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Chapel Hill, Nc, Us

Durham, North Carolina, United States

• Vaccinate Duke Health and Duke University employees during the Influenza season• Code vaccination forms and help enter flu vaccination religious exemptions

Undergraduate Laboratory Technician at the Human Pluripotent Cell Core Facility• Aid core facility researchers with organizing inventory, preparing reagents, and culturing and imaging cells• Perform stem cell culture, differentiation, and gene editing in congruence with current research efforts and projects• Help develop novel protocol to differentiate new stem cell types

• Assist graduate researchers with projects furthering chapters of their PhD theses• Run DNA barcoding protocol to DNA extract, PCR, and analyze sample species• Under the guidance of PhD candidate Savannah Ryburn, perform research for credit ascertaining theidentity of a new parasite host and locality record in Blacktip sharks from the Galapagos Islands

John Bruno Cure Lab

Teaching Assistant for BIOL 221/L - Seafood Forensics • Assist undergraduate researchers in DNA barcoding techniques and development of the class research project (a continuation of my group's project last year)• Lecture on topics related to proper peer-reviewed, scientific writing and end-of-semester poster presentations• Maintain upkeep of the laboratory by sterilizing lab equipment, refilling solutions, and preparing agarose gels for electrophoresis• Lead review sessions prior to the class midterm• Grade lab notebooks, assignments, weekly quizzes, and the midterm

San Cristóbal, Galápagos, Ecuador

Volunteer research assistant for the Brandt-Bruno Lab at the USFQ-UNC Galapagos Science Center• Carried out fieldwork involving 6-8 hour fishing trips for shark, ray, parrotfish, and surgeon fish species’ fecal swab sample collection• DNA extracted fecal swab samples from 119 samples of parrotfish, surgeon fish, pencil sea urchin, and chocolate starfish species• Collected tank data for Vasula sea snail experiment regarding the interactions between temperature, metabolism, and predation

Cary, North Carolina, United States

• Organized before and after-school activities to look after groups of 15-30 elementary students• Worked with school administration and parents alike to streamline before and after-school care• Trained new counselors and site coordinators

Durham, North Carolina, United States

• Trained new employees in fast-paced counter-serving, dishwashing, and cleaning operations• Served and made variety of food in this fast-paced, make-your-own, bar-style environment• Exchanged with customers to maintain positive atmosphere• Implemented COVID-19 friendly practices continuing to serve poke and limiting the spread of COVID-19

John Bruno Cure Lab

• Pioneered research regarding the quantification of shark meat mislabeling in North Carolina marketplaces and its involvement in global conservation efforts via DNA extraction techniques.• Identified and employed new shark DNA primers to facilitate in proper species determination and barcoding• Mastered DNA extraction, polymerase chain reaction, agarose gel electrophoresis, sanger sequencing, and BLAST bioinformatics techniques• Displayed research results through peer-reviewed scientific writing and a university wide undergraduate research symposium involving Biology and Chemistry professors as well as other undergraduate researchers

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Neuroscience And Biology

Activities and Societies: HeartSafe, Undergraduate Pediatric SocietyDouble major on the pre-med track.

Education record

Dual Enrollment via Career and College Promise. Completed general Biology I (BIO 111) and general Biology II (BIO 112)

Education record