Organic Chemistry Laboratory Assistant
St. Catherine University
As a lab assistant, I progressed the synthesis of non-natural norbornene containing isoprenoid substrate for the protein farnesyltransferase. This involved performing lab activities including setting up lab equipment, preparing chemical solutions, conducting tests, interpreting and analyzing data, compiling results, preparing reports, and presenting conclusions and findings. In addition, I was asked to present my findings at chemistry conferences, including the University of Minnesota Undergraduate Research Symposium and the American Chemical Society Conference in Denver, Colorado in April of 2015.