● Assisted with fermentation and downstream processing of plant-based RBD oils● Conducted analyses to examine the progression of oxidation metrics and yields through the processing of the oil● Responsible for extraction, degumming, and neutralization of fermentor biomass

Responsibilities include expressing (OD600) and purifying and concentrating this proteinFast Protein Liquid Chromatography to measure protein concentrationProcedures that I perform include chemicals and compounds such as Ni-NTA resin, kanamycin, wash/elution buffers, and chromophore

Utilized bioinformatics and molecular biology techniques to analyze the DNA sequences of genes from a fresh water aquatic plant, Landoltia PunctataMeasured how the genes in this plant compare to those from other species.The bioinformatics tool being used was BLAST, and the DNA analysis was completed using techniques such as PCR, gel electrophoresis, and the database NCBI