• Investigated the regulation of protein aggregation using Drosophila model of Parkinson’s Disease • Experienced working with flies including maintaining fly stocks, sorting flies, and performing fly crosses• Mentored an undergraduate student on laboratory techniques

• Experienced with aseptic technique for cell culture• Performed transfection to produce retroviral vectors• Determined the titer of the produced virus on HEK293 cells using flow cytometry

• Screened for molecular determinants of biofilm formation in Achromobacter xylosoxidans using transposon mutagenesis• Collaborated with a plasma physics laboratory to test the Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus planktonic bacterial growth under different plasma conditions• Served as the laboratory manager, coordinated the procurement of laboratory supplies, shipping/receiving bacterial strains and consumables, maintained equipment, trained personnel in laboratory safety, managed chemical waste, organized the laboratory, and trained undergraduate students in various microbiology techniques

• Screened and studied the Enterococcus faecalis mutants involved in conjugative transfer of the pCF10 plasmid from an arrayed transposon library