David A Roberts

University of California
San Diego, CA
2011 to 2014
Project Scientist
University of Sheffield
Sheffield
2007 to 2010
Postdoctoral Fellow
Free University of Brussels
Brussels
2003 to 2006
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Reading
Reading
2000 to 2003
Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of Leeds
Leeds
1996 to 2000
Ph.D. in Pharmacology
University of Leeds
Leeds, AL
1993 to 1996
BSc (hons) in Pharmacology

Radioligand binding, Enzyme activity assays, Scintillation proximity assay to measure G-protein subtype specific activation, [35S] GTPS, [3H] cAMP, [3H] noradrenaline, TUNEL functional assays, Osteoblast differentiation and growth assays, Fluorescence polarization to measure ligand binding, Fluorescent Ca2+ measurement, FRET (sensitized & photobleaching using fluorescent widefield/confocal microscopy), Confocal microscopy, RNA extraction and qPCR, PCR (mutagenesis and various techniques), Cloning (traditional, Goldengate, Gibson assembly, recombinase), Generation of adenoviral particles for transfection, Western blot, Immunoprecipitation, Culture of mammalian cells, Generation of stable cell lines, transgenic mouse, Isolation and culture of PBMCs from mouse femurs, Extraction of cardiac myocytes from rat hearts, Transfection (chemical, electroporation, viral), Bioinformatics - Intermediate level: protein modeling, molecular dynamics, molecular biology, Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint etc. Graphpad Prism, ImageJ, Programming experience in Basic, script writing, Excellent organization skills: planning and running multiple experiments, ability to prioritize tasks and set and meet deadlines, Positive interpersonal skills as part of research teams and teaching students, Excellent oral presentation skills, Scientific report/grant writing.

Integrated Medical Systems International, Inc
Birmingham, AL
May 2012 to Aug 2013
Territory Manager, Boston
Opened two new Surgicenter

2013 to 2013
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
Boston, MA
2013 to 2013
Endogastric Solutions
Redwood City, CA
Mar 2010 to May 2012
Program Development Manager, New England
revenue at Boston Medical Center

2012 to 2012
Milford Regional

2012 to 2012
Covidien
Norwalk, CT
Sep 2007 to Mar 2010
Surgical Device Specialist - AutoSuture
Apple Medical Corporation
Marlborough, MA
Aug 2005 to Sep 2007
New England Sales Representative

The Pennsylvania State University
Dec 2002
Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology