Brooke Gates Email & Phone Number

Denver, CO, US

• Conduct ongoing “horizon scanning” assessments to identify emerging science/policy issues in the fields of energy, climate, and sustainability in Utah and the Intermountain region of the United States.
• Conduct research and draft analyses of climate and energy policies and programs to elevate the understanding of the science implications of these topics.
• Advance the civic engagement mission Utah LSEN by identifying and activating opportunities to build constructive connections between the science community and policy, civic, and community leaders concerning climate.
• Develop connections with organizations on the topic of science engagement to foster collaboration and form collaborative regional network centered on climate-related topics and science-based solutions.
• Assess opportunities to align the mission of Utah LSEN with organizations that work in climate solutions and science engagement domains.

• Led weekly/bi-weekly discussion sessions for both sections of the course to discuss relevant genetics topics such as inheritance, epigenetics, and current technologies.
• Hosted 5 weekly office hours in addition to scheduled meetings with students one on one to discuss course topics, exams, etc.
• Assisted in exam grading.

• Aided in 1st year student adjustment to graduate school and life in Utah.
• Hosted coffee hours and advising meetings throughout the academic year for 1st year students.
• Event planning and mentorship.

Davis, California, United States

• Involved in projects involving the affects of nanoparticles on the corneal wound healing process and corneal eye diseases in canines.
• Conducting procedures in cell culture, isolation and quantification of protein, DNA and RNA, western blot, immunoblotting, qPCR, PCR, oxidative stress, cellular toxicity assays and immunocytochemistry
• Assisting in literature review, writing reports, and lab presentations
• Maintaining detailed and up-to-date lab notebook and canine DNA database
• Data mining and creating comprehensive pedigrees of non-human primates and canines
• Spearheading study of familial Progressive Retinal Atrophy in Greyhounds

• Undergraduate teaching assistant for a Genetics Laboratory course (MCB160L)
• Assisted students in proper lab techniques, troubleshooting, and understanding of course material from both lectures and laboratory sections.
• Participated in bi-weekly planning meetings with the teaching team.

• Aided in the planning and carrying out of the annual UC Davis Pre-Health Conference
• acted as a primary contact and representative with pre-health professionals
• assisted speakers day of the conference
• advertising the conference to UC Davis students and other pre-health students

• Shadowed genetic counseling clinical sessions to gain experience and a greater understanding of the field as a whole
• Worked directly under genetic counselors to contact patients and prepare them for upcoming appointments
• Designed pedigrees before and/or after appointments based off of family history of the patients

• Supported the coordinators of the conference with several tasks leading up to and during the conference.
• Supervising volunteers
• Drafting and sending out emails to people requesting special accommodations for the conference
• Attending meetings to discuss updates and future plans for the conference

Centennial, CO

• Responsibility of leading team members, problem solving and reconciling all of the money in the store.
• Led the team to go above and beyond expectations
• Managed communication between team members and management team
• Coordinated record keeping of sales data and complaints
• Store became award winning by being one of the top 20% stores in the company

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Molecular Biology

Bachelor'S Degree, Genetics And Genomics, Minor In Psychology

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Women's Basketball, National Honors Society, Link Crew, volunteering for Sweet Dreams in a Bag and the Dumb.