JENNIFER LANG LIANG

JENNIFER LANG LIANG

6627 Sulky Lane

Rockville, MD 20852

301-984-6064

Work Experience

October 1997 - Present Technical Intramural Research Training Award, National Institute of Dental Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

Carry out biomedical research in the area of skeletal biology.
Conduct genetic engineering and recombinant DNA procedures; DNA, RNA, and protein analysis.
Prepare cell cultures and adenoviruses.
Genotype, animal husbandry, and tissue preparation from transgenic mouse models.
Catalogue mice strains using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.
Manage and organize laboratory for principle investigator of the Craniofacial and Skeletal Diseases Branch.

October 1996 to January 1997 Education Technical Coordinator, Peace Corps, Tonga, South Pacific

Designed and developed educational materials to facilitate learning in an 8 week training program for new Peace Corps trainees.
Planned and supervised 2 week practice school trainees to demonstrate teaching skills in a Tongan classroom.
Facilitated workshops for 14 Peace Corps trainees in basic teaching methods and the Tongan education system in preparation for their teaching assignments.
Evaluated trainees’ progress during the 8 week training period.

October 1994 to December 1996 Science Teacher, Peace Corps, Tonga, South Pacific

Planned and taught daily lessons for chemistry, grade 12; general science, grades 10 and 11, using Tongan and English.
Designed and administered examinations.
Prepared grade 12 chemistry students for the South Pacific regional exam.
Organized monthly science departmental meetings.
Conducted and supervised laboratory experiments in class.
Translated and explained unfamiliar science and English material to teachers, and aided in creating teaching aids..
Involved actively in school’s PTA fundraising activities.

September 1993 to August 1994 Picture Framer/Salesperson, Campus Photo Services, College Park, MD

Assembled frames, dry mounted pictures, cut windows in mat boards.
Served and handled orders for customers.
Conducted organizational and administrative duties.

Volunteer Experience

April 1998 to Present
Volunteer, Quince Orchard Veterinary Hospital, N. Potomac, MD

Feed animals, clip nails, draw up immunization shots, clean cages, assist veterinarians, perform organizational duties.

April 1998 to Present
Volunteer, Montgomery County Humane Society, Rockville, MD

Exercise dogs by walking, running and playing.

February 1996 to December 1996 Fund-raiser, Koloa Education Committee, Tonga, South Pacific

Authored and submitted funding proposal for sanitary facility project for Koloa Government Primary School to Peace Corps Small Projects Assistance Committee. Project funding of US$2,100 was approved and granted.

May 1995 to October 1996
Fund-raiser, Vava’u Public Library Committee, Tonga, South Pacific

Conducted needs assessment survey.
Co-authored proposals for library funding to various international organizations.
Involved actively in local fundraising activities.

Education University of Maryland, College Park

B.S., Biology, 1994

Abstracts

M. Young, T. Xu, B. Sommer, J. Liang, X-D. Chen, P. Bianco, M. Mankani, L. Fisher, E. Eanes, R. Iozzo, K. Danialson and P. Gehron Robey. "The Relationship of Decorin and Biglycan to Bone Mass as Revealed by Knockout and Double Knockout Transgenic Animals." 1998 Second Joint Meeting of the ASBMR and the IBMS. San Francisco, CA: December 1-6, 1998.

M. Young, M. Mankani, S. Kuznetsov, A. Majabole, L. Fisher, B. Sommer, J. Wallace, J. Liang, J. Stubbs, P. Gehron Robey and B. O’Connell. "Overexpression of Human Bone Sialoprotein Leads to Changes in Cell Shape." East Coast Connective Tissue Society. Eighteenth Annual Meeting, Philadelphia PA: March 27-28 1998.

Training Certification

December 1997 Radiation Safety in the Laboratory

January 1998 Laboratory Safety at The National Institutes of Health

January 1998 Protection of Human Research Subjects

March 1998 Working Safely with HIV and Other Bloodborne Pathogens in the Research Laboratory

September 1993 to August 1994	Picture Framer/Salesperson, Campus Photo Services, College Park, MD
	Assembled frames, dry mounted pictures, cut windows in mat boards. Served and handled orders for customers. Conducted organizational and administrative duties.

February 1996 to December 1996	Fund-raiser, Koloa Education Committee, Tonga, South Pacific
	Authored and submitted funding proposal for sanitary facility project for Koloa Government Primary School to Peace Corps Small Projects Assistance Committee. Project funding of US$2,100 was approved and granted.
May 1995 to October 1996	Fund-raiser, Vava’u Public Library Committee, Tonga, South Pacific Conducted needs assessment survey. Co-authored proposals for library funding to various international organizations. Involved actively in local fundraising activities.
Education	University of Maryland, College Park B.S., Biology, 1994

Training Certification
December 1997	Radiation Safety in the Laboratory
January 1998	Laboratory Safety at The National Institutes of Health
January 1998	Protection of Human Research Subjects
March 1998	Working Safely with HIV and Other Bloodborne Pathogens in the Research Laboratory