PhD Candidate in Lisa Belden's lab in the Department of Biological Sciences.Investigating honey bee virus and microbiome interactions.

Investigating invasive aquatic pathogens under the supervision of Eveline Emmenegger.

Update the MBARI website (mbari.org) using Wordpress, write original content, edit content written by scientists, and take photos.

Evaluating queries and manuscripts sent to the Wales Literary Agency, which specializes in narrative nonfiction and literary fiction.Website: http://waleslit.com/

Skills acquired: PCR, western blots, protein gels, macrophage plaque assays, and bacterial transformation and plasmid design.Conducting a research project to isolate & extract an uncharacterized protein in Listeria monocytogenes' virulence pathway and presenting progress with other members of the lab at meetings & at the Undergraduate Research Symposium (expected May 2017).

Determining content for the weekly science section, editing articles for print and online publication, running weekly section meetings, and cultivating a media relationship with the science community at the University of Washington.

Co-author on a paper currently undergoing peer-review. Skills acquired: Light microscopy with some fluorescence experience, RT-PCR, RNA extraction, image analysis of tissue sections, histoimmunostaining and proficiency with the programs Graphpad Prism, Image-Pro, and SigmaStat. Managing over 1,000 data points for a gene therapy model, quantifying the histological traits and contents of vein cross-sections with the program Image-Pro, conducting reproducibility tests of image analysis to determine the accuracy of novel techniques, analyzing statistics with the program SigmaStat & producing graphs with the program GraphPad Prism and contributing to the published study (in-progress) & writing scientific protocols.

Student reporter and writer for the sections: Science, Wellness, News, and Arts & Leisure.

Checking out books and technology to library patrons, assisting with tech support and troubleshooting, scheduling room reservations, and providing information to visitors.

Editing grants and other scientific materials for grammar & comprehension, determining relevant content to include in grant applications, and writing grants.

Feeding boarding animals and administering medicine on weekends, cleaning and sanitizing the clinic, assisting vet techs, preparing fecal samples, training new kennel assistants, and filing paperwork.

Ran cash register, performed returns, worked the floor, and assisted customers with online purchases.