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Lorrayne Serra

Student at csu east bay

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Summary

I work hard to get what I want and always put all my effort in everything I do in life. I love to teach and work

with people. My biggest passion is research and science.I currently work part time in a laboratory at CSU East

Bay, studying the molcular mechanism that regulates the growth and termination of posterior neuron on C.

elegans. My goal is to attend graduate school and acquire my PhD in cell and molecular biology.

Experience

Research Assistant at California State University

November 2011 - Present (2 years 8 months)

Adhered research on the molecular mechanisms driving mechanosensory neurite termination on C.elegans

Gained knowledge in genetics and in cellular and molecular biology.

Built use in lab procedures such as molecular techniques to extract genomic DNA from worms, do gel

electrophoresis, isolate plasmid (QIAGEN, spin mini prep),PCR (GoTAQ, phusium), determine the

concentration of DNA(spectronic Genesys 5), gel extraction(QIAGEN),make NGM agar plates for culturing

worms, used a zeizz axiovert 100 with an Insight firewire camera to take pictures of the PLM neurite, image J

to do a phenotypic analysis of the neurite (visualized by GFP).

English learner Tutor at Literacy Plus Hayward Public Library

June 2012 - September 2013 (1 year 4 months)

Working with a class of 12+ students from diverse backgrounds to teach basic conversational skills in

English.

American Medical Student Association: Los Medanos, Professional Outreach Recruiter

reading tutor at Longwood Middle School

September 2011 - June 2013 (1 year 10 months)

Reading tutor; Working one-one with children from low-income communities who are struggling with

reading. I work independently with students teaching them to read and critically understand a text.

Communication Speech Lead Tutor at California State University

September 2011 - June 2012 (10 months)

assisted students with brainstorming, developing ideas, proof reading, editing and revising papers, speeches

and essays

created voice educational tutorial on speech process

extracurricular activities:

Public Relations Student Society of America: Vice-President, CSU East Bay Chapter

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Volunteer and Job at Mentoring In Medicine, Inc

September 2010 - May 2011 (9 months)

Job shadowed a variety of health care professionals and overseen daily routine

Volunteer Coordinator at Oakland Children's Hospital

August 2009 - October 2010 (1 year 3 months)

Organized bedside scheduling to visit young patients, and coordinated activities in absence of parental care.

Honors and Awards

Presidents' Commission Scholar Award and grant

by California State University, Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology

April 2012

Peter Boesch Scholarship and award- Modern Language & Literature

CSU East Bay

March 2013

Public Relations Student Society of America excelled Membership Recognition

CSU East Bay, Communication Department

May 2012

Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation Proud Scholar

LSAMP

May 2014

Courses

Bachelor of Science (BS), Biological Sciences;

Cellular and Molecular Biology;

California State University

general biochemistry 4411

general biochemistry 4412

organic chemistry

general chemistry

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Projects

cell and molecular biology/ genetics research

December 2011 to Present

Members:Lorrayne Serra, Maria Gallegos

research on the molecular mechanisms driving mechanosensory neurite termination on C.elegans.

sequencing of UNC-9

April 2014 to Present

Members:Lorrayne Serra

To ask if gap junctions plays a role in neurite termination, we first looked into unc-9, a gene responsible for

formation of gap junction, expressed in both PLM and BDU. We sequenced the gene to investigate what

mutation causes its phenotype. No mutation has been found yet.

I used sanger sequencing, and basic bioinformatics tools such as blast search and plasmaeditor to look for the

mutation.

Languages

Spanish (Full professional proficiency)

Portuguese (Native or bilingual proficiency)

Skills & Expertise

Microsoft Office

Molecular Biology

Biotechnology

PCR

Microsoft Excel

Research

Cell Culture

Microsoft Word

Matlab

Lifesciences

Biochemistry

Gel Electrophoresis

Editing

Public Speaking

Data Analysis

Spanish

Proofreading

Teamwork

English

Data Entry

DNA extraction

Fundraising

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Event Planning

Biology

Leadership

Chemistry

Public Relations

DNA

Community Outreach

Teaching

Analysis

Genetics

Education

California State University

Bachelor of Science (BS), Biological Sciences; Cellular and Molecular Biology;, 2011 - 2014

csu east bay

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Spanish Language and Literature, 2011 - 2014

Activities and Societies: Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA)

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Lorrayne Serra

Student at csu east bay

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