Christopher L Ricupero

Crestview, FL

Biotechnology

Entrepreneurship Lab (Elabnyc) Bio & Health Tech Mar 2013 - Jun 2016
Consultant - Part Time
The New York Academy of Sciences Feb 2015 - Jun 2015
Nyas Fellow - Afterschool Stem Mentoring Program
Columbia University Medical Center Feb 2015 - Jun 2015
Postdoctoral Research Scientist - Neuroscience and Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
Rutgers University 2004 - 2011
Nsf Igert Graduate Fellow and Assistant
Rutgers University 2004 - 2010
Stem Cell Course Instructor

Rutgers University 2004 - 2011
Doctorates, Doctor of Philosophy, Philosophy, Neuroscience Villanova University
Bachelors, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Finance

Molecular Biology
Stem Cells
Neuroscience
Ips Cells
Biotechnology
Cell Culture
Cell
Functional Genomics
Life Sciences
Cell Based Assays
Transfection
Western Blotting
Confocal Microscopy
Qpcr
Flow Cytometry
Science
Tissue Engineering
Epigenetics
Rnai
Immunocytochemistry
Genetics
Cell Biology
Mammalian Cell Culture
Genetic Engineering
Molecular Cloning
Cell Reprogramming
Bioengineering
Assay Development
Laser Capture Microdissection
Research
Pcr
Elisa
Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Western Blot
Regenerative Medicine
Biochemistry
Immunohistochemistry
Microscopy
Epigenomics
Data Analysis
Databases
Microarray Analysis
Rnaseq
Gene Expression Profiling
Microsoft Office
Research and Development
Engineering
Biological Engineering
Organoids

Children

Rutgers Stem Cell Research Center/Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience/Rutgers University
Piscataway, NJ
Sep 2004 to 2012
NSF IGERT Graduate Fellow/Graduate Assistant
Rutgers University
Piscataway, NJ
2004 to 2010
Teaching Experience
Columbia University, Center for Integrated Science and Engineering
New York, NY
2002 to 2004
Systems Coordinator
Columbia University - Dr. John Hunt (PI) lab
New York, NY
Apr 2002 to Jun 2002
Application Developer (Part time)
The College Board
New York, NY
2000 to 2002
Application Development Specialist

Rutgers University
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 2004 to Jan 2011
PhD in Neuroscience
Villanova University
Villanova, PA
B.S. in Business Administration (Finance)

Extensive molecular biology experience, mammalian cell culture using neural stem cells, chromatin immunoprecipitation, ChIP-sequencing analysis (SOLiD) using R statistical programming language, flow cytometry, transfection - lipid based and high throughput electroporation, immunocytochemistry and various microscopies (confocal, time lapse), quantitative PCR, western blot, biomarker analysis, cell differentiation, microRNA/siRNA overexpression, micropatterning biointerface substrates for cell alignment