KATHREEN A. BOCHEN

Research Scientist I in Research & Development, Advanced Magnetics, Inc. , Cambridge, MA July 1997 to present.
Pharmaceutical R&D Department. Synthesize various versions of iron-polysaccharide colloids used for MRI. Analyze iron content, polysaccharide content. Other responsibilites include: hollow fibre & stir cell ultrafiltration, column chromatography via gel slurry or beads, CZE analysis, size exclusion chromatography, Fiske OS Osmometer (Osmolality analysis), BI-90 particle analyzer, Microtrac Particle Analyzer, Coulter Counter/Multisizer, Elisa. Responsibilities are growing.

Research, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, 1995 - 1996.
Chemistry Department. Independent study in conducting T1 (relaxation time)calculations, in 1H NMR Bruker 250 MHz spectra, using inversion-recovery method for organic compounds such as ethylbenzene, toluene, benzene, under the guidance of tenured professor, Sheila E. Browne and assistant professor, Sean Decatur. Participated in the 22nd Annual Science Symposium, discussing methods and results.

Research Associate I in Manufacturing, Gene-Trak Systems (subsidiary of Vysis Corporation and Amoco Incorporated of Illinois) Hopkinton, MA, mid-December 1996 to June 1996.
Manufacturing Department in food microbiology. Assisted in developing procedures in oligosynthesis for Salmonella, Listeria, L. mono., and other food-borne bacteria. Purification and synthesis of detector and capture probes of oligonucleotides and its derivatives via FPLC, HPLC, and DNA synthesizer. Other responsibilities include: operation of lyophilizer, gel electrophoresis, and inventory.

Staff Assistant, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, 1993-fall 1995.
Chemistry Department. Responsibilities include: operate spectroscopic instrumentation of chemical analysis, introduce lab safety to organic chemistry students, distribute lab equipment and chemicals from stock room to lab sessions, lab prep., attend weekly departmental T.A. meetings and seminars, grade weekly lab reports, lab technician.

Research Assistant/Intern, National Science Foundation and Dreyfus Foundation student under San Jose State University and IBM - Almaden Research Center, San Jose, CA, summer 1995.
Material Science Department. Calculated T1 (relaxation time) of low molecular weight Poly(ethylene oxide) in the 300 MHz Bruker, confirming the results from previous publications of scientists: Dr. Do Yoon of Almaden and Professor Grant D. Smith of University of Missouri - Columbia, under the supervision of Dr. Russell H. Lewis and Dr. Charles Wade. Other job responsibilities include learning innovative techniques of carbon deposition sputtering and analysis of the deposits in the MAS C-13 NMR, TLC, column chromatography, Joule-Thomson cooling (purification procedure). The program was funded by the National Science Foundation, Dreyfus Foundation, and San Jose State University.

Homepage Design, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, winter 1995.
Chemistry Department. Computer science independent project. Gathered and listed 100+ World Wide Web homepages for the college, linking to other URL sites in relation to chemistry and in collaboration with Kevin Prime of the Academic Computing Services.

American Chemical Society member - January 1998.

CPR and First Aid Certified

Mount Holyoke College Chemistry Club 1993. Board member.

RunningMount Holyoke College Cross Country and Track Team 1992 - 1993. Long distance runner. Presently running independently.