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United States

Conduct Endangered Species Act/Essential Fish Habitat consultations with action agenciesOversee eelgrass monitoring and restoration projectsSupport NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region's San Francisco Bay Branch

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

2021 Knauss Fellow with NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research

Portland, Oregon, United States

• Participated in science communication workshops for all fellows
• Developed a museum demonstration regarding seagrass microbiomes under stressed conditions
• Engaged with the public at "Meet a Scientist" events at OMSI

Corvallis, Oregon, United States

• Plan and carry out field experiments involving 400+ microbial samples and multiple time-points
• Process samples through DNA extraction, PCR, sequencing library preparation and clean-up
• Analyze high-throughput sequencing data using a variety of bioinformatic softwares such as R, Qiime2, DADA2, DESeq2, MetaSPAdes, etc.
• Write successful proposals and grants to acquire research funding
• Mentor an undergraduate lab member through execution of field experiments, sample processing, and sequencing data analysis and statistics
• Synthesize results into oral presentations, outreach events, and publications

Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Lecture or support undergraduate microbiology courses, including:Ecology, Conservation, and Global Change (BI 101)Molecular Microbiology Laboratory – A Writing Intensive Course (MB 311)Allied Health Microbiology (MB/BHS 255)Aquatic Microbiology Laboratory (MB 422)Food Microbiology Laboratory (MB 441/541)Introductory Microbiology Laboratory (MB.

Pleasanton, California

• Developed immunoassays for cancer markers using a modified ELISA system and streptavidin‑biotin binding
• Assisted in the development of assays utilizing RNA and PNA probes for E. coli and HIV
• Performed general upkeep of lab as well as ordering of supplies

Concord, California

• Conducted water, air, and environmental sampling for monitoring and validation of cleanroom standards
• Followed Standard Operating Procedures for water testing of bioburden, pH, silica, and total organic carbon

University Of California, Berkeley

• Investigated the effects of environmental conditions on the microbial communities of leaf surfaces, with application for preventing E. coli and Salmonella outbreaks in vegetables; presented findings at a poster session.
• Cultured leaf surface bacteria to quantify CFU counts, phenotypes, and biosurfactant production.
• Generated mutants using transposon-­‐‑conferring E. coli cells to compare wild type versus mutant viability.

Berkeley, California

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Microbiology, General

Dissertation: Effects of anthropogenic stressors on seagrass and coral microbiomes

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Molecular Environmental Biology

Activities and Societies: University of California Marching Band, The Music Connection, Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program.