Aaron Gerry
Born and raised in MA, Middler at Northeastern, studying biology, pursuing hobby's in writing and photography, enthusiastic and determined, want to start own company within the next year. "I would sooner fail than not be amongst the greatest."
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Website: | http://www.collegemogul.com |
| Industries: | Biotech, Health, Internet |
| Skills: | Business, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Management, Public speaking |
| Next step: | I want to create a student based company during my time in school. |
| Location: | Boston |
| Groups: | Boston Young Entrepreneurs, Club Entrepreneur, Global Student Entrepreneur Awards, Ignite Clean Energy (ICE), Northeastern University Entrepreneurship Club, Northeastern University Husky Innovation Challenge, Social e-challenge Competition 2009 [inactive] |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Career advice, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Growing my group, Helping members of my groups, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Participating in a competition, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup, Shadowing, Starting a company |
| Tags: | boston, driven, enthusiastic, entrepreneur, motivated, writer |
| Schools: | Northeastern University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | CollegeMogul.com |
| Position: | Writer |
| Time period: | December 2008 - Present |
| Description: | CollegeMogul focuses on providing useful information for and about young startup companies. |
| Employer: | Dyax Corporation |
| Position: | Protein Purification and Expression Intern |
| Time period: | December 2008 - Present |
| Description: | • Express and purify small, medium, and large scale batches of immunoglobulin proteins.
• Proficient use in a variety of assays and HPLC. • Performed antibody screening and target validation through a variety of purification methods • Expressed protein using yeast, bacterial and mammalian expression systems |
| Employer: | Microbiology Department: Northeastern University |
| Position: | Laboratory Assistant in a Research Lab |
| Time period: | August 2008 - November 2008 |
| Description: | • Organized and performed various enzymatic assays
• Enumerated cells utilizing DNA staining techniques • Cultivated bacteria under anaerobic conditions |
| Employer: | NovoBiotic Pharmaceuticals |
| Position: | Microbiology Intern |
| Time period: | June 2008 - August 2008 |
| Description: | • Performed PCR on environmental isolates for sequencing of 16S DNA
• Conducted purity checks of bacteria cultures • Cultivated bacteria (environmental isolates with a range of nutrient requirements) as needed by researchers • Maintained stocks of media and reagents to meet researchers’ needs • Thorough experience in data collection and organization |
| Employer: | Microbiology Department: Northeastern University |
| Position: | Laboratory Assistant in a Research Lab |
| Time period: | December 2007 - April 2008 |
| Description: | • Stained samples and examined for cell counts
• Prepared an array of agar plates and wells |
EDUCATION
| University: | Northeastern University |
| Time period: | 2005 - 2011 |
| Degree: | Biology, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Exercising, Hiking, Reading, Cooking, Photography |
| Clubs: | LEGO (Leadership Education Growth Opportunities), Entrepreneurship Club, NUW (Northeastern University Weekenders) |
| Memberships: | Member of Peer Health Exchange |
| Awards: | Dean's List |
Aaron's Startups (2)
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Aaron Gerry
I am an adventurous, motivated and ambitious person. I want to start my own company within the next two years, but in the meantime, I would like to get as much experience helping a company grow as I can. ICE is a great opportunity to learn.
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Zazu
Zazu was created to run on your mobile smartphone while you are sleeping, and bring you out of your sleep with a verbal transcription of information like upcoming meetings and email to news and weather.
Aaron is Following (5)
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Boston Consulting Group
Boston Consulting Group is a global management consulting firm and advisor on business strategy.
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Boston Power
Boston-Power has developed the Sonata technology platform, which is a battery they say charges faster, lasts longer, performs better and is safer than whats currently on the market
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Boston Interactive
Boston Interactive (formerly Boston Web Design) is a web strategy, design and interactive marketing firm focused on creating effective web-based solutions that deliver a positive impact for your business
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