Anna Steele Email & Phone Number

Laramie, Wyoming, United States

In this role, I tutored students from the University of Wyoming in several undergraduate STEM courses, including general and organic chemistry and physics. I worked with students to improve their understanding of course material as well as teach them study strategies to succeed outside of tutoring, such as problem-solving approaches and various study skills.

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

In this role, I participated as a National Science Foundation-funded undergraduate researcher to investigate the aeromicrobiome through the Biology Integration Institutes: Regional OneHealth Aerobiome Discovery Network (BROADN) program. I learned and applied several microbiological sampling, preparation, and analytical techniques to gain a better understanding of the aeromicrobiome. I collected plant, soil, and air samples at the Central Plains Experimental Range (CPER) site. I processed and extracted DNA from several sources, including plant, soil, and air samples. Further, I cultured a selection of plant and air samples collected at this site to better characterize the bacteria interacting in this location.Also, I utilized computational tools to run bioinformatics on a set of data. I ran statistical analysis on the output from my bioinformatics dataset to determine which factor had the greatest impact on microbial diversity between two plant communities: plant species or morning or evening time of collection. This dataset was temporal, so I created graphs to show the change in microbial diversity over time.Finally, I prepared samples from bacterial cultures from proteomics to do analysis on the proteins expressed by microbial species grown in dark vs light conditions to investigate their response to UV light.At the end of the program, I presented a poster detailing my work throughout the summer at a poster presentation session.

In this role, I assisted in a project characterizing the types of microbes found in two produced water locations (produced water being water produced as a byproduct of oil and gas refining). I isolated microbial DNA and then analyzed the DNA sequences for this bacteria using Qiime2 software.

Seattle, Washington, United States

During this internship, I designed and tested DNA-binding proteins using computational and experimental techniques. I tested the protein-DNA binding with a fluorescent flow-cytometry assay and used a cell sorter to sort the expressed proteins that bound. I used colony PCR to characterize the binders. I also purified proteins for later assays.At the end of this internship, I compiled my research and presented it at the University of Washington Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi American Institute of Chemical Engineers STEP tutor Spanish Club Wyoming Honors Organization