Shannon Brewer is seeking a position in research and has extensive experience in biology labs. She received bachelor's and master's degrees focusing on microbiology, biomedical science, and molecular and cellular biology. Her past roles include graduate assistant teaching labs, animal care assistant, and research technician managing a lab at the University of Michigan. She has skills in tissue culture, flow cytometry, bacteriology techniques, nucleic acid work, and animal research.

1. Shannon M. Brewer
7541 2nd St, Dexter, MI 48130 │ (419) 779-8848 │ sbrewer6@emich.edu
Education
Ohio State University 09/08-06/12, Bachelors of Science in Microbiology and Chemistry, Minor: Studio Art
Conferred 06/25/2012. Memberships: Art Scholar, Alpha Epsilon Delta (Pre-Med Honor Society),
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Conversation Partners, REEL Project Peer Mentoring.
University of Toledo 09/12-01/14, Masters of Science in Biomedical Science (Did not complete thesis
requirements)
Masters’ Independent Study Project: Exploring the Use of Cardiac Glycosides in Ischemic Post
Conditioning in a Metabolic Disease Model
Eastern Michigan University 09/14-04/17, Masters of Science in Molecular and Cellular Biology (Non-thesis)
Masters’ Independent Study Project 01/: Murine Adenovirus-1 Effects on Macrophages: CD40 Increase
of Surface Expression and MAV-1/E3 Interaction. Expected conferment 04/22/2017.
Relevant Paid Experience
Graduate Assistant Eastern Michigan University, Department of Biology, 09/15-04/17
Taught lab sections for Introductory Biology 1 Lab (BIO111 for 1 semester) and Microbiology for Health
Professionals Lab (BIO328 for 3 semesters). Current semester solo teaching Microbiology (3 sections of 16
students) and managing lab course including instructing new GAs and creating and implementing the course
syllabus; done under the supervision of Dr. Paul Price.
Animal Care Assistant Eastern Michigan University, Department of Biology, 07/16-09/16
Under the guidance of the Animal Care Technician, provided daily health assessments on Rat colony of 40 rats,
Mouse breeding colony of 120 weaned mice, and Bird colony of 40-50 birds. Performed staffed care for
vivarium including general cleaning, cleaning/sterilizing cages, preparing cages for weekly cage changes, and
performing colony cage change weekly.
Research Technician Associate University of Michigan, Kresge Hearing Res. Inst., 07/14-09/15
Managed the research lab of Dr. W. Michael King of the Vestibular Testing Center including ordering and
inventory of lab supplies, daily animal care, data collection on Spike2, collaboration with student projects,
contact person for collaboration between labs within the department, and lab safety and compliance.
Graduate Research Associate University of Toledo, College of Medicine, 06/12-01/14
Participated in Dr. Pierre’s, Dr. Taylor’s, and Dr. Blumenthal’s academic research as a rotating graduate student.
Accepted in Dr. Pierre’s lab for Independent Studies and created and conducted an independent project titled:
Exploring the Use of Cardiac Glycosides in Ischemic Post Conditioning in a Metabolic Disease Model.
REEL Project Peer Mentor Ohio State University, Department of Chemistry, 01/12-06/12
Assisted Introductory Chemistry (CHEM 123) students in use of UV spectrometer and lead discussions of
theoretical implications of results.

2. Publications
Lee MY, Takada T, Takada Y, Kappy MD, Beyer LA, Swiderski DL, Godin AL, Brewer S, King WM,
Raphael Y. (2015) “Mice with conditional deletion of Cx26 exhibit no vestibular phenotype despite
secondary loss of Cx30 in the vestibular end organs.” Hear Res. PMID: 26232528
Belliard A, Gulati G.K., Duan Q, Alves R, Brewer S, Madan N, Sottejeau Y, Wang X, Kalisz J, Pierre SV.
(2016) “Ischemia/reperfusion‐induced alterations of enzymatic and signaling functions of the rat
cardiac Na+/K+‐ATPase: protection by ouabain preconditioning.” Physiological reports, 4(19),
p.e12991.
Skills
EXPERT: Tissue Culture│Flow Cytometry (4 color detectors)│Bacteriology Techniques│Aseptic &
Sterile Technique│Nucleic Acid Extraction (TRIzol & Kits)│Laboratory Safety and Compliance
PROFICIENT: Viral Culture (MAV-1)│ Transfection (Nucleic Acid & Transient siRNA) │rtqPCR/qPCR
Restriction Digests │PCR│ Animal Care│Rodent Survival Surgery│Teaching│Management│Data
Analysis │Physiology│Langendorff (Mouse Heart) │ Western Blotting│ Proposal/Grant Editing &
Writing
COMPETENT: ELISA │Data acquisition (Spike2)
References
Dr. Michael Angell Eastern Michigan University, Department of Biology
Graduate Independent Study Advisor, Associate Professor
mangell@emich.edu, (734) 487-1004
Dr. Paul “Skip” Price Eastern Michigan University, Department of Biology
Supervisor as Graduate Assistant, Assistant Professor
pprice5@emich.edu, (734) 487-3315
Jennifer Pruette Eastern Michigan University, Department of Biology
Supervisor as Graduate Assistant, Adjunct Lecturer
jpruette@emich.edu, (734) 487-4242
Dr. Daniel Clemans Eastern Michigan University, Department of Biology
Personal Support and Fellow Science Enthusiast, Professor
dclemans@emich.edu, (734) 487-1110