Carlos Alberto Nahas
25 East Superior St. # 1304
Chicago, IL 60611
Home Phone (312) 255-1996
Mobile Phone (312) 543-0603
Medical technologist with 20 years Clinical And Research iExperience With
Immunology , Serology Techniques And Flow Cytometry With Emphasis On HIV Diagnosis And Clinical Trials
Seeking Similar Challenging Position in Los Angeles , California.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
1999-PRESENT Northwestern University Medical School ,Chicago ,IL
Senior technologist responsible for day to day of CLIA Certified Research Flow Cytometry Laboratory for Adult HIV and Special Studies. Performs analysis procedures for several ongoing studies including MACS and ACTG .
Responsible for the operation and maintenance of the high speed multiparameter cell sorter (FACSAria)
Responsible for the training and supervision of summer students, medical students,fellows post docs. Responsible for securing CLIA certification.
1987-1998 Delboni Auriemo Clinical Laboratory , Sao Paulo , Brasil Medical technologist in charge of immunology and serology department
Supervised staff of 12 technicians in all phases and types of tests
Trained and supervised staff to use the following lab equipment and software:
Access (Sanofi –Pasteur)
Flow Cytometer (Coulter)
Cobas Core (Roche)
Cobas Amplicor (Roche)
Magia 8000 (Merck )
Cap System (Pharmacia)
Responsible for cost/ benefit evaluations for new tests.
Final review and release of all tests results
Start up manager of molecular biology division of Delboni.
Team leader for successful ISO 9002 certification
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
BS in Biological Sciences-Medical modality 1987
University of Santo Amaro , Sao Paulo, Brasil
Advanced English Certificate-January 1999
ELS Language Center Concordia University
River Forest , Illinois
CONGRESSES AND PAPERS
30TH Brazilian Congress on Clinical Pathology
Co-Author of the paper: Analysis of Test results for Detection of Anti-
HIV+2 Antibodies in serum Through Chemoluminescence method.
Salvador –BA ,Brasil . August 1996
3rd International seminar of AIDS- Participant( 4 days )March 1988
22nd Brazilian Congress on Allergy and Immunopathology_ Participant (4 days). November 1990
27th Brazilian Congress on Clinical Pathology-Participant(3 days)September1993
Academic Congress on Biomedicine (4 days)
Lecture : Flow Cytometer for AIDS Diagnosis
Mogi das Cruzes University November 1997
1st Sao Paulo Meeting on Hematology- Participant (2 days )August 1997.
Improving the Management of HIV Disease (1day) Participant
April 11,2001
April 16,2002
May 3,2004
May 2,2005
Great Lakes International Imaging & Flow Cytometry Association (GLIIFCA) Participant
October 12-14,2001 - Milwaukee ,WI
October 22-24,2004 - Windsor , ON
September 30-October2,2005 – Milwaukee, WI
13th Annual Clinical Course in flow Cytometry and Image Analysis
August6-11,2000 - Lab Staff
15th Annual Clinical Course in flow Cytometry and Image Analysis
August 4-9,2002 - Lab Staff
CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES
Serologic Diagnosis of Chagas Disease and Malaria (16 hours)
Biolab/Fleury, Sao Paulo Brasil , September 1991
Diagnosis of Viral Hepatitis (8 hours)
Biolab/Fleury, Sao Paulo Brasil , July 1995
PCR Application for Clinical Laboratories and Forensic Medicine
(40 hours) Molecular Biology Lab. Santa Casa hospital Sao Paulo June1997
Quality Practices (4 hours)
Delboni Auriemo Clinical Laboratory , July 1997
ISO 9002 Project Implementation Training (4 hours)
Delboni Auriemo Clinical Laboratory , March 1998
TRAINING CERTIFICATES
Coulter XL Series Flow Cytometer ( 40 hours)
May 1994
NASBA HIV-1RNA QT (30 hours)
Akzo Nobel-Organon Teknika Division
January,1996
MAGIA 8000 (Automation for ELISA) 88 hours
Merck diagnostics, March 1997
Cobas Core II (Automation for ELISA) 12 hours
Roche diagnostics, November 1997
BD FACSAria – Operator Course
BD Biosciences July19-23 ,2004