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NathanH.Murray4305JuneberrySt./Galesburg,MI49053/269.352.0752/[email protected]
Education
MichiganStateUniversity:LymanBriggsCollege,HonorsCollege Graduated2016 GPA:3.90/4.0 B.S.inBiochemistryandMolecularBiology,HighHonors MinorinHistory,Philosophy,andSociologyofScience Dean’sList(Fall2012-Spring2016)
ResearchExperienceResearchAssistant Fall2014-Summer2016MichiganStateUniversity,DepartmentofBiosystemsandAgriculturalEngineeringMentor:Dr.EvangelynAlocilja
• Projectfocusedondevelopmentofmagneticnanoparticlestobeusedinanano-biosensorforcosteffectivedetectionofM.tuberculosisutilizingbothsmearmicroscopyandcyclicvoltammetry
• CollaboratedwithateamtotestfortheefficiencyatwhichthesenanoparticlescapturebacteriaanddevelopmentofadiagnosticstainingtechniqueafterbacterialcaptureusingM.smegmatisasasurrogate
• PresentedresearchandcoordinatedexperimentswithalocallabattheVIEncuentrodelaReddeGruposdeInvestigaciónenSaludparaAméricayÁfricaLatinas(GRAAL)inChiapas,Mexico
SummerUndergraduateResearchFellow(SURF) Summer2015UniversityofCincinnatiCollegeofMedicine,DepartmentofMolecularGenetics,Biochemistry,andMicrobiologyMentor:Dr.ThomasThompson
• ProjectfocusedonmolecularandstructuralbiologyofTGF-βfamilyantagonism• Utilizedavarietyofmolecularbiologytechniquestogeneraterecombinantplasmidsandexpressproteins
toaidintheunderstandingofaligand-antagonistrelationshipResearchAssistant Spring2013-Fall2014MichiganStateUniversity,DepartmentofChemistryMentor:Dr.RobertLaDuca
• Projectfocusedonthesynthesisandcharacterizationofnoveldivalentmetalcoordinationpolymers• Responsibilitiesconsistedofsynthesizingnovelcrystals,performingabasiccharacterization,aidingDr.
LaDucainthecrystallographicanalysis,andassistingnewerlabmembersintheirprojects• Contributedtosixpublicationsinacademicjournalsandaposterpresentation
BiopharmaceuticalAnalysisIntern Summer2014ZoetisInc.,Kalamazoo,MIMentors:Dr.HuaYuanandDr.JohnHoogerheide
• ProjectfocusedondevelopmentofanHPLCionexchangemethodforanalyzingthechargeisoformsofamonoclonalantibodygearedtowardsthedevelopmentofabiopharmaceuticalproduct
• Collaboratedwithmassspectrometriststoanalyzethepost-translationalmodificationscausingthedifferencesinchargebetweenisoformsusingpeptidemappingandpeptidefingerprinting
• SummerprojectculminatedinaninternalpostersessionwithZoetiscolleagues
TeachingExperienceBiochemistryandMolecularBiologyHelpRoomTutor Fall2015-Spring2016
• EngagedstudentsandassistedintheirpreparationforhomeworkandexamswhilereinforcingconceptsfromlectureforComprehensiveBiochemistry,AdvancedBiochemistry1,andAdvancedBiochemistry2
LymanBriggsChemistryLaboratoryLearningAssistant Spring2014-Spring2016• Facilitatedstudentlearninginchemistrylabthroughinstruction,administrationofquizzes,and
supervisionandassistancethroughoutlaboratoryexperiments
OtherWorkExperienceMeijerPharmacyTechnician,Level2 Summer2013-Spring2014
• Communicatedwithcustomerstogatherbackgroundandmedicalinformation,reviewedandfilledprescriptionsincludingcontrolledsubstances,wroteoutprescriptionlabels,anddealtwithinsuranceissuesastheyarose
ExtracurricularActivities
BriggsAmbassadors,LymanBriggsTourGuide Fall2012-Spring2016MSUSTEMAlliance,CoordinationChair Spring2014-Spring2015MSUHolmesHallGovernment,VicePresidentFall2012-Spring2014HolmesHallRedCrossBloodDrive,Coordinator Spring2013-Spring2014
HonorsandAwardsPresentations:
• AwardedfirstplaceintheMicrobiology,Immunology,andInfectiousDiseasecategoryatthe2015UniversityUndergraduateResearchandArtsForum
• HonorableMentionatSURFCapstoneSymposiumScholarships:
• GullLakeEducationAssociationPekkarinenScholarship• AndrewandMichaelLandMemorialScholarship• KalamazooExcellenceinEducationScholarship• PfizerCorporateScholarship• EdmondB.WoodruffandBethWoodruffShipmanMemorialScholarship• FirstPresbyterianChurchofKalamazooScholarship• FrankandHildegardeGoodrichFamilyScholarship
RelevantSkills
