ALEKSANDR KALININSKIY
Address: 4502 Laguna Pl, Boulder CO • Phone: (917) 292-2637 • Email: ak394@cornell.edu:
EDUCATION
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
• Bachelor of Science in Biology - Biochemistry, December 2008 - Overall GPA 3.5/4.0
RELEVANT COURSES COMPLETED:
• Biochemistry with Lab
• RNA Biochemistry
• Molecular Basis of Human Disease
• Quantitative Chemical Analysis
• Honors Inorganic/Physical/Organic Chemistry
• Math Methods for Info Science
• Programming /Web Design (Java, PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS)
PUBLICATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Dean’s List: Fall of 2006, Spring of 2008, Fall of 2008; Cornell Hughes Scholar Summer 2008.
• Artwork design for lab featured: http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov08/nanocatalysts.ws.html
• P. Chen, W. Xu, X. Zhou, D. Panda, A. Kalininskiy “Single-Nanoparticle Catalysis at Single-Turnover Resolution” Chem. Phys. Lett. 2009, Invited Frontiers article.
• N. M. Andoy, S. K. Sarkar, Q. Wang, J. J. Benitez, A. Kalininskiy, P. Chen “Single-Molecule Study of Metalloregulator CueR-DNA Interactions Using Engineered Holliday Junctions” Biophysical Journal 2009, featured on cover.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
KAA Consulting
Flushing, NY Jan 2009 – Sep 2010
Senior Instructor Webmaster / Designer
• Teach SAT2/AP/MCAT Chemistry, Biology, Math classes with up to 16 students per class.
• Designed and implemented KAAPrep.com with HTML, MySQL and PHP.
• Created and recorded SAT Math video lectures for sale as a video prep course on the web.
Cornell Weill Medical College at Qatar
Doha, Qatar Aug 2009 – June 2010
Organic Chemistry Teacher
• Ran the Organic Chem Labs 3 times a week with 20 students per section, graded all exams.
• Provided general support for students with review sessions, office hours and problem sets.
Cornell Information Technologies (CIT) Helpdesk
Ithaca, NY Sept 2005- Dec 2008
Cornell IT Helpdesk General Information Team Leader
Previous Positions: Student Computer Assistant ? Student Supervisor
• Hired and trained new consultants and supervisors for the General Information Team.
• Managed up to 20 student consultants and 4 student supervisors; kept everyone on task.
• Answered technical and sensitive policy questions pertaining to Cornell students, staff and faculty.
Cornell Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Information Science
Ithaca, NY Aug 2007 – Dec 2008
Undergraduate Researcher – Professor Peng Chen
• Transformed cells, grew cultures and purified protein for single molecule FRET experiments.
• Obtained mass spec data, prepared solutions and calibrated / maintained equipment.
• Provided computer support and graphic design.
Teaching Assistant – Intro to Engineering Chemistry, Intro to Honors Chemistry 2, Current issues in Biology, Web Programming
• Proctored labs, sections and office hours.
• Created answer keys and graded exams, essays, problem sets.
• Created and held sections / office hours with 15 students for PHP, CSS and XHTML for Web Design.
SKILLS:
• Biochemistry techniques: Western/Southern blots, PCR, DNA Cloning, Ion-exchange and affinity chromatography, DNA sequence analysis, SDS Page, salt fractionation
• Chemistry techniques: Distillations, extractions, TLC Chromatography, MS-GC, NMR spec, IR spec, titrations
• OS/Applications and web technologies: MS Office 200-2010, Photoshop CS5, BMC Remedy, Vantive, CSS, XHTML/HTML5, PHP, MySQL, Javascript, Java, Windows 98 – Vista / 7, OSX 10.4 – 10.6, Linux
• Fluent Russian speaker
