Alexi Ball-Jones
Regulatory Affairs Specialist at 3M
Regulatory and Laboratory Safety
3M
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Regulatory Affairs Specialist
San Jose State University
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• Manage SJSU’s chemical & laboratory safety and laser safety programs, including publishing a new Chemical Hygiene Plan and Laser Safety Manual, and developing the laser safety program from scratch.
• Forged close working relationships with research-active Colleges, facilitating roll-out of new lab safety initiatives and chemical inventory reduction program.
• Service on multiple SJSU safety committees, including the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and as a founding member of the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC).
San Jose, CA
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Chemical Hygiene Officer
University of California, Davis
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• Launched Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) workshops to enhance collaboration between EH&S and researchers.  Led 9 workshops, trained over 140 people during tenure. 
• Orchestrated a task force of STEM graduate students and safety professionals charged with developing SOP templates for the University.  Five new templates and a guidance document published since September 2017.
• Leveraged pharmaceutical and chemical data to provide risk assessments for over 80 animal research protocols.
• Collaborated with researchers throughout incident investigations to identify cause and implement change.
Davis, CA
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Associate Chemical Hygiene Officer
University of Connecticut
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• Partnered with researchers to achieve safety and environmental compliance via laboratory inspections.
• Created a database to track laboratory inspections, ensuring on-time follow-up.
Storrs, CT
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Chemical Health & Safety Specialist
Science Museum of Minnesota
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• Fused storytelling and enthusiasm to aid thousands of visitors explore the wonderful, microscopic world of cells.
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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Cell Lab Exhibit Interpreter
UC Davis
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• Collaborated with a community of scientists to develop SOP templates for use in all labs at UC Davis.
• Retooled SOP templates reduce average length by 30% (from 10 to 7 pages).
• Translated complex regulations into plain language for laboratory researchers.
Chemical and Laboratory Safety Committee
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Contributing Author—SOP Taskforce
UC Davis
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• Developed novel nucleoside analogs to improve therapeutic properties of short-interfering RNAs (siRNAs).  Research combined chemical synthesis, RNA characterization, and in vitro biological testing.
• Facilitated collaborations with Scripps Research Institute and Sirna (Merck), resulting in two publications.   
• Mentored graduate and undergraduate students and trained new staff.
• Modernized hazardous waste management system and implemented process and chemical hazard SOPs.
• Presented research at six national and local conferences and published five peer-reviewed publications.
Department of Chemistry
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Graduate Student Researcher
UC Davis
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• Conveyed complex concepts in general, organic, and pharmaceutical chemistry to undergraduate students in lectures (20-330 students) and office hours. 
• Sought quarterly feedback from students and received high marks for teaching, preparation, and answering questions clearly and effectively (> 4.5/5 for every course instructed).
Department of Chemistry
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Graduate Student Teaching Assistant
UC Santa Cruz
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• Elucidated the chemical identities of bioactive natural products identified via high throughput screening. 
• Mentored an undergraduate and a high school student in independent research projects.
• Presented research at three local conferences and published one peer-reviewed publication.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
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Undergraduate Researcher
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Organic Chemistry
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University of California, Davis
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Bachelor of Science (BS)
Chemistry with an Emphasis in Biochemistry
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University of California, Santa Cruz
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Controlling miRNA-like off-target effects of an siRNA with nucleobase modifications
Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2017/ob/c7ob02654d#!divAbstract
Guide Strand 3'​-End Modifications Regulate siRNA Specificity
ChemBioChem
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cbic.201600453/full
Structure-Guided Control of siRNA Off-Target Effects
Journal of the American Chemical Society
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jacs.6b06137
Base Modification Strategies to Modulate Immune Stimulation by an siRNA
ChemBioChem
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cbic.201402551/full
Short Interferring RNA Guide Strand Modifiers from Computational Screening
Journal of the American Chemical Society
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja4079754
7-Substituted 8-aza-7-deazaadenosines for Modification of the siRNA Major Groove
Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2012/ob/c2ob25647a#!divAbstract
Novel Modifications in RNA
ACS Chemical Biology
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Additional Insights on the Bastadins: Isolation of Analogues from the Sponge Ianthella cf. reticulata and Exploration of the Oxime Configurations
Journal of Natural Products
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Animal Welfare
Safe Hands Animal Rescue
Fostered rescue dogs and cleaned/prepared kennels for animal rescue transportation.
Dog Foster and Volunteer
Education
Urban Oasis—St. Paul
Developed science experiments in the kitchen to demonstrate sustainable and community-focused food system values.
Volunteer and Science Advocate
Science and Technology
American Chemical Society—Minnesota Local Section
Helped children with hands-on chemistry experiments at Twin Cities area public libraries.
Chemistry in the Library Exhibit Leader
Social Services
Local Non-profit Organization in Santa Cruz, CA
Trained and supervised a team of young adults from the US and Mexico to paint, wire electricity, and hang sheetrock for new homes.  Translated between local residents and teammates from Santa Cruz.
Team Lead and Translator
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Boulder, CO
Daniel Gruber
Experimental Magnetic Resonance
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Toronto, ON
Kraig Chin
Attended University of Toronto
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Woodland, WA
Adrienne Bootsma, MBA
Corporate Safety and Training Manager
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Greater Toronto Area, Canada
Daria Waye
Analyst, Loan Sales and Trading  at TD Securities
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Canada
Hamza H.
Consultant Developer at Capco
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Brampton, ON
Inderpreet Kaur
Ph.D. | Research | Pharmaceutical | Sales | Marketing | Customer Service | Neuroscience | Pharmacology & Toxicology
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Davis, CA
Cory Vu
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Greater Toronto Area, Canada
Loise Perruchoud, PhD
Scientist ★ Post-Secondary Educator ★ Health and Fitness Specialist ★ Dancer & Music Lover
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Toronto, ON
Aniket Duggal
First Year BBA Co-op Student at the University of Toronto | Delegate Development Associate at DECA UTSC
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Toronto, ON
Yuening(Angela) Yan
University of Toronto Scarborough BBA co-op student
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Chemnitz
Karan Advani
Web Engineer | Quality Assurance Engineer | Certified Scrum Master® | Agile Coach
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Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
Jr Guzman
Remote Reconditioning Manager for Adesa Portland Vroom
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San Francisco, CA
Hina Patel
Engineering Leader at BetterUp
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San Francisco Bay Area
Jaclyn Kurtela
Strategic AE
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San Francisco, CA
Hunter Connell
Co-founder at Terrafuse
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York, PA
Samantha Bevans
Director of Human Resources
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Tolland, CT
Cindy Drost
Leave Specialist at University of Connecticut
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University Park, PA
Ayusman Sen
Verne M. Willaman Professor of Chemistry, 
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
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Pasco, WA
Jill James
Chief Safety Officer at Health & Safety Institute (HSI)
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Greater Houston
Noël Bezette-Flores
Chief Student Experience Officer/Associate Dean at San Diego State University
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The Medical Alley Association
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UC Davis
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