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San Luis Obispo, California, United States

San Luis Obispo, California Area

-Co-lead a project in Dr. Steven Wilkinson's Lab that works to characterize a MarR protein found in the genome of Clostridium difficile-Complete weekly assays and experiments-Update my progress and results in my lab notebook and in a shared One Drive

-Tutor local San Luis Obispo high school students in science and mathematics-Conduct virtual tutoring sessions on Zoom

-Continued work in Dr. Wilkinson's lab to characterize a MarR protein in Clostridioides difficile. -Learned techniques in PyMol, ChimeraX, ESPript, and Clustal Omega-Presented a 5 minute talk on results of summer research at a virtual symposium for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

San Luis Obispo, California Area

Enforce rules and regulations to ensure the safety of patrons. Train and direct new lifeguards. Maintain the cleanliness of the swimming pool and function of equipment. Enforce COVID-19 safety guidelines.

-Continued research in Dr. Wilkinson's lab to characterize a MarR protein in Clostridioides difficile-Learned several assays including the following: bacterial transformations, protein purification, gel electrophoresis, PCR, DNA gel purification, binding affinity assays, FPLC, and more.-Presented my research during a poster presentation at the summation of the summer program with the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry