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Isabel C Resende

Objective

A Challenging and rewarding position with a progressive organization where education, personal ability, and a commitment to professionalism would be of value. Position should allow for continued personal and professional growth.

Education

1999 -2001     Lehigh University                         Bethlehem, PA

M.A. Secondary Education, Biology

Certification in Biology

Certification in General Science

Project Wild Certified

1999               Johns Hopkins University            Baltimore, MD

Graduate Level Courses

Advanced Biochemistry II

Bioethics

1998               Moravian College                        Bethlehem, PA

B.S. Biology

Dean's List; Beta Beta Beta Biological Honors Society

Four years laboratory experience in an academic setting

1994               Universidade De Aveiro            Aveiro, Portugal

Portuguese Language

Fluent in Portuguese

Professional Experience

2001-Present          Lehigh University           Bethlehem, PA

Student Teaching Internship

Freedom High School          Bethlehem, PA

Taught block scheduling Honors Biology

Parkland High School         Allentown, PA

Taught Contemporary Science, Anatomy and Physiology, Honors Biology, Advanced Placement Biology

2000-Present          Lehigh University           Bethlehem, PA

Graduate Assistant

Participated in a PT3 grant-funded project to develop cases for secondary science students to use in conjunction with an activity driven inquiry based science unit. Units developed include a soil science unit and an electrical engineering unit (in press). Cases and lessons are available on line at CaseNEX.

1999-2000              Supported Employment and Assessment Services        Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University, Special Education

Research Intern

Perform ecological assessments; provide instruction, data management, job development and job training for individuals with cognitive disabilities.

1999                        Abramson Pediatric Cancer Research Center                Philadelphia, PA

The Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia

Research Associate II, Oncology

Perform genotype analysis; physical mapping and gene identification for Neuroblastoma; radioactive and fluorescent PCR; autoradiography; isolate and purify DNA as well as RNA from tissue and blood samples; determine DNA and RNA yields; perform restriction digest; prepare polyacrylamide and agarose gels; southern blots; quantitative PCR using the TaqMan System; perform quality assessment of data.

1998                     The Institute For Genomic Research                                Rockville, MD

Research Associate I, Human BACends Team

Construct libraries of small insert plasmid clones and large insert bacterial clones for genomic projects; inoculate cultures and purify DNA; determine DNA yield and perform restriction digests for sample analysis; PCR and DNA sequencing reactions using thermal cyclers; operate robotic instrumentation; prepare polyacrylamide gels for automated DNA sequencers; operate and maintain automated ABI 377 DNA sequencers; perform quality assessment of data; work on Macintosh and UNIX programs to enter information into database and for editing assemblies and for closing gaps; close gaps in sequence data using a variety of techniques including but not limited to primer design, PCR primer walking and southern blots; research and develop a PCR protocol for preparing BAC human insert end templates for sequencing.

Publications

Song, W., Resende, I., Legare, R., Hutchings, S., Tan, X., Kufrin, D., et al (1999). Haploinsufficiency of CBFA2 causes familial thrombocytopenia with propensity to develop acute mynelogenous leukaemia. Nature Genetics, 23 , 166-174.

Presentations

Resende, I., Bartlett, B.A., Bronack, S. Using Cases to Promote Learning: “Lenny Learns His Lesson” Helps Teach Soil Science. The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education: Society for Information Technology And Teacher Education Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL, March 2001.

Grasso, E., Resende, I., DiPipi, C.  Research-to-Practice Methodologies: The Use of Ecologically Relevant Community-Based Vocational Assessments in Determining Performance-Based-Pay Contracts with the Office of Vocational Assessment. The Ultimate Job Coach Conference. Philadelphia, PA, 2000.

Resende, I., Barry, C., Deacon, B., Fowler, C., Khosla, S., Lee, J., McCartney, J., Noon, C., Paker, M., Trinkle, S., Upton, R.. Integrating Instructional Technology and Science Education: New Innovative Ideas. The Pennsylvania Science Teacher Association Annual Meeting. Hershey, PA, December 1999.

Professional Memberships

The American Association for the Advancement Of Science

The National Science Teachers Association

The International Educator, TIE

Specific Skills

Language Skills:

Fluent in the Portuguese and Spanish

Computer Skills:

Macintosh and PC user; Microsoft Office 2000, Excel, Power Point, Publisher; Adobe PhotoShop; web page design; UNIX; Genescan; Genotyper; Progeny; Genome Data Base; Primer 3; dbEST; CEPH; GeneBank; Primer Express.