Alisa Serio, PhD

Executive Director, Microbiology and Nonclinical Development @ Paratek Pharmaceuticals

Country

United States

City

Oakland

Industry

Pharmaceuticals

Skill

Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, DNA, Genomics, Cell Culture, PCR, Lifesciences, Western Blotting, Protein Purification, Biotechnology, Infectious Diseases, Microscopy, Assay Development, Editing, Grant Writing, ELISA, Protein Expression

Experience

Executive Director, Microbiology and Nonclinical Development

Paratek Pharmaceuticals

2023-1 - Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

Senior Director, Clinical Microbiology

Paratek Pharmaceuticals

2021-1 - 2023-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Director, Clinical Microbiology

Paratek Pharmaceuticals

2020-1 - 2021-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Associate Director, Clinical Microbiology

Paratek Pharmaceuticals

2019-1 - 2020-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Senior Manager, Clinical Microbiology

Achaogen

2017-1 - 2019-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

South San Francisco, CA

Manager, Clinical Microbiology

Achaogen

2015-1 - 2016-12 · 2 yrs

Scientist I, Microbiology

Achaogen

2010-9 - 2014-12 · 4 yrs 4 mos

Microbiologist for antibiotic R&D to combat drug-resistant pathogens.

Consultant

Interact Medical

2009-1 - 2011-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Co-authored “Molecular Diagnostic Testing: Principles and Practice,” an ACOG-accredited online DNA course available at www.hpvinstitute.org Consultant for projects that created interactive eTraining and education for medical device manufacturers

Freelance Editor

AJE

2009-1 - 2010-9 · 1 yr 9 mos

Free-lance work editing scientific manuscripts submitted by foreign researchers for vocabulary and grammar. Manuscripts include various scientific fields, e.g. microbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, virology, genetics, developmental biology, drug discovery, genomics, industrial microbiology, parasitology, proteomics, biological chemistry, general science, pathology, ecology, plant science, dentistry, and evolution.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Microbiology, Molecular and Cell Biology

University of California, Berkeley

2006-3 - 2010-9 · 4 yrs 7 mos

Identified a number of mammalian cytoskeletal proteins required for Rickettsia actin-based motility using RNAi and immunofluorescence microscopy.

Graduate Student, Microbiology and Molecular Biology

Tufts University

1998 - 2005 · 7 yrs

Identified a role for the bi-functional enzyme/RNA-binding protein aconitase in B. subtilis sporulation using mutagenesis, strain construction, protein purification, microarray analysis, beta-galactosidase assays, RT-PCR, Western blot and protein-RNA gel shift mobility assays.