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- Shadow Infection Preventionists within the hospital, gaining valuable insight into the methods and skills utilized in the role.- Contribute to various projects encompassing data management, statistical analysis, and data documentation.- Create educational handbooks for staff members.- Actively participate in hospital and APIC (Association for.

Laboratory Assistant I in Dr. Faramarz Valafar's Laboratory for Pathogens of Clinical Drug Resistance and Persistence (LPCDRP). -Investigate equipment needed, organize orders and collaborate with the University administration to establish and grow a new BSL-2 laboratory with the objective of researching Tuberculosis.-DNA quantification using a Qubit-DNA.

San Diego, California, United States

Student researcher in Dr. Anca Segall's lab studying phage therapy for patients with Cystic Fibrosis-Grew bacterial colonies and performed transposon mutagenesis-Performed various colony selection processes

• Learning assistant for General Biology during two semesters. Spring 2021 (though zoom), and Fall 2021 (in-person).
• Help students understand lecture material via office hours
• Administer activities to students and assist with completion
• Grade and provide problems for quizzes/exams

Seward, Alaska, United States

• Performed DNA extraction protocol on Steller sea lion scat
• Utilized Nanodrop for purification of double stranded DNA
• Performed qPCR on Steller sea lion scat samples
• Performed benthic species identification in marine soil samples
• Kept detailed results page updated, maintained sample logs

• Checked and tracked daily fermentation progress
• Perform qPCR on drink samples
• Perform yeast propagation
• Calculate cell viability with the use of a hemocytometer
• Maintained and calibrated all applicable lab equipment
• Designed and performed various experiments including but notlimited to pasteurization processes and drink formulation.

Greater San Diego Area

• Maintain inventory of compounds to include information aboutlocation, quantities
• Enter Data into software systems
• Transfer compounds between vials and plates
• Weigh compounds using analytical balance and accurately recordresults
• Solubilize compounds from powder to liquid stock
• Generate order requests for compounds according to policy

San Diego State University

-Worked with graduate students to collect previously sacrificed rat tissue from collaborators and prepared the samples for experiments. -Prepared solutions and recorded data.

San Diego State University

-Worked with a graduate researcher studying the interactions tarantula venom has with cells to develop therapeutic pharmaceuticals.-Provided husbandry for the spiders-Collected venom from tarantulas

Master'S Degree, Epidemiology

Bachelor'S Degree, Microbiology, General, Graduated Magna Cum Laude With A Gpa Of 3.7

Minor, Public Health