Undergraduate Research Intern
Current- Supported a team of researchers to achieve experimental development- Studied host pathogen interactions between Salmonella and macrophages. Research focused primarily on the effects of Salmonella SPI-2 effectors, and host Caspases on intercellular interactions.- Completed a multitude of research tasks utilizing skills such as confocal microscopy, chemistry, cell culture cultivation, dissection, and gene sequencing- Routinely worked with hazardous bacteria and live cell cultures- Performed data analyses with excel and prism software