Edwin Lopez
Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior graduate from UC Davis. Last worked as Sr. Research Associate at Tularik/Amgen, Biology Department.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Groups: | BASES, Social e-challenge Competition 2009 [inactive], [OLD] Social e-challenge Competition 2008 [INACTIVE] |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | University of California System - Davis |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Tularik/Amgen, Biology Department, South San Francisco, California |
| Position: | Sr. Research Associate |
| Time period: | September 2003 - May 2007 |
| Description: | -Oral Dosing and bleeding (tail bleed , and cardiac puncture ) Mouse and Rats .
- Insulin Elisa ' s, FFA, glucose and TG assays performed . - Learned how to use the Clinical, and Auto Analyzer (912). - organized data - Measured hematocrit - worked with a contract lab for outsourcing of some studies , shipped compounds and coordinated study dates and received shipments of samples , also filled out work orders . |
| Employer: | Chiron, Pharmacology Department, Emeryville, California |
| Position: | Research Associate II |
| Time period: | December 1999 - November 2003 |
| Description: | -Collected blood samples from mice and rats by tail snipping, and cardiac puncture.
-Administered drugs through oral gauge, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intraperitoneal, intracerebralventricular (icv) and intranasal injections in mice and some in rats. -Have performed tissue extractions: liver, brain, muscle, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, hippocampus extraction, and gonadal fat. -Have performed ELISA’s, Triglycerides, protein assays, glucose, glycerol, and free fatty acid assays. -Burned radioactive tissue in an oxidizer and measured the radioactivity in these tissues. -Measured metabolic activity and motor activity (at night) for mice. -Changed and labeled cages, ear notch mice and measured glucose levels in mice and rats. -Operated and maintained machinery such as: biological oxidizer, radioactive counter, glucose oxidase machine, spectrophotometer, energy expenditure, locomotor activity, and densitometry. -Set up an extensive database on excel using hyperlinks, (used by everyone in the group) -Set up a new assay for streamlining glucose measurements |
| Employer: | Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior Department, University of California of Davis |
| Position: | Laboratory Assistant |
| Time period: | May 1997 - August 1999 |
| Description: | Jimmy Spearow, Professor of Genetics:
-Assisted on major genetic differences in control of hormone-induced ovulation rate in mice. -Conducted aromathase synthase, autoclaving, some PCR, dissection of mice and egg counting. -Provided animal care, including feeding, cleaning, maintaining cages and checking litters. |
| Employer: | UC Davis Medical Hospital, Sacramento, CA |
| Position: | Volunteer |
| Time period: | December 1996 - August 1998 |
| Description: | Specimen and Control Center 1/97-3/97
-Picked-up and dropped-off specimens and placed them in there proper labs for processing. -Entered data into computer. Emergency Room 6/98-9/98 -Transported patients to rooms, stocked carts, and provided general assistance. University Surgery 6/98-9/98 -Transported patients and equipment; stocked materials. |
| Employer: | National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Strokes, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland |
| Position: | Laboratory Assistant, Summer Program in the Neurological Sciences |
| Time period: | June 1995 - August 1995 |
| Description: | -Administered antigens to observe the changes from birth from a fenestrated vessel to a
continuous vessel looking at what passes through the Blood Brain Barrier. -Worked on mechanisms involved in spinal cord regeneration in rats. -Perfused rats using 98% saline solution and paraformaldehyde. -Excised the brain and spinal cord of the rats. -Injected anesthetic before performing the experiment |
| Employer: | Interamerican College of Physicians and Surgeons, Washington, D.C. |
| Position: | Intern |
| Time period: | June 1998 |
| Description: | -Mentored and supervised High school students that were interested in pursuing a career in the health sciences; informed them about the college application process. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Davis |
| Time period: | 1999 |
| Degree: | Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, BSc |
PUBLICATIONS
| Papers: | 1. Spearow, J., Hoglund, R., Velasco, J., Lopez, E., Low, C., Orduna, J., Sieckert, S., Enstrom, A., Park, M., Muse, M., Cox, S., Barkley, M. (1999). Mapping Ovulation Rate Induced and Aromatase Activity Induced QTL in Congenic Strains of Mice. Annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction, Abstract #200.
2. Tozzo, E., Johnson, K., Renhowe, P., Xiao, L., Foxworthy, L., Lopez, E., Leng, S., Lin, J., Jazan, E., Ni, Z-J., Rosenberg, S., and Duhl, D. (2001). Melanocortin Receptor Agonist for the Treatment of Syndrome X. Keystone Symposia, on Obesity and the Regulation of Energy Homeostasis, Abstract #319. 3. Xiao, L., Tozzo, E., Foxworthy, L., Lopez, E., Johnson, K., Leng, S., Duhl, D., and Luo, J. (2002). Oral Melanocortin Receptor 4 Agonist for the Treatment of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. Keystone Symposia, on Molecular Control of Adipogenesis and Obesity, Abstract # submitted. |
