July 2000 - May 2006
American Museum of Natural History
Curatorial Associate ecturer (Director) - April 2003 to May 2006)
Collection Manager - July 2000 - April 2003
Ambrose Monell Collection for Molecular and Microbial Research (AMCC)
‣ Launched the Ambrose Monell Collection for Molecular and Microbial Research under the leadership of Drs. DeSalle and Hanner
‣ Developed research projects for the NSF-funded programs at the AMNH and other institutions
‣ Supervised all activities of the Monell collection from field collection expeditions and scientific protocols, to grant writing and fund raising
‣ Trained new technicians and interns
‣ Organized and established administrative and scientific protocols used at the laboratory
‣ Helped in the development the database system “Freezerworks” for use natural history collections. Built administrative database (Access). Helped develop the facilities web site and web database interface (including mysql database)