My Curriculum Vitae

Posted on April 3rd, 2007 by admin.
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Camille Bretz

camille@camillebretz.com

 

Goal

 

PhD Immunology

 

Education

 

Seattle University

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry 2005

 

North Seattle Community College

Associate in Science 2003

Member Phi Theta Kappa

 

Course Work Highlights

Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Biochemistry, General Chemistry, Physics, Quantitative Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Calculus, Psychology, Spanish, Music, Physical Chemistry, Microbiology

 

Other Education

Gene Juarez Academy of Beauty, Aveda Institute, Toni & Guy Academy

 

Research Experience

 

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

PI: Kieren Marr, MD

Study of Interferon gamma response of PBMC’s to Aspergillus fumigatus proteins

Goal: Look at healthy INF-gamma response to A.fumigatus proteins to understand biological interaction of infection

 

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

PI: Kieren Marr, MD

Study of Infection of Aspergillus fumigatus in Murine Model

Goal: Compare Infection between Wild Type and MYD88 knockout mice

 

University of Washington, Lab Medicine

PI: Jeffery Vieirra,PhD

Study of phosphotyrosine proteins in Human Herpes Virus 8 (HHV8)

Goal: to find a protein responsible for viral proliferation

 

University of Washington, Lab Medicine

PI: Jeffery Vieirra.PhD

Study of Cathepsin D in Human Herpes Virus 8

Goal: to determine if cathepsin D is responsible for viral proliferation

 

University of Washington, Lab Medicine

PI: Jeffery Vieirra,PhD

Study of Human Herpes Virus 8 Active Pathways

Goal: explore the NfKB pathway in virally infected human fibroblast cells to see how infection of HHV8 affects the cells

 

 

Publications/Conferences:

 

NCUR (National Conference of Undergraduate Research)

Lecture on research of phosphorylated proteins of virally (HHV8) infected Human Fibroblast cells

 

University of Washington Conference for Undergraduate Research

Poster on research of phosphorylated proteins of virally (HHV8) infected Human Fibroblast cells

 

Seattle University’s Conference for Undergraduate Research

Lecture on research of phosphorylated proteins of virally (HHV8) infected Human Fibroblast cells

 

Recently Submitted

 

Arlo Upton, James A. Fraser, Sarah E. Kidd,Camille Bretz, Joseph Heitman, Karen H. Bartlett, Stephen Raverty, Kieren A. Marr. Clinical Evidence of Spread of Cryptococcus gattii from Vancouver Island to Puget Sound, USA. Submitted to Clinical Infectious Diseases, February 12, 2007.

 

Work History

 

Current Employment

 

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Infectious Disease

1100 Fairview Avenue North

Seattle, Washington

206-667-5056

PI: Roland K Strong, PhD

 

Skills Acquired

Maintaining and cataloging Murine collection (including dissection, interperitoneal and tracheal injections), maintaining lab equipment, ordering/purchasing for lab, Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC’s) with yeast and moulds, ellispots, electrophoresis, PCR, one and two dimensional protein gels (SDS-PAGE), creating and maintaining long-term storage programs for freezers using Microsoft Access, protein quantification, photometric assay for quantifying sugars,

cloning, tissue culture, DNA extractions, DNA digests, Flow Cytometry

 

Past Employment

 

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington Virology Department, Nook Salon, Duque Salon, Zerene Salon, Habitude Salon and Spa, Marketplace Salon, Bocz Salon

 

Skills Aquired

ELISA, western blot, electroporation, protein expression and purification, electrophoresis, PCR, one and two dimensional protein gels (SDS-PAGE), protein quantification, cloning, tissue culture, DNA extractions, DNA digests, Flow Cytometry,

Owner, manager, retail sales, designing and operating trade show booths,

inventory/buyer, customer service, advertising, designing referral programs,

cosmetology, receptionist, directing photo shoots, creating spreadsheets for cataloging

inventory, billing, payroll, training staff, client building, team building, customer service, directing fashion shows

 

Technology Skills

Mac and PC platforms, Office (Including: Word, Excel, Access), ImageJ, Metamorph, Alpha Imager, Cellquest, Mousehouse (created by Norman Greenberg, PhD) and Adobe Photoshop

 

Teaching Experience

 

Until recently I have maintained a successful career in the hairdressing industry and I expect my teaching experience and many other skills acquired thus far will easily be applied to future opportunities in science.

 

Educator and Artistic Director for Marketplace Salon 1994-1996

 

Educator for Ed Wyse Beauty Supply 1994-1995

 

Educator and Show Director for Habitude Salon 1996-2000

 

Educator and Show Manager/Designer/Owner at Zerene Salon 2000-2004

 

 

Hobbies

 

Reading, writing, playing flute and piano, jewelry fabrication and design, baking, biking, camping, sewing, arts and crafts, pottery design, Photoshop art, movies and more!

 

Refrences

 

Janet Staab, PhD Lab Manager and Staff Scientist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

206-667-5056

jstaab@fhcrc.org


Kieren Marr, MD Principal Investigator at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

206-667-2995

kmarr@fhcrc.org

 

Jennifer Loertscher, PhD Biochemistry Professor Seattle University

(206) 296-5945
loertscher@seattleu.edu

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