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Amy Hill
Medical Scientist, Ph.D. · Translational Immuno-Oncology
Los Angeles, CA · (213) 555-2327 · amy.hill@email.com · linkedin.com/in/amyhill
Research Training
Human Subjects Research (Biomedical)
CITI Program
Working with the IACUC
CITI Program
Research Expertise
Preclinical study design
Multicolor flow cytometry
CAR-T & TCR engineering
Mouse tumor models
Single-cell RNA-seq
Grant writing (NIH R01)
IND-enabling studies
Instruments & Software
BD FACSymphonyFlowJoR (Seurat, DESeq2)GraphPad PrismBenchling
Education
Ph.D. in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
2017
University of Southern California
B.S. in Microbiology
2011
University of California, San Diego
Profile
Ph.D. medical scientist with 10 years in translational cancer research, leading preclinical studies of T-cell therapies. Author of 18 peer-reviewed papers and co-inventor on 2 patents; secured $2.8M in NIH and foundation grant funding.
Research Experience
Senior Research Scientist
2021 – Present
Pacific Coast Cancer Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA
- Lead preclinical studies of CAR-T cell therapies for solid tumors in xenograft and syngeneic mouse models.
- Design 20-color flow cytometry panels to profile tumor-infiltrating immune cells in patient biopsies.
- Won a $1.9M NIH R01 as co-PI and a $900K foundation award for a mesothelin-targeted CAR program.
- Supervise 2 postdocs and 3 research associates and review all IACUC and IBC protocols for the lab.
- Generated IND-enabling efficacy and toxicity data that supported a Phase 1 trial opened in 2024.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
2017 – 2021
Westside University Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Studied T-cell exhaustion in melanoma using single-cell RNA-seq and CRISPR knockout screens.
- Analyzed sequencing data in R with Seurat and DESeq2 across 120,000 single cells.
- Published 7 first- and co-author papers, including one in Cancer Immunology Research.
- Filed an invention disclosure on a TCR engineering method that became a granted patent.
Graduate Research Assistant
2014 – 2017
USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
- Ran cell culture, Western blots, qPCR and ELISA assays for a lymphoma signaling study.
- Maintained 3 mouse colonies of 400+ animals under IACUC protocols and genotyped each litter.
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Skills to list
- Clinical Trial Design
- Statistical Analysis (SAS/R)
- Laboratory Techniques
- Regulatory Documentation (FDA/IRB)
- Grant Writing
- Data Management (EDC systems)
- Scientific Publication
- Molecular Biology Methods
Software and tools
- R
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- SAS
- Python
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Statistical software
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Microsoft Word
- IBM SPSS Statistics
Duties to describe on a medical scientist resume
- Followed strict safety procedures when handling toxic materials to avoid contamination.
- Evaluated effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, parasites, and microorganisms at various levels.
- Planned and directed studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.
- Prepared and analyzed organ, tissue, and cell samples to identify toxicity, bacteria, or microorganisms or to study cell structure.
- Conducted research to develop methodologies, instrumentation, and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings to the scientific audience and general public.
- Taught principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians, residents, students, and technicians.
Titles along the way
- Research Associate
- Medical Scientist
- Senior Research Scientist
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