Undergraduate Student Researcher
Boone, North Carolina
Project: Immunolocalization of Na+/K+-ATPase, Na+/H+-Exchanger 2, and Na+/H+-Exchanger 3 in Longhorn Sculpin (Myoxocephalus octdecemspinosus)Advisor: Sue Edwards, PhD• Preparation of Routine buffers and chemicals• Immunohistochemistry• Care and use of New Zealand White Rabbits(Oryctolagus cuniculus) for antibody production• Routine Hematoxylin & Eosin sectioning • Histological Tissue processing• Microtome sectioning• Confocal MicroscopyProjects: Analysis… Show more Project: Immunolocalization of Na+/K+-ATPase, Na+/H+-Exchanger 2, and Na+/H+-Exchanger 3 in Longhorn Sculpin (Myoxocephalus octdecemspinosus)Advisor: Sue Edwards, PhD• Preparation of Routine buffers and chemicals• Immunohistochemistry• Care and use of New Zealand White Rabbits(Oryctolagus cuniculus) for antibody production• Routine Hematoxylin & Eosin sectioning • Histological Tissue processing• Microtome sectioning• Confocal MicroscopyProjects: Analysis of Natural Carotenoids in Bird Feathers and Egg Yolk Project; Microwave Synthesis of Substituted Pyridines using Dihydropyrans Advisor: Nichole Bennett, PhD• Organic synthesis and analysis of Organic compounds• Routine use of: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Infrared Spectroscopy, UV-Visible Spectroscopy, GasChromatography-Mass Spectrometry, and High Performance Liquid Chromatography• Development of lab protocols for using a microwave reactor (CEM Discover)• Optimization of reaction (time, temperature, and pressure) Show less