Alexander Zerkle Email & Phone Number

Davis, Ca, Us

Wrote expert level questions and tasks and reviewed those of other members for Projects Lion and Elephant. These questions are designed to be answerable by other biology experts while being impossible for ChatGPT and difficult to impossible for non-experts.

Albany, Ca

Identified mutagenized wheat lines which are missing certain gluten proteins in order to produce varieties suitable for gluten-sensitive people.Took mutants through the backcross process to reduce harmful mutations while keeping useful ones.SDS-PAGE, Acid-PAGE, DNA Extraction, PCR.Refined and improved Acid-PAGE protocol.Drafted and edited a paper for publication on our improved Acid-PAGE.Carried out lab upkeep tasks like setting up new equipment, fixing broken equipment, and taking care of the greenhouse.

Berkeley, California

CalSol is a student org at UC Berkeley which designs, builds, and races solar-powered, road-legal cars. We have about 75 members as of September 2019. CalSol's Operations subteam consists of 6-12 active members at any given time and is responsible for outreach, logistics, graphic design, team events, and fundraising tens of thousands of dollars.

Adelaide, Australia

The 2019 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge was a 3000km road race across the Australian Outback, the most prestigious event in solar car racing. As Team Manger, I led our 17-member on-the-ground race crew in Australia for four weeks in a 24-hour, high-stress environment. Among other things, my duties included managing race strategy, personnel and resource allocation, scheduling, and sometimes media. I was also called upon to arbitrate interpersonal tensions within the team. In addition, I was the main point of contact between our team and all race officials.

I was elected one of two Operations Directors for one term, serving from August 2018 to August 2019. Along with my co-director, I was ultimately responsible for making sure all operations-related tasks were accomplished, either personally or via delegation. I also personally ran a crowdfunding campaign that raised $18,201. I was also a member of the five-person executive board of CalSol, which is responsible for making high-level decisions about the direction and actions of the whole organization.

Berkeley, California, United States

A DeCal is a student-run class at UC Berkeley that is offered through an academic department for units.I designed the Personal Finance DeCal class from scratch, including syllabus, curriculum, lectures, slides, homework, and projects. I also gave a one hour lecture every week and graded all student work.

Outreach is responsible for maintaining the website, running social media, and other marketing tasks. In addition, the Outreach team works with the Logistics team on BTC's Sustainability Seminars, a series of evening lectures from professors, researchers, and people from industry on topics related to sustainability.

Berkeley, California, United States

The Logistics Team is responsible for relations with most external organizations except the College of Chemistry, including Cal Dining and the Richmond Field Station (RFS). We're also responsible for solving problems like transportation of feedstocks and potentially hazardous wastes. With the RFS closed due to covid-19, Logistics has been mostly focused on organizing Sustainability Seminars.

Albany, California

Worked at the Western Regional Research Center to extract, purify, organize, and sequence switchgrass DNA. Processed data. Programmed a Beckman Coulter Biomek Lab Automation robot. Dealt with sterile media, ran gel electrophoresis, and executed other standard research lab tasks.

Bachelor'S Degree, Genetics And Plant Biology

High School Diploma