My name is Jaylene Velasquez-Salguero. I am currently a Wildlife, Ecology, and Conservation major at the University of Florida. Prior to this, I attended Palm Beach State College in which I received the Dr. Floyd F. Koch Honors scholarship, and graduated on the Silver Honors track in Spring 2022. As I got accepted into the University of Florida, I have joined many different organizations and clubs. I was previously the Environmental Caucus Chair for the UF Chapter of College Democrats, and held the Vice President position. I am in Sigma Alpha Agricultural Sorority and hold the position of Recruitment Co-Educator. I am an active member the Alpha Zeta Honors Fraternity for students pursuing a degree in CALS at the University of Florida.I was previously a research assistant working for a graduate student who was studying the Florida Panther diet and microbiome diversity. I now work in the Wildlife, Ecology, and Conservation Austin Lab at the University of Florida doing Florida Grasshopper Sparrow sexing through PCR techniques. I am also contributing to a project involving the testing of South African rodent fecal/ soil microbes.