• Laboratory:inorganicandorganicsynthesis,IRspectroscopy,thermogravimetricanalysis,luminescencetesting,HPLC,SDS-PAGE,introductiontomassspectrometry,introductiontox-raycrystallography,aseptictechnique,spreadplating,streakplating,Ziehl-Neelsenstaining,PCR,quickchangemutagenesis,DNAgelelectrophoresis,westernblotanalysis,introductiontotissueculture,proteinpurification,andproteinexpressiontesting
• Computer:BasicfamiliaritywithmolecularbiologyprogramsincludingPyMOL,VisualMolecular
Dynamics,ClustalW2MultipleSequenceAlignment,SWISS-MODEL
RelevantCoursework• Chemistry:HonorsChemistry1,HonorsChemistry1Lab,HonorsChemistry2,HonorsChemistry2Lab,
OrganicChemistry1,OrganicChemistry1Lab,OrganicChemistry2,OrganicChemistry2Lab,IntroductoryPhysicalChemistry1,IntroductoryPhysicalChemistry2
• Biology:OrganismalBiologywithLab,HonorsCellandMolecularBiologywithLab,FrontiersinBiochemistry,BioculturalEvolution,IntroductoryMicrobiology,AdvancedBiochemistry1,AdvancedBiochemistry2,AdvancedMolecularBiologyLab,PhysiologyforPre-HealthProfessionals,AdvancedBiochemistryLab,FundamentalGenetics,BiochemistryResearch
• Math:Calculus1,Calculus2,Calculus3,StatisticalMethods• Physics:Physics1withlab,Physics2withlab• Computers:ComputingConceptsandCompetencies• History,Philosophy,andSociologyofScience(HPS):TopicsinHPS;Science,Technology,andPublic
Policy;TechnologyandCulture;LiteratureandScience;AmericanandEuropeanHealthcareSince1800
Presentations1. Pryg,K.L.,Murray,N.H.,Shinners,J.L.,Alocilja,E.C.“DevelopmentofNovelDiagnosticsfortheRapid
DetectionofTuberculosisinRuralAreas.”PostersessionpresentedatUniversityUndergraduateResearchandArtsForum;2016Apr8;EastLansing,MI.
2. Shinners,J.L.,Pryg,K.L.,Murray,N.H.,Alocilja,E.C.“ImprovingTuberculosisDiagnosticsUsingSmear
Microscopy.”PowerpointpresentationpresentedatVIEncuentrodelaReddeGruposdeInvestigaciónenSaludparaAméricayÁfricaLatinas(GRAAL);2015Oct9;SanCristobaldelasCasas,Chiapas,Mexico.
3. Murray,N.H.,Walker,R.G.,Thompson,T.B.“GrowthandDifferentiation-factorAssociatedProtein1
(GASP1)MutagenesisandMyostatinAntagonism.”PostersessionpresentedatUniversityofCincinnatiSURFProgramCapstonePosterSymposium;2015Jul31;Cincinnati,OH.
4. Pryg,K.L.,Murray,N.H.,Shinners,J.L.,Alocilja,E.C.“NovelTuberculosisDiagnosticTechniqueUsingNano-
Biosensor.”PostersessionpresentedatUniversityUndergraduateResearchandArtsForum;2015Apr10;EastLansing,MI.
5. Shinners,J.L.,Murray,N.H.,Pryg,K.L.,Alocilja,E.C.“ImprovingTuberculosisDetectionUsingSmear
Microscopy.”PostersessionpresentedatUniversityUndergraduateResearchandArtsForum;2015Apr10;EastLansing,MI.
6. Murray,N.H.,LaDuca,R.L.“UnexpectedLactonizationofDivalentMetalCoordinationPolymersContaining
3-pyridylisonicotinamideandTheirRelatedStructures.”PostersessionpresentedatWestMichiganRegionalUndergraduateScienceResearchConference;2013Nov16;GrandRapids,MI.
Publications
1. Murray,N.H.,Low,E.M.,Pochodylo,A.L.,LaDuca,R.L.“CopperAromaticDicarboxylateComplexeswithVeryLongConformationallyFlexibleDipyridylLigand:CoordinationPolymersandaSupramolecularNanotube”,InorganicaChimicaActa,2015,428,73-82.
2. Murray,N.H.,Biros,S.M.,LaDuca,R.L.“CrystalStructureof[propane-1,3-diylbis(piperidine-4,1-diyl)]bis[(pyridine-4-yl)methanone]-isophthalicacid”,ActaCrystallographica,2014,70,290-300.
3. Murray,N.H.,LaDuca,R.L.“LayeredDipyridylamideCoordinationPolymersfrominsitulactonizationof2-
carboxycinnamicacid”,InorganicaChimicaActa,2014,421,145-151.
4. Farnum,G.A.,Murray,N.H.,LaDuca,R.L.“ParallelChainPolyrotaxane,Layer,andDiamondoidDivalentMetalCoordinationPolymersContainingParaAromaticDicarboxylateandBis(4-pyridylmethyl)piperazineLigands”,InorganicaChimicaActa,2013,406,65–72.
5. Rogers,C.M.,Murray,N.H.,Supkowski,R.M.,LaDuca,R.L.“CadmiumCarboxycinnamateCoordination
PolymerswithDimensionalityDifferencesDependingonDipyridylLigand”,InorganicaChimicaActa,2013,407,167–174.
6. Murray,N.H.,Farnum,G.A.,LaDuca,R.L.“VariedLayerTopologiesinLuminescentZincCoordination
PolymerswithFlexibleAromaticortho-DicarboxylateandDipyridylLigands”,ZeitschriftfurAnorganischeundAllgemenieChemie,2013,639,2162-2170.
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