conferences; writing
and review of papers, protocols, reports, and grant-applications; and collaboration with other
scientists
P O S T - G R A D U A T E - E X P E R I E N C E
Group Leader II
EUROFINS LANCASTER LABORATORIES INC., LANCASTER, PA Jan 2017-present
Senior Scientist Jun 2016-Dec 2016
EUROFINS LANCASTER LABORATORIES INC., LANCASTER, PA
Scientific Coordinator Sep 2011- Jun 2015
REGIONAL BIOCONTAINMENT LABORATORY, MEMPHIS, TN
Research Assistant Professor Sep 2011- Jun 2015
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER; MEMPHIS, TN
Postdoctoral Fellow Sep 2008 - Aug 2011
Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology (Host-Pathogen Interaction)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER; MEMPHIS, TN
Postdoctoral Fellow
Microbiology (Host-Pathogen interaction) Jan 2005- Aug 2008
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE, MD
E D U C A T I O N
LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER / MEDICAL SCHOOL HANNOVER; HANNOVER, GER 1996-
2004
PhD – Biochemistry & Microbiology (Doctor of Science, Dr. rer. nat.) 2001-2004
Diploma – Biochemistry (equivalent to Master of Science / MSc) 1998-2001
Pre-Diploma – Biochemistry (equivalent to Bachelor of Science / BSc) 1996-1998

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EXPERIENCE
EUROFINS LANCASTER LABORATORIES INC., LANCASTER, PA JUN 2016 – PRESENT
CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY METHOD DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION SERVICES
Group Leader II (Jan 2017 – present)
• Management of team of up to 6 analysts
• Leading and coordination of validation project
• Engagement with internal and external clients
• Assignment and coordination of group’s routine tests
• Interaction and collaboration with other groups and departments within the company
• Collaboration with other members of the management to ensure compliance with company
policies, government and industry regulations
• Training of new analysts under current GMP (cGMP) regulatory conditions
• Performance of internal investigations for problem solving, correcting and process improvement
• Internal data review of non-GMP and feasibility documentation
Senior Scientist (Jun 2016 – Dec 2016)
• Execution of Molecular Biology methods including PCR, qPCR and RT-qPCR, DNA and RNA
extraction under cGMP regulatory conditions
• Method development and validation of Molecular Biology assays, and finalized 4 validation
projects as lead or support analyst
• Project lead of qPCR validations: management of tests, leading of support analyst, analysis of
data, method and report writing
• Use of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and Excellence through Quality
(EtQ)
• Writing and review of SOPs, protocols and reports
Continuing Education, Philadelphia, PA Jun 2015 – Jun 2016
Transition from academia to industry
• Online studies as part of continuing education: Statistics, Project and Time management,
Introduction to programming, GMP
• Expanded knowledge in previous methods and study of new Cell and Molecular Biology
techniques: Fluorescence microscopy, New Generation sequencing (NGS), Topics in qPCR/RT-
qPCR
• Networked with scientists in industry to learn about transitioning into industry
Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL), Memphis, TN Sep 2011 – June 2015
Scientific Coordinator
Management and supervisory functions:
• Developed and reviewed SOPs for Biosafety Level (BSL) 3 work
• Supervision of technician and method development of assays for Janus liquid handling system
together with technician
• Interaction with industry partners and academic partners in non-GxP and GLP projects
• Supervision of laboratory work in BSL 2 and BSL 3 laboratories
• Subject matter expert for industry and academic investigators to develop experiments and
projects with RBL-housed equipment
• Problem solving of analysis results
• Training of investigators under BSL 3 safety conditions in compliance with SOPs and
institutional policies
• Management of calibration and maintenance of sensitive equipment
Scientific and technical functions:

