Objective: I am currently seeking no new employment at this time.

Education:

May 1999 to May 2001
Texas A&M University; College Station, Texas; Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Cell Biology.

August 1995 to May of 1999
University of Houston Central Campus; Houston, Texas; Significant course work in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.

August 1991 to May 1995
Humble High School; Humble Texas; High School diploma emphasis on math, music, and sciences.

Employment History:

January 2006 till present
Associate Chemist Scientist; Halliburton, Baroid Fluids Services, Quality Assurance, Houston, Texas. Quality control and test drilling fluids and drilling fluid additives for the purpose of lowering operating costs.

November 2005 til January 2006
Research Technician; Diagnostic Systems Laboratories(Beckman Coulter), Webster, Texas. Quality Control. Tested DSL immunodiagnostic products used from clinical, research, and academic markets.

April 2002 to March 2004
Research Assistant I; UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. Assisted in managing the database of chemotherapy protocols for Follicular Lymphoma and Mantel Cell Lymphoma. Performed various molecular biology lab techniques.

June 2000 to August 2000
Student Worker; ONION LAB, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.

May 1999 to August 1999
Student Worker; PRODIGENE, INC, College Station, Texas;
Assisted with the assaying of industrial proteins from transgenic corn. The assaying included ELISA and Southern Blots.

May 1997 to May 1999
Desk Assistant; Residential Life and Housing at University of Houston, Main Campus, Houston, Texas;
Assisted guests and students with various campus information, improved customer relations, counseling, and campus security.

Research Experience:

April 2002 to March 2004
Research Assistant I; UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston,TX Contributed in two abstracts listed below, helped managed the laboratory�s supplies and is familiar with the ordering processes here at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Laboratory duties include lysing PB and BM samples for DNA extractions, used particularly for RTPCR. Assisted in managing the database of chemotherapy protocols for Follicular Lymphoma and Mantel Cell Lymphoma. Also, DNA cloning and PCR work, Non-Radioactive Southern Blots, Non-Radioactive In Situ Hybridzation and Dot Blot In Situ Hybridzation.

January 2001 to May 2001
Student Research Biology 491; INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY,Rice Biotechnology Lab, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Experimented with transgenic rice by eliminating the antibiotic selective marker through self-crossing, so that the alleles were segregating independently (Mendelian segregation). This research included genomic extraction, total digestions with restriction enzymes, electrophoresis, and southern blots.

January 2000 to May 2000
Student Research Biology 485; INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, Dr. Timothy C. Hall�s Lab Group, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Experimented with the manipulation DNA plasmids by restriction enzymes. This research included molecular cloning, the transformation of plasmids into E. coli, antibiotic selection, mini-preps, partial digestions, and electrophoresis.

May 1999 to August 1999
Student Worker; PRODIGENE, INC, College Station, Texas;Assisted with the assaying of industrial proteins from transgenic corn. The assaying included ELISA and Southern Blots.

Publications, Abstracts, and Papers in work:

Yunfang Jiang, Peter McLaughlin, Athanasios Thomaides, David Simons, Ajay Sehgal, Thomas Sneed, Ofelia Mesina, Marilyn Clemons, Ana Ayala, Georgios Z. Rassidakis, L. Jeffrey Mederios, Andreas H. Sarris, Frederic Gilles, Fernando Cabanillas and Andre Goy. Quantification and Monitoring of the t(14;18) Translocation Copy Number by Real-Time PCR in Patients with Follicular Lymphoma Treated with FND plus Concurrent or Delayed Rituximab. Blood Vol. 102, No 11:398a, 2003

Yunfang Jiang, Athanasios Thomaides, George Z. Rassidakis, David Simons, Benjemin Lichtiger, Aida B. Narvios, Andreas Sarris, Frederic Gilles, Fernado Cabnillas and Andre Goy. Detection of the t(11;14)(q13;q32) translocation in peripheral blood of healthy individuals. Blood Vol. 100, No 11:191b, 2002

Yunfang Jiang, Frederic Gilles, Athanasios Thomaides, George Z. Rassidakis1, David Simons, Yvonne Remache, Aida B. Narvios, Benjamin Lichtiger, Fernando Cabanillas, Andreas H. Sarris and Andre Goy Detection of the t(11;14)(q13;q32) in Peripheral Blood of Volunteer Blood Donors by Quantitative Real-Time PCR

Yunfang Jiang, Peter McLaughlin, Athanasios Thomaides, David Simons, Ajay Sehgal, Thomas Sneed, Ofelia Mesina, Marilyn Clemons, Ana Ayala1, Benjamin Lichtiger2, Geogios Z. Rassidakis3, L. Jeffrey Mederios, Fredric Gilles, Andreas H. Sarris, Fernando Cabanillas and Andre Goy MOLECULAR MONITORING MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE BY REAL-TIME PCR: EVALUATION OF t(14;18) QUANTIFICATION WITH OUTCOME IN FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA TREATED WITH FND IN COMBINATION OF RITUXIMAB

Yunfang Jiang , Fr�d�ric Gille, Herbert A Fritsche, Silvia Von Mensdorff-Pouilly, Benjamin Lichtiger, Mark Hess, David Simons, Yvonne Remache, Bedia A Barkoh, Fernando Cabanillas and Andre Goy. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA, and Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, Netherlands. Prognostic value of soluble MUC1 and anti-MUC1 antibody levels in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Relevant Skills:
    -Creative in approach to multiple task management;
    -Able to work under pressure;
    -Consistently meets deadlines;
    -Highly organized and dedicated with a positive attitude;
    -Knowledge of various biological sciences, including molecular genetics,
    bacterial genetics, and cell biology.
    -Experienced with a variety of Lab procedures and protocols in biochemistry,
    cell biology, and microbiology;
Lab skills include:
    -DNA/RNA isolation
    -Sequencing-Nucleic Acids
    -Plasmid Preparation
    -Gene Cloning Plasmid
    -Restriction Mapping
    -SDS-PAGE Electrophoresis
    -Thin Layer Chromatography
    -Affinity Chromatography
    -UV Spectrometry
    -Electrophoresis
    -DNA/RNA Assay
    -Immunoblot Assays
    -Southern Blot
    -In Situ Hybridization
    -PCR
    -Light Microscopy
    -Cell Tissue Culturing: Primary and establishing cultures.
    -Well versed in scientific and analytical thinking
Working knowledge of various computers and programs include:
    -PC
    -Macintosh
    -Microsoft Word
    -Excel
    -HTML

REFERENCES:

Dr. Linda A. Guarino
Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Texas A&M University
2128 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2128
Phone: (979) 845-7556
Fax: (979) 845-9274
email: [email protected]

Dr. Sumana Datta
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Texas A&M University
2128 TAMU College Station, Texas 77843-2128
Office: (979) 862-4641
Lab: (979) 862-4642
Fax: (979) 845-6305
email: [email protected]

Robert (Buzz) W. Pike
Halliburton
Global Quality Leader
Baroid Fluid Services
3000 N. Sam Houston Parkway
P.O. Box 1675
Houston,TX, 77032
Lab: (281)871-5562
email: [email protected]

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