Maura Gibbs Resume
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Maura Gibbs Resume

Education
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, Overall GPA: 3.57 May 2020
Relevant Experience
Research Assistant – Belitsky Lab| Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH September 2018-present
• Research on the discovery and characterization of small molecule modulators of synthetic eumelanin polymerizations.
OSU Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Intern | Ohio State University May 2019-July 2019
• Synthesized and characterized a new bimetallic complex through activation of nitric oxide and tested its ability to activate C-H bond substrates using UV-Vis.
Research Assistant – Garcia Lab| University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA May 2018-August 2018
• Used mass spectrometry to profile global chromatin proteome and quantify histone post translational modifications in mouse embryotic stem cells upon the knockdown of SMARCC2.
Intern Biomeme Inc. | Philadelphia, PA January 2019
• Optimized qPCR assays for customers to assist them in making their processes more environmentally safe and efficient.
Research Assistant – Riley Lab | Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA January 2018
• Tested effects of pH, electrolyte concentration, and nanoparticle size on the rate of aggregation of silver nanoparticle solutions using UV-Vis.
Chemistry Tutor | Oberlin College September 2018-present
• Tutor for Oberlin College Center for Student Success in general, organic, and inorganic chemistry.
General and Organic Chemistry Laboratory TA | Oberlin College February 2018-present
• Supervise and explain procedures during labs and graded student’s laboratory reports.
(Bio)chemistry Majors Committee Co-Chair | Oberlin College May 2019-present
• Create events to get students involved in Oberlin chemistry courses and meet people within the department.
Oberlin College Chemistry Department Stockroom Assistant | Oberlin College September 2019-present
• Manage Oberlin College Chemistry Department chemical inventory using Vertére program.
Leadership and Activities
Volunteer, American Red Cross | Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter & Oberlin Chapter 2017-present
• Recruit blood donors and promote blood drives in collaboration with individuals, groups and companies.
Varsity Volleyball Team Player | Oberlin College 2016-present
• Collegiate athlete focusing on hard work, dedication, skill, and teamwork.
• Junior and senior team captain.
Volunteer, Annual Northern Ohio Special Olympics Volleyball Tournament | Oberlin College 2016-present
• Worked with athletes from local cities in a skills clinic and refereed a competitive tournament.
Skills & Certifications
• Laboratory: Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS, GC-MS), HPLC, qPCR, RT-PCR, Western Blot, Cell & Tissue Culture, UV-Vis Spectroscopy, 1H and 13C NMR, N2 Glovebox, Schlenk Line, TLC, Column Chromatography, FT-IR
• Software: Excel including Visual Basic, Oracle Database 12c, Java, Linux, SQL, Python, RStudio, Confluence and JIRA collaboration software, agile software methodology, LabArchives, SmartSheets
• Presentations: OSU Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium Poster and Oral Presentation
• Title: Enhancing Oxygen Atom Transfer Reactivity of Valence localized Dicopper(II,III) u-oxo u-nitrosyl Complex by Secondary Sulfur Coordination