One of my students in the Computational Biology program here at Carnegie
Mellon, Andrea Dent, is seeking summer employment in the general area of
computational Biology in a research group in the Boston area. As you can
see from the enclosed resume, Andrea works at the Pittsburgh
Supercomputer Center during the academic year, and has experience with a
variety of systems. She is a strong student both in biology and
computation who I believe has great potential to make a significant
contribution in this growing field. If you have a position available or
know of a research group which might, please contact me or Andrea.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Robert F. Murphy
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
Phone: 412-268-3480
FAX: 412-268-6571
Internet: Murphy at A.CFR.CMU.EDU
BITnet: Murphy%A.CFR.CMU.EDU at Carnegie
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Andrea Dent
Permanent: 203 Beech Street Present: Box 973
Shavertown, PA 18708 5115 Margaret Morrison
(717)675-2427 Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412)268-5952
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Objective Full time summer employment in which I can further my
knowledge in the area of computer science or computational
biology.
Education Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh, PA
B.S. in Biological Sciences, Expected May 1993
Option: Computational Biology
Relevant Courses:
Biology of the Brain Genetics
Biochemistry Cell Biology
Physical Chemistry Organic Chemistry I, II
Modern Chemistry I, II Computational Biology
Calculus I, II, III Differential Equations
Experimental Techniques in Chemistry I, II
Introduction to Programming and Computation
Fundamental Structures of Computer Science I, II
Computer Languages: C, FORTRAN, LISP, PASCAL, Scheme
Experience Systems: UNIX, VMS, MS-DOS, Apple Macintosh
Laboratory Flow cytometry, cell tissue culture, HPLC and column
Skills chromatography, general laboratory techniques
Experience Undergraduate Research Project
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Department of Computer Science, Dr. Raul Valdes-Perez
* Using the Euclidean Minimal Spanning Tree algorithm in
conjunction with image processing technology to determine
the location of actin filiments in cells.
(January '92 - present)
Student Programmer
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Biomedical Sciences Department, Dr. David Deerfield
* Created a library of X-Window and Motif-based interface
routines for scientific programs.
* Answered questions and demonstrated software dealing with
the Cray Y-MP during hands-on sessions of a Fluid Dynamics
workshop.
(May '91 - present)
Research Assistant
Center for Fluorescence Research, Pittsburgh, PA
Department of Biological Sciences, Dr. Robert Murphy
* Finding and classifying an endocytic mutant mammalian cell
deficient in transferrin recycling by use of a FACS.
* Purification of alpha-2-macroglobulin from plasma samples.
(Sept. '89 - May '91)
Other jobs to finance my education: Cashier, secretary,
waitress, newspaper delivery
Honors Society of Women Engineers' Certificate of Academic Excellence
Junior Leadership of Wilkes-Barre
Activities Biology Student Advisory Council
Society of Women Engineers
Women in Engineering and Science Student Advisory Committee
Chi Omega National Woman's Fraternity, Personnel Chairman,
Assistant Rush Chairman, Assistant Philanthropy Chairman,
Pledge Class Secretary
CMU Explorers Club
Intramural Volleyball, Floor Hockey
