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RANDALL SIMONSON
Bachelors of chemistry - 2018 Mankato state
Bachelors of arts - 2014 - Normandale
Mayo Clinic, Cell Kinetics, Lab Technologist, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, 2019-2020
Description:
Leukemia / lymphoma hematopathic phenotyping via the use of flow cytometry
● flow cytometry
● FACS Canto (flow cytometer)
● Cell staining
● Mononuclear white blood cell isolation (test code: PLIBI)
● White blood cell isolation
● Tumor processing
● CSF processing
● Bone marrow handling and processing
● Accessioning
Mayo Clinic, Virology and parasitology, Lab Technologist, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, 2020 – Ongoing
Description:
Pathogen identification to add to differential diagnosis
● Handling live viruses and bacteria
Full list of pathogenic organisms handled:
Free living acanthamoeba, Borrelia miyamotoi, Chikungunya Virus, Cytomegalovirus, Covid 19, Dengue Virus, Ehrlichia/Anaplasma, Enterovirus, Flu A B and RSV, Herpes Simplex Virus, HHV6, Adenovirus, Babesia species, BK virus, JC virus, Malaria, Microsporidia species, Epstein-Barr Virus, Norovirus, Varicella-Zoster Virus, Parvovirus B19, Lyme Disease, Toxoplasma gondii, zika, West Nile
● Real time polymerase chain reaction
● LightCycler® 480
● MagNA Pure LC 2.0
● Janus automated pipetting
● Hologic panther fusion
● Luminex ARIES
● Biohazard safety cabinet usage
Minnesota State University Mankato, MN 2016-2018
Chemistry Lab - Dr. Brian L. Groh
2016-2018
• Founded relationships between Mankato brewery and MNSU
• Fully autonomously operated in a lab setting for 6+ hours a day
• utilized a 2010 Shimadzu GCMS
• Analyzed over 25 GB of raw data and 208 distinct components
• Presented poster at Undergrad Research Symposium
• Built an excel algorithm to determine projected aromatic profiles
• Time management
Dr. Brian L. Groh, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
Trafton Sciences Center Minnesota State University Mankato, MN 56001 USA
brian.groh@mnsu.edu
Kaitlyn Kuehn, Biology BS
Professional college and previous coworker
608-630-6341
kuehnkaitlyn@gmail.com
Valerie T. White, M.S., MT(ASCP)
Technical Specialist II
708-522-3654
Pikul.Valerie@mayo.edu
Nina N. Johnny
Clinical Lab Technologist
651-233-3667
Johnny.Nina@mayo.edu
Scott R. Laude
Clinical Lab Technologist
507-319-6286
Laude.Scott@mayo.edu
Above and Beyond Award 2021:
Recognized for exceeding expectations and exemplifying Mayo Clinic's mission and vision
Undergrad Research Conference 2018:
Presented my research on the relative abundance of volatile organic constituents in beer over the dry hopping process by utilizing solid phase micro extraction as characterized by GCMS
Code Academy / ASU / Autodidactic 2011 - Ongoing:
C#, Python, VBA (Excel), JavaScript, CSS, BASIC, MIPs
Quality Bronze - Mayo Clinic 2020:
Demonstrated a commitment to process improvement and design.
Quality Silver - Mayo Clinic 2022:
contributed a significant improvement in lab quality
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