Kendall Benedict Email & Phone Number

Having recently graduated with my BS in Biology from Middle Tennessee State University, I am seeking a career in a clinical, diagnostic, or research laboratory. I'm currently applying to programs to gain certification to work as a medical lab scientist in the state of Tennessee. I have a specific interest in microbiology and genetics.Here's a fun fact I that I think is neat: Infants born from vaginal births tend to have stronger immune systems than those born from C-sections. This is because infants born from vaginal births are exposed to the microbiome (bacteria and other microbes that naturally live inside our bodies) of the mother's vaginal canal, while Cesarean infants are not. There's a longitudinal study being done on this in the UK called the "Baby Biome Study" and a Nature article was published on it in 2019 by Shao et al.

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  Student Worker | Undergraduate Research Assistant

  Middle Tennessee State University (Mtsu)

  Jul 2022 - Sep 2023 - Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States

  Duties:Inoculated fomites and performed viral plaque assays.Recorded data in Microsoft Excel and lab notebook.Prepared and maintained stock of lab media.Cleaned and disposed of used test tubes.Coauthored and prepared figures for manuscript.Performed antioxidant activity assays.Designed qPCR reaction.

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  Middle Tennessee State University (Mtsu)

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