1. Matthew Marquis
3364 Woodland Way • Lafayette, California, 94549 • (925) 786-5608 • mmarquis@ucsc.edu
Objective: To master a broad set of experimental techniques and acquire an in depth knowledge
within the biological sciences with the eventual goal of receiving a professorship. I hope to get
deeply involved in any project I am hired to help with so that I might make meaningful
contributions to science as I develop the skills to conduct my own research.
Education:
University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California
College Eight September 2012-June 2016
 Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
 Cumulative GPA, 3.82, University Honors (Cum laude)
 Doug Drexler Chemistry Scholarship
 The Golden Key International Honour Society
 The Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society
Experience:
Laboratory of Prof. Glenn Millhauser Santa Cruz, California
Assistant Researcher (volunteer) February 2015-June 2016
 Prepared HPLC solvents.
 Prepared buffers for mammalian cell culture and Western blotting.
 Performed Fmoc peptide syntheses.
 Researched the solvent structures of human β-defensins 25 and 28. The work involved HPLC,
mass spectrometry, and chemical steps such as reduction, oxidative folding, and protection group
removal.
 Regular cleaning and maintenance of an electrospray ionization single quadrupole mass
spectrometer.
 Regular cleaning and maintenance of a Shimadzu analytical HPLC system.
UCSC Chemistry Club Santa Cruz, California
Chief Tutor (volunteer) 2012-2014
 Tutored UCSC students in general and organic chemistry, privately or in group sessions, free of
charge. Approximately one group or individual tutoring session per week for 5 academic quarters.
 Participated in regular fundraising events for the club.
 Helped in organizing and presenting at several science fairs hosted by the club at Westlake and
Bayview elementary schools. Demonstrated and explained examples of chemical reactions or
physical phenomena to ~200 children at each fair.
Employment:
UCSC Modified Supplemental Instruction Santa Cruz, California
Learning Assistant September-December 2015
 Lead hour-long group study sessions of twelve or fewer students taking Chemistry 1A. Sessions
were three times per week.
 Tutored small groups (>4) of CHEM1A students twice per week in one hour sessions.