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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Kerrville, Texas

• Cattle fever tick control and eradication (R. microplus and R. annulatus)• Genomics of livestock pests, including hard and soft ticks• Management of flies associated with livestock, especially New World Screwworm (C. hominivorax)• Mentoring graduate students from Schreiner University (TX) and NC State (NC)

Raleigh, Nc

• Developing a non-insecticidal trapping bed net to kill insecticide-resistant malaria mosquitoes.• Developing insect bite-resistant clothing for military applications over a wide range of conditions.• Utilizing transcriptomics (Illumina NextSeq) to characterize molecular differences between Bt-susceptible and Bt-resistant cotton bollworms (Helicoverpa zea). • Studying the impact of the gut microbiome of the cotton bollworm on Bt susceptibility.• Generating manuscripts for submission in high tier scientific journals.• Writing grants and quarterly or annual progress reports to funding agencies.• Mentoring graduate students on lab and field techniques as well as manuscript preparation.

Raleigh, Nc

• Used transcriptomics to explore the impact of common urban chemistries on total gene expression in primary human hepatocytes to understandtheir potential human health effects.• Developed novel diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets by evaluating microRNA and long non-coding RNA levels related to differentially expressed protein-coding genes.• Teaching assistant for multiple undergraduate and graduate-level entomology courses.• Invited speaker for ENT503 (graduate class) discussing next-gen sequencing and microbiomics • Annotated all of the key enzymes in the juvenile hormone (JH) biosynthesis pathway and a vitellogenin receptor (VgR) in the dampwood termite Zootermopsis nevadensis for a Nature paper.• Annotated mevalonate-farnesal biosynthesis pathway in both hard and soft tick species.• Determined the factors responsible for visible and non-visible, infrared, light detection in vertebrate host recognition by nidicolous and non-nidicolous tick species.

Raleigh, Nc

• Developed a model for prioritizing high-consequence exotic pests that could enter the U.S.• Performed extensive literature reviews to acquire the most up-to-date information on potentially invasive pest (arthropod) species that can harbor destructive plant pathogens.• Worked with minimal supervision to develop high-quality written analyses.• Met regularly with co-workers and supervisors to finalize analyses and discuss improvements.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Entomology

• Dissertation: Impact of Environmental Chemicals on the Transcriptome of Primary Human Hepatocytes: Potential for Health Effects.

Master’S Degree, Biological And Biomedical Sciences

• Research: Determining the role of Tax protein from HTLV-1 (Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1) in development of adult T-cell.

Biology/Biological Sciences, General

• Thesis: Molecular Characterization, Tissue-specific Expression, and RNAi Knockdown of the First Vitellogenin Receptor from a Tick.

Bachelor’S Degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, General

• Core Courses: Genetics, Microbiology, General Chemistry I & II, Cell Biology, Neurobiology, Vertebrate Anatomy, Cellular Immunology.