Tiffany L Tran

UCSD Tapioca Express
La Jolla, CA
May 2011 to Jun 2012
Barista and Cashier
UC San Diego Public Health Brigades
La Jolla, CA
Sep 2010 to Jun 2012
Volunteer
Saltman Quarterly Undergraduate Biological Research Journal
La Jolla, CA
Sep 2008 to Jun 2012
Review Board Member
Biological Sciences Student Association
La Jolla, CA
Sep 2008 to Jun 2012
Co-President
Gompers Preparatory Academy
San Diego, CA
Jan 2011 to Mar 2011
Special Education Early Childhood Intern
UC San Diego Medical Center at Thornton Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Feb 2009 to Jun 2010
Same Day Surgery Volunteer
Kumon
San Jose, CA
Dec 2007 to Sep 2008
Math Program Tutor
The Health Trust's Youth Wellness Promotion Program
Campbell, CA
May 2007 to May 2008
Youth Advocate
The Jose Valdes Summer Math Institute
San Jose, CA
Jun 2007 to Aug 2007
Program Assistant

University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA
2008 to 2012
Bachelor of Science in General Biology
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA
2008 to 2012
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology-International Studies
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
2010 to 2010
Study Abroad in Biological Sciences, International Studies, and Political Science

LAB SKILLS Knowledge of laboratory techniques including agarose gel electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE, chromatography (affinity, ion exchange, and size exclusion), Western blot, ELISA, Bradford protein assay, protein crystallization, ligation reaction, transformation, PCR, RNAi, and RTPCR Analysis experience for bacterial counts, isolation, and screening Demonstrated use of equipment, such as pipettes, centrifuge, spectrophotometer, pH meter, and microscope Bioinformatics knowledge of NCBI, PubMed, Clustal W, Protein Data Bank, ExPASy, and BLAST Ability to follow detailed procedures and protocols with minimal supervision ADDITIONAL SKILLS Highly adaptable, cooperative, and accommodating to work toward a common goal Dependable, trustworthy, and committed to professionalism Enthusiastic and motivated learner with a drive to succeed Computer: Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Typing Speed of 75 WPM Language: Conversational French and Vietnamese