ENID M. RODRÍGUEZ-MARTÍNEZ
Objective
Seeking for a full-time research position in Biology, Microbiology or Environmental Microbiology related areas.
Education
May, 2006. Master Degree in Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus (GPA 3.92 on a 4.0 scale)
May, 1996. Bachelor Degree in Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus (GPA 3.33 on a 4.0 scale)
Work Experience
January-May 1996. Undergraduate Research, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. Undergraduate research experience in Dr. Juan C. Martínez-Cruzado laboratory under the supervision of Prof. Gladys Toro Labrador. Research was directed toward the amplification of the chorion gene S18 of two species of Drosophila: D.melanogaster and D. grimshawii of Hawaii.
January-May 1996. Graduate Research, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. Graduate research under the supervision of Dr. Rafael R. Montalvo-Rodríguez as a requisite for the graduate course Bacterial Diversity. Research was directed toward the isolation and characterization of halophilic and halotolerant bacteria from the salterns of La Parguera, Lajas, Puerto Rico.
August 1996-December 1999. Teacher Assistant, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. Teaching experience as a laboratory instructor for the General Genetics and Microbial Ecology courses in the Biology Department under the supervision of Prof. Gladys Toro, Dr. Oscar Pérez-Laguillo and Dr. Arturo A. Massol-Deyá.
October-December 1998. Graduate Research, University of Hawaii at Manoa State. Graduate research experience in Dr. Hunt’s laboratory under the supervision of Dr. Michael Kambysellis. Research was directed toward the collection of at least five species of Hawaiian Drosophila, DNA extraction and hybridization of the chorion gene cluster for further comparisons of the chorion thickness and conclusions about the evolution of chorion genes.
December 1998-February 2001. Graduate Research, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. Genomic rearrangement and characterization of halotolerant eubacteria of the genus Halomonas under the supervision of Dr. Arturo A. Massol-Deyá.
January 2000-December 2000. Laboratory Assistant, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. Work experience under the supervision of Dr. Juan A. Rivero (Distinguished Professor) doing office work, writing work and photo collections for his book: “Los Animales del Zoológico”.
June-July 2001. Undergraduate Research Supervisor, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. Supervision of two students from the TRIO program of the Interamerican University of San Germán. The research was directed toward the isolation and characterization of diesel-degrading bacteria from contaminated soils under the supervision of Dr. Arturo A. Massol-Deyá.
September 2004-May 2006. Graduate Thesis Research, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. The research was directed to characterize the microbial diversity of a fluidized–bed bioreactor treating diesel-contaminated groundwater in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico under the supervision of Dr. Arturo A. Massol-Deyá.
June-August 2005. Advanced Graduate Research, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee under the supervision of Dr. Jizhong Zhou and Dr. Christopher W. Schadt. The research was focused on the metabolic characterization of microbial communities isolated from a bioreactor treatment unit used for the restoration of diesel-contaminated groundwater using Functional Gene Microarrays.
June 2006. Teacher Assistant, Casa Pueblo, Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. A one-week workshop assistant experience with high school students from AlaCima Program of Sciences and Mathematics, Humacao P.R under the supervision of Eng. Alexis Massol and Dr. Arturo A. Massol-Deyá.
Languages
Fully Bilingual (Spanish and English)
Publications
Microbial Diversity and Bioremediation of a Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Aquifer in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
(Enid M. Rodríguez-Martínez1, Ernie X. Pérez1, Christopher W. Schadt2, Jizhong Zhou2, and Arturo A. Massol-Deyá1) submitted in November 2005 to the Journal of Environmental Health.
Microbial Diversity of a Fluidized-Bed Bioreactor Treating Diesel-Contaminated Groundwater in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Master Thesis, May 2006 (
http://grad.uprm.edu/tesis/rodriguezmartinez.pdf).
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office (Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, Publisher), Adobe Photoshop, Internet Explorer, Statistic Software (Systat, EstimateS, ASLO, DOTUR) and Bioinformatic software (Gel Pro Analyzer, PHYLIP 3.65, Tree View, Cluster, Imagene 6.0)
Laboratory Skills
General and conventional microbiology laboratory techniques for the isolation of organisms and the processing of environmental samples. Fully knowledge of the following culture-dependent and culture-independent molecular techniques: DNA extraction, PCR protocols, BIOLOG, Southern Blot, Hybridization techniques, Amplified Ribosomal DNA Restriction Analysis (ARDRA), Clone libraries, Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (T-RFLP) and DNA Microarrays (Functional Gene Arrays).
References
Upon requested.