Under Advisement of Dr. Maria Soledad RamirezStudying the influence that natural competence plays in the acquisition of antibiotic resistance involving the interaction between serine protease PKF and human serum albumin using a variety of techniques including transformation assay's, PCR, plasmid extractions, protein purification and SDS-page gels

Under Supervision of Dr. Merri Lynn Casem and Trista O'ConnellOrganized and led the fall and spring training, weekly department meeting, served as a mentor for new and returning leaders. Helped build a bridge of communication between faculty liaisons and supplemental instruction leaders. -Attend weekly Senior Leader meetings and meet weekly with faculty liaison

Under Supervision of Dr. Sean Walker and Dr. Merri Lynn CasemLed weekly group sessions to help reinforce lecture material for Cellular and Molecular Biology as well as Evolution and Organismal Biology. Synthesize worksheets and activities to promote group engagement, problem solving, and discussion. Attend lecture for associated classes and attend the weekly department meeting.

Conducted research at the Institute for Biomedical Research on Retrovirus and AIDS investigating the mechanisms of clusterin during an immune response and its role between the interaction of dendritic cells and macrophages.