Payton Thomas Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, NC

• Assist in moving participants through completion of studies
• Consent participants for onsite and remote studies
• Process participant data
• Complete screening/clinical visits for participants in remote and on-site studies

High Point, NC

• Tutored students enrolled in Biopsychology and Calculus I at High Point University
• Explained course concepts to students, shared and planned study techniques for the material for each student

High Point, NC

• Registered sales on a cash register by scanning items/keying in merchandise and scanning coupons, VIC cards, etc. to total purchases
• Attended nine self-checkout registers during peak store hours
• Created a positive customer experience by inquiring about the customer’s day or experience shopping in the store

High Point, North Carolina, United States

• Worked under the advisement of Dr. Aurijit Sarkar at High Point University to identify chemical compounds that enhance effectiveness of beta-lactam antibiotics against methicillin-resistant S. Aureus (MRSA) bacteria
• Presented research at conferences of the NC branch of American Society for Microbiology (October 2021 and November 2022), High Point University Research and Creativity Symposium (April 2022 and April 2023), and ACS.

High Point, NC

• Continued research to understand how previously identified chemicals enhance effectiveness of antibiotics against MRSA
• Implemented a procedure for protein thermal shift with Stk1 isolated protein
• Completed wet lab and technical tasks in the production of a first author manuscript
• Received stipend through an American Heart Association grant

Huntersville, NC

• Ensured a positive customer experience by building rapport, answering questions, educating and/or enrolling customers in Kohl’s loyalty program and Kohl’s Charge Cards
• Registered sales on a cash register by scanning items, applying percent off or Kohl’s Cash coupons, totaling and tendering purchases
• Contributed to the maintenance of an organized sales floor via the folding and rearranging of merchandise in various departments during and after store hours of operation

High Point, North Carolina, United States

• Continued research on identifying chemicals to co-treat MRSA bacteria with antibiotics
• Completed assays with genetically modified MRSA bacterial strains
• Utilized ImageJ software to perform color intensity assays
• Received stipend