Michael Kiken

**** *** ******, ****** *****, FL, 33446

Phone: 561-***-****

acru7r@r.postjobfree.com

Education:

B.S., Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, 2015, cum laude

Concentrations: Biotechnology and Microbiology

Experience:

Direct Independent Study, 2014-2015

Florida Atlantic University

Research: Everglades Ecotone Seagrass

Direct Independent Study, 2014-Present

Florida Atlantic University

Research: Antibiotic Discovery

Presentations:

Kiken, Michael and J.P. Caruso, Ph.D. (2015). Isolation of antibiotic-producing bacteria from South FL soils: the Small World Initiative at FAU. Poster presented at The Undergraduate Research Symposium at Florida Atlantic University.

Kiken, Michael and J.P. Caruso, Ph.D. (2015). Isolation of antibiotic-producing bacteria from South FL soils: the Small World Initiative at FAU. Poster presented at The Association for Microbiology Conference for Undergraduate Educators in Austin, TX.

Grants:

Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry Group Grant (Florida Atlantic University, 2014)

Employment:

Research Assistant, February 2015-April 2015

Florida Atlantic University

Research: Everglades Ecotone Seagrass

Sorted Rupia maritima seeds sifted from sediment samples collected from the Everglades ecotone

Research Skills:

Extensive knowledge of gel electrophoresis, polymerase chain reaction, DNA isolation, DNA extraction, making growth media, growing and isolating bacteria