Taylor DeArmitt

Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association, [Month Year]

Senior Laboratory Technician – Experimental Medicine
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA — December 2023-May 2024

• Perform laboratory procedures to collect data using human PBMCs, cell culture, molecular biology, genetic, and immunological approaches
• Maintain human PBMC samples and extract them from apheresis leukoreduction collars
• Set up mixed lymphocyte reactions (MLRs) involving using a gamma irradiator to irradiate stimulator hPBMC and executing harvesting, flow cytometry, RNA extraction, reverse transcription (RT), BH3 profiling, and 3H-Thymidine
• Organize data effectively and perform data analysis of flow cytometry panels, qPCR, and 3H-Thymidine data from microbeta
• Responsible for implementing and staying on current laboratory safety and trainings while also ensuring all laboratory staff are also up to date with all trainings and certifications
• Order all necessary reagents, equipment, and additional items to ensure the lab is

functional and stocked

Research Specialist – Pathobiology & Immunology
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine — May 2021–May 2023

• Maintain mouse colony lines of multiple genetic backgrounds including cre-lox systems utilizing genotyping and phenotyping
• Execute animal experiments relating to leishmaniasis involving T-cell migration and the microbiome through general animal care, animal sacrifices, tissue collection and processing utilizing Fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) in Flow
• Cytometry and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
• Organize data effectively and perform data analysis
• Responsible for implementing and staying on current laboratory safety and trainings while also ensuring all laboratory staff are also up to date with all trainings and certifications
• Responsible for training all new on-boarding staff about laboratory techniques and requirements (ex. Learning modules for animal care and hands on training for handling)
• Responsible for making sure all staff is following all IACUC guidelines and proper procedures according to protocols
• Order all necessary reagents, equipment, and additional items to ensure the lab is

functional and stocked

Research Analyst – Drug Metabolism
Covance Inc., Madison, WI — October 2020–March 2021

• Optimize unknown drug compounds for verification and development of methods using AB-Sciex and Shimadzu LCMS equipment
• Coordinate with study director to execute protocols provided by the study sponsor to analyze incubated samples in compliance with appropriate company standards, Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and Good
• Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
• Responsible for preparation, execution, and data analysis of experiments in a timely manner to ensure the sponsor’s deadline is met

Research Fellow – Toxicology Division
NIOSH, CDC, Morgantown, WV — October 2018–October 2020

• Assist the execution of animal experiments relating to welding fume toxicity in the lungs of mice through general animal care, animal sacrifices, and sample collection.
• Perform laboratory procedures to collect data using animal models, cell culture, molecular biology, genetic, and immunological approaches
• Organize data effectively and assist with data analysis
• Responsible for implementing and staying current on laboratory safety and trainings

Undergraduate Researcher – Genomics Lab
West Virginia University – January 2017-June 2017

• Investigated host microbiome effects on regeneration in black and brown planarians.
• Performed 16S rRNA PCR and data analysis using Galaxy QIIME.

• Laboratory Animal Research Coordinator (LARC), University of Pennsylvania
• CITI Training: Biomedical & Behavioral Research, IACUC, Working with Mice
• AALAS Training: Working with Mice & Rats, Pain Management, Post-Approval Monitoring
• AVMA Guidelines for Euthanasia of Animals (2013)

• Lung toxicity profile of inhaled copper-nickel welding fume in A/J mice., Patti C. Zeidler-Erdely, Aaron Erdley, Vamsi Kodali, Ronnee Andrews, James Antonini, Taylor Trainor-DeArmitt, Rebecca Salem, Lori Battelli, Lindsay Grose, Michael Kashon, Samantha Service, Walter McKinney, Samuel Stone, Lauryn Falcone., Inhalation Toxicology, 34, 9-10, 275-286, 10.1080/08958378.2022.2089783
• Tumorigenic response in lung tumor susceptible A/J mice after sub-chronic exposure to calcium chromate or iron (III) oxide., PC Zeidler-Erdely, LM Falcone, JM Antonini, K. Fraser, ML Kashon, LA Battelli, R. Salmen, T. Trainor, L. Grose, S. Friend, C. Yang, A. Erdely., Toxicology Letters, 334, 60-65, 10.1016/j.toxlet.2020.09.012, Society of Toxicology Annual Meetings, 2020, 2021, 2024
• Poster presentations on metal oxide toxicity, WVU Genomics Symposium, 2017, Microbiome and regeneration in planarians

• Lead Researcher, WVU Genomics Lab, 2017
• Volunteer, Emergency Room, Ruby Memorial Hospital, 2015-2016
• Peer Mentor, Clinical Associate onboarding, Ruby Memorial
• Member, WVU Pre-Med Club
• Math Tutor, Algebra and Trigonometry, WVU Department of Mathematics