James Grissom
Location
Charlotte, NC
Sylva, NC
Education
U
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
August 2018 - December 2023
degree
Ph.D
major
Biology
W
Western Carolina University Honors College Program
Work Experience
U
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Postdoctoral Researcher
Charlotte, NC, US
January 2024 - present
company
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
title
Postdoctoral Researcher
overview
- Designed a fluorescent protein bioassay being used to study plasma membrane trafficking in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Direct training for graduate students in fluorescence microscopy techniques and data analysis
- Instructor of record for undergraduate biology courses
- Guided mentoring and training of 10 undergraduate and graduate level lab members to date who have since been accepted in medical school and graduate research programs
Graduate Research Assistant
January 2021 - December 2023
Graduate Teaching Assistant
August 2019 - December 2020
Skills
Academic WritingAsepsisBioassaysBiologyCell CulturesChemistryCoordination SkillsCrisprCurriculum DevelopmentData AnalysisData PresentationDevelopmental BiologyEditingEvent ManagementFluorescenceFluorescence MicroscopyGel ElectrophoresisGeneticsJournalsKidneysLigandMembranesMentoringMicrofluidicsMicroscopyMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordMolecular BiologyMolecular ProcessingPostdoctoral ResearchPredictive Data AnalysisPresentationsProteinPublishing SkillsStudent EngagementTeachingVisualizationWestern Blot