Sample Functional Resume - Education and training stronger than work experience |
Sarah has only been working in her profession for a few years. She has some valuable work experience but most of her experience comes from her previous education and an intership. She employed a functional resume format using skill headings that allow her to effectively leverage her academic achievements.
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SARAH BREWSTER
443 Juanquin Blvd.
Austin, TX 73323
(301) 222-2222
| Objective: |
Research Associate position with a biotechnology firm or lab focusing on immunology. |
| HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS |
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- Highly inquisitive, creative and resourceful.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Accomplished in all phases of hybridoma production.
- Excellent working knowledge of immunology.
- Excited by the challenge of research and experimentation.
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| RELEVANT SKILLS and ACCOMPLISHMENTS |
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| Applied Research |
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- Successfully developed new antibodies for use in breast cancer research & therapy:
--experimented with immunization routines, resulting in the desired immune response;
--carefully monitored cell population;
--used advanced techniques and technology to effectively isolate the desired hybridomas.
- Co-developed a novel assay identifying the antibodies' ability to bind to live, intact tumor cells.
- Delivered presentations of results to staff of CC Research Institute.
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| Innovation/Exploration |
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- Experimentation:
--researched procedures for in vitro immunization of animal test subjects;
--experimented with hybridoma production, using lymph node cells of a lymphoma patient;
--experimented to induce animals' immune system to respond to a variety of conditions.
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| Lab Skills |
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- SDS-PAGE Electrophoresis
- Tissue Culture
- Radiolabeling of Antibodies
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- Hamster Egg Penetration Test
- Affinity Chromatography
- Immunoblot Strip Assay
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- Isotyping
- Lyophilization
- Electroblotting
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| EMPLOYMENT HISTORY |
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| 2004-present | Lab Technician | CC RESEARCH INST., Kelreby |
| 2000-04 | Full time student | US Santa Cruz |
| 2003 summer | Research Asst. | UC Santa Cruz Biology Dept. |
| 1999 | Youth Counselor | SUN DAY CARE PROGRAM, Las Vegas |
| 1998 | Emergency Med Tech | MELS AMBULANCE, Mesa |
| 1997 | Teaching Asst. | VISTAMAR ELEM. SCHOOL, Southern Beach |
EDUCATION
B.A., Cell Biology & Physiology - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA, 2004
Related coursework: Immunology & Lab, Virology, Microbiology
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