Through my PhD training, I have refined my critical thinking skills and gained facility with translating jargon-heavy science into easy-to-understand information for a curious audience through podcasts commissioned by and published on University websites (http://weill.ucsf.edu/podcasts). See http://www.brcafoundation.org/podcasts or http://www.ctoradio.org for samples of work.
Leadership
Experience leading teams to produce high-quality podcasts on a monthly basis featuring curated interviews of leading scientists (ctoradio.org). Other skills include organizing and motivating large groups, as well as training and encouraging individuals to realize their own creative potential.
Education
Through the Science Education Partnership, I gained extensive teaching and communication skills. I developed engaging, age-appropriate science lesson plans for grades 2,4, and 7.
MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION
Software
Hindenburg Journalist
Audacity
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Lightroom
Other
Comprehensive understanding of copyright and fair use laws
Comfort with the use of handheld recording devices
Understanding of sound theory
Soft interviewing skills
Photography (see below)
Social Media
Built the social media following for the BRCA Foundation (@brcafndn)
I curate social media platforms for the Science Policy Group at UCSF (@SPGatUCSF) and for Carry the One Radio (@ctoradio)
Managed web-hosting for carrytheoneradio.org
SCIENCE
Molecular Biology
PCR for sub-cloning and genotyping purposes
ddPCR for copy number variation assays
InFusion cloning
CRISPR and shRNA for genetic functional analysis
Biochemistry
Western Blot
IP and Co-IP
Immunohistochemistry
Electrophysiology
Patch clamping (Voltage/ Current) in organotypic cultures of rodent hippocampi