Andrew Piekarz
Principal Research Scientist @Vertex Pharmaceuticals
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WORK HISTORY
Principal Research Scientist @Vertex Pharmaceuticals
San Diego, CA, US
EDUCATION
Saint Louis University
BS, Biomedical Engineering
Indiana University School of Medicine
PhD, Pharmacology
SKILLS
ABOUT ANDREW PIEKARZ
Experienced ion channel and membrane receptor biologist and biochemist with an interest in understanding the biology, pharmacology, and regulation of ion channel and receptor signaling complexes.Specialties: Excellent oral and written communication skills.Demonstrated competency in the following scientific skills: automated electrophysiology, whole-cell voltage clamp and current clamp electrophysiology, ion channel pharmacology, high throughput fluorescent assays, neurophysiological signal analysis, mutagenesis, cell culture, molecular vector design and construction, real-time RT-PCR, siRNA design and target validation, immunocytochemistry, co-immunoprecipitation, immunoblot, mass spectrometry analysis of affinity purified protein complexes, and an understanding of drug discovery.Relevant engineering skills: knowledge of MATLAB® programming language and experience in device design and computational modeling.
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