Ale Villegas Lopez Email & Phone Number

Athens, Ga, Us

Athens, Georgia, United States

- Investigating the role of predicted glycosyltransferase during malaria egress from the red blood cell- Mentored two undergraduate and three rotating graduate students- Contributed to two publications looking at regulators of redox in the endoplasmic reticulum and egressproteolytic cascade in malaria

Athens, Georgia, United States

- Created priorities list with executive board, assigned tasks to committees, and provided resources andguidance to plan social and professional development events- Presented proposal to department faculty requesting graduate students and postdocs be allowed toserve on Faculty Search Committees- Advocated for update to Graduate Student Handbook, gathered feedback from current graduatestudents, and provided feedback on updates

Athens, Georgia, United States

- Secured $2000 Civic Engagement Microgrant to host roundtable discussions between local communityleaders and students addressing various issues: COVID-19 response, voting, recreational ecology- Co-led roundtable discussion prep meetings and debriefs to ensure participating students wereprepared to gain the most out of conversations- Co-organized and hosted Advocacy Days 101 series, where students learned the basics aboutadvocating to our legislators, building pitches and… Show more - Secured $2000 Civic Engagement Microgrant to host roundtable discussions between local communityleaders and students addressing various issues: COVID-19 response, voting, recreational ecology- Co-led roundtable discussion prep meetings and debriefs to ensure participating students wereprepared to gain the most out of conversations- Co-organized and hosted Advocacy Days 101 series, where students learned the basics aboutadvocating to our legislators, building pitches and one-pagers Show less

Athens, Georgia, United States

- Collaborated with the Student Advocacy Committee to write resolutions addressing graduate studentsconcerns, including excessive mandatory student fees and the university-system-wide COVID-19response- Partnered with UCWGA graduate student members to address the Georgia General Assemblyregarding excessive mandatory student fees- Addressed UGA Faculty Senates to advocate for graduate students and the elimination of the SpecialInstitutional Fee- Spoke at UCWGA… Show more - Collaborated with the Student Advocacy Committee to write resolutions addressing graduate studentsconcerns, including excessive mandatory student fees and the university-system-wide COVID-19response- Partnered with UCWGA graduate student members to address the Georgia General Assemblyregarding excessive mandatory student fees- Addressed UGA Faculty Senates to advocate for graduate students and the elimination of the SpecialInstitutional Fee- Spoke at UCWGA Statewide Day of Action Rally about the financial burden the Special Institutional Feerepresents for graduate students Show less

Athens, Georgia, United States

- Organized mentoring session for Rockdale County middle school students preparing for science andengineering fairs- Co-organized a Women in STEM panel made up of faculty in celebration of Women’s History Month- Co-organized a Diversity in STEM speaker series to bring in scientists from diverse backgrounds togive research seminars, and lead workshops addressing challenges faced by young scientists fromunderrepresented backgrounds

Athens, Georgia, United States

- Completed Boards, Authorities, and Commissions trainings with inaugural HRC members- Collaborated with members to create by-laws outlining the responsibilities of the HRC, develop amission statement, and develop a 2023 working plan to effectively raise awareness about the ACCNon-Discrimination Ordinance and empower the community with knowledge about the ordinance andthe complaint filing process- Working with subcommittee and the public to determine accessibility of the… Show more - Completed Boards, Authorities, and Commissions trainings with inaugural HRC members- Collaborated with members to create by-laws outlining the responsibilities of the HRC, develop amission statement, and develop a 2023 working plan to effectively raise awareness about the ACCNon-Discrimination Ordinance and empower the community with knowledge about the ordinance andthe complaint filing process- Working with subcommittee and the public to determine accessibility of the Non-DiscriminationOrdinance language and complaint filing process Show less

Athens, Georgia, United States

- Worked with UCWGA Statewide Legislative Committee to determine candidate endorsements and planmember educational events- Co-edited UCWGA Fair & Fully Funded Lobby Day one-pagers for Georgia legislators- Met with legislators to discuss the need to increase state funding for public higher education, to provideall USG workers with annual cost-of-living adjustments/raises, and to bring the statewide minimumwage to $15/hour- Created content for a Collective Bargaining… Show more - Worked with UCWGA Statewide Legislative Committee to determine candidate endorsements and planmember educational events- Co-edited UCWGA Fair & Fully Funded Lobby Day one-pagers for Georgia legislators- Met with legislators to discuss the need to increase state funding for public higher education, to provideall USG workers with annual cost-of-living adjustments/raises, and to bring the statewide minimumwage to $15/hour- Created content for a Collective Bargaining Information Session for union and non-union members Show less

Chicago, Il

Chicago, Il

Chicago, Il

Chicago, Il

East Lansing, Mi

Chapel Hill, Nc

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biology