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Baton Rouge, LA, US

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

Baton Rouge, LA

• Coordinating and teaching laboratories for General and Pathogenic Microbiology.
• Ordering and preparing lab materials.
• Collaborating with the didactic instructors to provide a coherent learning experience.
• Maintaining the College's microbial strain, reagent and media collection.
• Monitoring and ensuring compliance with safety protocols in the microbiology laboratory.

Baton Rouge, LA

• Records management including MSDS data, chemical and equipment inventories.
• Purchasing and maintenance of laboratory equipment and supplies.
• Biomedical research including: immunology, infectious diseases and virology
• Cell culture and propagation of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in vitro.
• Quantification of lambda interferon regulation in response to hMPV infection.
• Investigation of the cytosolic changes in the NOD2 pathway in response to RSV infection or to cigarette smoke exposure (e. g. level of IP-10 transcription).

Baton Rouge, LA

• Records management, purchasing, travel reimbursements and database management.
• Hiring, training and supervision of undergraduate student workers.
• Lab Coordinator and Science Liaison: collaborated with members of the Southeastern Regional Branch of USDA-ARS as part of the National Termite Management Program, Operation FullStop.
• Investigation of population genetics, invasion biology, partner selection and flight behavior of Formosan subterranean termites (FST).
• Use of genetic markers to: (1) identify colony boundaries and breeding structures, (2) correlate inbreeding to worker size, (3) correlate inbreeding to sexual selection and mating in FST alates, (4) assess treatment.

Master Of Science (Ms), Entomology/Biodiversity

Bs, Biological Science/Wldfsh Conservation