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• Performed experimental assay design, testing, method development, and management in
compliance with industry and institutional standards
• Handled RBL-housed equipment – AriaII flow cytometer, Luminex reader, BioRad qPCR, Janus
robotic liquid transfer system, EnVision multilabel plate reader, BioTek plate reader, DeltaVision
fluorescence microscope
• Supported RBL-housed studies with academic and industry partners:
o Isolation of Chlamydia from wild mice tissue with academic partner
o Performed in vivo drug study against Chlamydia psittaci in mice with industry partner
o Method development of cell-based assays for confirmation and mechanistic studies of
BxD inbred mouse model results with collaborator
• Executed routine Luminex and qPCR assays for investigators
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN Sep 2011 – Jun 2015
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Research Assistant Professor
Management and supervisory functions:
• Coordinated with multidisciplinary teams involved in related research
• Developed independent research programs
• Supervision and mentorship of junior researchers, interns, and technicians
• Directed and coordination of collaborative writing of grant applications for external funding
• Collaborated with research partners in academia and industry
• Supervision of data interpretation, reporting, presentation and publication of research results in
internal multidisciplinary team environment or external in international peer-reviewed journals
• Wrote protocols for Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) and Animal Care and Use
Committee (IACUC)
• Taught Molecular Biology classes in Microbial Pathogenesis seminar for graduate students
Scientific and technical functions:
• Conducted preclinical Molecular and Cell Biology research projects funded by grants using
biochemical, cell biological, molecular biological and microbiological methods e.g. PCR, qPCR,
fluorescence microscopy, cell culture models, cell-based assays, ELISA, Western Blotting,
growth of bacteria, enzyme assays, HPLC, transient transfections
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN Sep 2008 – Jun 2011
MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT
Postdoctoral Fellow – Microbiology (Host-Pathogen interaction, Jan 2009-Aug 2011)
Advisors: Gerald Byrne, PhD and Robert Belland, PhD
• Independently conducted research: management, planning, execution and analysis of
experiments within Interferon (IFN)-γ, analysis of protein function in bacterial pathogenesis,
lipids, and small RNA related projects
• Presented and published research at conferences and international peer-reviewed journals
• Mentored rotation students in research
• Collaborated with investigators from commercial and academic research
Techniques used:
PCR, qPCR, fluorescence microscopy, cell culture models, cell-based assays, ELISA, Western Blotting,
growth of bacteria, enzyme assays, cloning, DNA and RNA work, siRNA, small non-coding RNAs
(snRNA), HPLC, Northern Blotting, luminescence

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Postdoctoral Fellow – Virology and Immunology (Sep 2008 - Dec 2009)
Advisor: Kui Li, MD, PhD
• Independently conducted research: management, planning, execution and analysis of
experiments within virus inhibitory host pathways and IFN-β related projects
• Mentorship of rotation students in research
Techniques used:
PCR, qPCR, fluorescence microscopy, cell culture models, cell-based assays, luminescence and enhanced
chemiluminescence (ECL), Western Blotting, cloning, DNA and RNA, transient and stable transfections
University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD Jan 2005 – Aug 2008
DEPARTMENT FOR MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS
Postdoctoral Fellow – Microbiology (Host-Pathogen interaction): Type III Secretion Systems &
Effector Proteins
Advisor: Patrik Bavoil, PhD
• Independently conducted research: management, planning, execution and analysis of
experiments within projects
• Presented and published of research at conferences and international peer-reviewed journals
• Mentorship of master and rotation students in research
• Collaborated with investigators from commercial and academic research
Techniques used:
PCR, qPCR, fluorescence microscopy, cell culture models, cell-based assays, ELISA, Western Blotting,
growth of bacteria, enzyme assays, transient transfections
A W A R D S & H O N O R S
2010 1st
Poster Prize in 3rd
Annual UTHSC Postdoc Research Day for poster:
“Esterase Activity of Chlamydia trachomatis CT149 Gene Product Results in Cholesteryl Ester
Hydrolysis When Expressed in HeLa Cells”
2007 AAAS Excellence in Science Award
P R O F E S S I O N A L A C T I V I T I E S
Member of the Advancing Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2008-present
Member of the Safety Committee at Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories 2017-2019
Member of the St. Jude’s Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) 2014-2015
Ad Hoc Reviewer – Frontiers in Innate Immunity 2012-2015
Member of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (ALAAS) 2012-2015
Member of the American Society for Microbiology 2005-2015
Chair of the University of Maryland Biomedical Sciences Postdoc Network 2007-2008
Member of the Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 1999-2004

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A D D I T I O N A L T R A I N I N G & C E R T I F I C A T I O N
Technical Writing
Lean for Industry-Training
Eurofins - Leadership Training
ALISON – Time Management
ALISON – Statistics
ALISON – Project Management
BioPharma Institute – GMP0: Documentation and Recordkeeping
Department of Justice – Select Agents Clearance
The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) – Prokaryotic Genome Annotation & Analysis
Improvision (Germany) – Cell Imaging Workshop
ABI – ABI PISM® 7000 Real-Time RT-PCR Training
European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) – DNA Microarrays: Applications and Data Analysis

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A D D I T I O N A L T R A I N I N G & C E R T I F I C A T I O N
Technical Writing
Lean for Industry-Training
Eurofins - Leadership Training
ALISON – Time Management
ALISON – Statistics
ALISON – Project Management
BioPharma Institute – GMP0: Documentation and Recordkeeping
Department of Justice – Select Agents Clearance
The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) – Prokaryotic Genome Annotation & Analysis
Improvision (Germany) – Cell Imaging Workshop
ABI – ABI PISM® 7000 Real-Time RT-PCR Training
European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) – DNA Microarrays: Applications and Data Analysis