Renata Skubutyte

Philadelphia, PA

Hospital & Health Care

Temple University 2012
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals 2008 - 2009
Master of Science, Masters Temple University 2006 - 2007
Bachelors, Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry Bucks County Community College 2002 - 2004
Associates, Associate of Arts, Engineering

Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Sep 2009 to 2000
Research Assistant
Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Mar 2009 to Aug 2009
Student Researcher
Emergency Department, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Mar 2007 to Jun 2007
Clinical Research Volunteer
Math and Science Resource Center, Temple University

Aug 2006 to May 2007
Math, Chemistry, and Biology Tutor
Chemistry Department, Temple University

Jul 2006 to May 2007
Lab Assistant for Honors General Chemistry
Temple University

Mar 2005 to Sep 2005
Office of the Associate Dean of Students

Thomas Jefferson University
Aug 2009
Master of Science in Bioscience Technologies
Temple University
May 2007
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry
Bucks County Community College
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 2004
Associate of Arts in Engineering

CELL CULTURE: over two years of mammalian cell culture experience, including successful nuclear pulposus and annulus fibrosus cell extraction from rat intervertebral discs BIOCHEMISTRY: SDS-Page; Immunodetection; Western blot MOLECULAR BIOLOGY: Agarose gel electrophoresis; qPCR; RNA and protein extraction from cell cultures and intervertebral disc tissue; Transfection; Lentiviral and retroviral transduction; Transformation BIOLOGICAL ASSAYS: MTT assay; BCA assay; Immunohistochemistry (HIC); Immunofluorescence; Dual-luciferase assay GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY: Transformation using DH5alpha E.Coli cells; Extracting plasmid DNA from bacteria cultures; Lentiviral and retroviral transduction STATISTICS: Sigma Plot; Microsoft Excel; Student's t-test