Trini Miguel

I worked for different scientific institutions from 1991 until 2005. From 2005-2006 I took time away from the workforce to raise my son. I have been working on a part time basis since 2006 in the fitness industry as an aerobics instructor and a personal trainer.

SCIENTIFIC EXPERIENCE

2004 – 2005 Faculty Research Associate

University of Maryland, Biology Department

2003 – 2004 Research Associate IV, Genomics

Ceres, Inc., Malibu, CA

Head of Culture Collection, a group consisting of four research associates.

Feb – June 2003 Research Associate IV, Genomics

Ceres, Inc., Malibu, CA

Responsible for a variety of projects spanning multiple groups – DNA Sequencing, High Throughput Cloning and Culture Collection. 

2002 – 2003 Staff Scientist, Regulatory Genomics

Torrey Mesa Research Institute, Syngenta Genomics Research and Technology, San Diego, CA

Responsible for identification and characterization of regulatory genes and their targets.  

2000 – 2003 Staff Scientist, Sequencing Group

Torrey Mesa Research Institute, Syngenta Genomics Research and Technology (formerly NADII), San Diego, CA

Manager of the Sequencing Group comprised of the Production Sequencing Group and the Custom Sequencing Group for a total of 14 research and senior research associates. 

1999 – 2000 Associate Scientist, Sequencing Group

Novartis Agricultural Discovery Institute, Inc., San Diego, CA

Head of the Large Scale Agricultural Sequencing Group, a group consisting of seven research or senior research associates.  

1998 – 1999 Sequencing /Technical Supervisor, Human Genome Sequencing Ctr

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA

Head of the Draft Production Sequencing Group consisting of three groups with a total 25 staff. Responsible for the direct day-to-day operations of the Library Creation, End Sequencing, and the ABI Core.  

1996 – 1998 Research Associate, Human Genome Center

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA

1991 – 1996 Staff Research Associate, Cardiology Research - Dept of Medicine

University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

June - Nov 1991 Research Volunteer (full time), Department of Surgery

University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

June - Sept 1990 Internship, Cardiology Research (full time), Department of Medicine

University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA