Evaluated neural mechanisms of exercise and recovery from ataxia in a rodent model.Evaluated pharmacokinetic characteristics and parameters of promising compounds for the treatment of ataxia and other movement disorders in mice.Techniques included genotyping, behavioral genotyping, histology, perfusion and tissue harvestingAnalyzed and presented results from my Magnificent Michigan Undergraduate Research Fellowship at a poster session and co-authored an abstract for an international congress.

Analyzed and discussed cases related to research ethics, end of life care, disparities, and other topics in bioethicsAttend talks focused on current ethical issues related to patient care and human subjects research

Evaluated the role of mast cells in the auto-inflammatory pathology of Alzheimer’s Disease.Under the training of Dr. Jerry Lin, cultured mast cells harvested from mouse models and performed varying cytokine assays, RNA qRT-PCR, mass spectrometry, and evaluated histology in mouse brain models.Analyzed experimental data and presented our team’s findings to Dr. Tanzi and in lab meetings.

Supervised 10-12 children ages 5 to 7 in outdoor day camp

Soccer referee for grades 2nd through 8thServed as lead official and trained junior referees