1. MICHAEL J. FREUND
4345 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Washington, D.C. 20016
(703) 887-8717 mjfreund@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE:
BioReliance, Rockville, Maryland
Senior Associate Scientist: Virology Services – Retrovirology Department, September 2012 - Present.
• Study Director and lead scientist for routing and custom GLP/cGMP studies performed in the
retrovirology department, assuring that all applicable regulations are followed.
• Responsible for the scientific and technical conduct of retroviral safety testing.
• Generate and approve protocol/study plan and ensure that applicable governing test procedures are
followed.
• Oversee the collection, interpretation, analysis, documentation and reporting of study results.
• Compile, evaluate, and review assay results and generate or assist in the generation of the final
report.
• Identify circumstances which may affect study integrity and assure that appropriate corrective
actions are taken and documented.
• Interact with clients to recommend appropriate testing protocols per regulatory guidelines and
recommendations based on the nature and origin of the test sample.
• Validate existing assay methodology in support of offering additional cGMP testing procedures.
• Develop custom and new assay protocols and procedures to meet the individual needs of study
sponsors.
• Train new employees and ensure staff is adequately trained/retrained to perform GLP/cGMP testing.
BioReliance, Rockville, Maryland
Laboratory Supervisor and Senior Laboratory Supervisor: Retrovirology and Reverse Transcriptase
Laboratories, August 2004 - September 2012.
• Managed employees to ensure that all testing was scheduled and performed out according to
GLP/cGMP standards and prescribed timelines.
• Assisted in development and qualification of new procedures tailored to meet the unique
specifications clients required.
• Compiled, evaluated, and reviewed assay data for reporting results.
• Developed, reviewed, and revised standard operating procedures.
• Trained new employees.
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2. BioReliance, Rockville, Maryland
Member of Technical Staff I and II: Retrovirology and Reverse Transcriptase Laboratories
September 2000 - August 2004.
• Characterized product or material safety using GLP compliant procedures to perform a wide variety
of assays, primarily involving mammalian cell culture, to test client samples for the presence of
retroviruses.
• Made scientific observations regarding health of cell cultures and maintained detailed workbooks
according to GLP requirements.
• Scheduled and performed testing of client samples to detect reverse transcriptase and/or DNA
polymerase using radioactivity based RT assay.
• Identified and recommended improvements that increased efficiency and effectiveness of work
processes.
• Prepared media and solutions consistent with consumption patterns and shelf life specifications.
• Maintained and calibrated laboratory equipment.
• Identified and ordered supplies needed for all aspects of laboratory work.
EDUCATION:
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
Bachelor of Science, Zoology, May 2000
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