Tinom Shokfai C.
504 S Beltline Blvd. Apartment B2, Columbia SC 29205.
(803)463-2488
tcshokfai37@stu.allenuniversity.edu
OBJECTIVE
 Seeks a position as a laboratory assistant while enhancing my skills and intellect for
advancement.
SKILLS
 Open-minded, analytical and teachable.
 Adept in the use of Microsoft office.
 Skilled at performing Electrophoresis, Protein Extractions, Gel Running and Western
Blotting procedures.
 Skilled at making cell cultures, DNA plasmid preparations and restriction digests.
 Proficient in the use of various optical characterization techniques (i.e., fluorescent
microscope, UV camera, etc.) and cell processing tools (i.e., centrifuge, incubators, and
Invitrogen gel machines).
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Summer Research Intern, Center for Colon Cancer Research Undergraduate Summer Program,
Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, University of South Carolina.
05/2015-07/2015
 Grow E. coli strain of recombinant plasmids in media cultures.
 Perform DNA preparations with pellet spun down from cell cultures to get rid of E. coli
cells.
 Digested recombinant plasmids using endonucleases.
Summer Research Intern, NIH-INBRE program, Furman University
06/2014-07/2014
 Conducted biochemical characterization of Alpha-Synuclein Containing Protein
Aggregates in Yeast Model.
 Integrated Alpha-synuclein protein into yeast genome using genetic engineering
mechanisms.
 Purified Alpha-synuclein proteins for mass spectrometric analysis.
 Differentiated between old and young yeast populations as a physiological representation
for Alpha-synuclein expression in older folks with Parkinson’s disease.
EDUCATION
Allen University, Columbia, SC
Level: Senior
Major: Biology (Current)
GPA: 3.82
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
 STEM PIPELINE Academic Scholar, Allen University.
09/2014-Present
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Science Tutor, Allen University
Active member of the National Society for Black Engineers (NSBE),
Allen Chapter.
AWARDS
 President’s list
 Dean’s list awards.
CERTIFICATES
 Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Certificates
(NIMS IS 700 and ICS IS 100).
02/2014-Present
09/2013-Present
01/2015-Present
08/2013-12/2014
06/2011