LAUREN WILSON

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OBJECTIVE

After graduating in March 2016, my goal is to pursue work in natural health, ecological research, or wildlife biology. My interests include wildlife conservation, trophic interactions, entomology, and sustainable agriculture, and whole food nutrition.

MOTIS OPERANDI

I have a very strong work ethic and am consistently striving to improve every day. I do not like to leave tasks incomplete and possess a certain drive that helps me excel. Being detail-oriented, perseverant, and reliable enable my success.

EDUCATION

University of California, Davis

September 2011-March 2016

Major: Animal Biology, B.S.

RELEVANT COLLEGE COURSES

Biology, Natural History of California’s Wild Vertebrates, Ecology of Insects, Ethics of Animal Use, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Organic Chemistry, Calculus, Biochemistry, Apiculture, Neurobiology Physiology and Behavior, Applied Statistics for Biological Sciences, Ecology, Environmental Toxicology, and Physics

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

Animal Science Technician- The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson

May 2016-September 2016 Duties: Care and support to research laboratory animals, routine cage sanitation, cage changing, animal husbandry, daily observation of animals, health monitoring, appropriate record keeping, cleaning of procedure and animal rooms, operation of cage washing and preparation machines, preparation of solutions and dilutions, stocking of supplies, handling biohazard waste.

Student Assistant- Ullman Laboratory

April 2014-March 2016 Duties: Aid in the research of insect/virus/plant interactions primarily by taking care of the thrips colony. Assist with ELISA to identify presence of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus, wash dishes, do field work for annual summer field trial (taking flower samples, leaf beat samples, and labeling/filling vials for collection).

Student Assistant- Russell Ranch Sustainable Agricultural Facility September 2013-April 2014 Duties: Grind soil samples using a mortar and pestle for a multi-plot, long-term study. Organize dried tomato samples and grind them, grind soil samples to carry out a study of soil moisture content, perform sound experiment procedures, weigh and record precise weights of soil samples, enter data into Excel spreadsheet and check for accuracy, cleaning tins to reuse in the soil moisture study.

Beekeeper at UC Davis Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility

April 2013-August 2013 Duties: Beekeeping of honey bee colonies for UC Davis research, check to make sure the queen is present and laying eggs, collection of bee samples (foragers and workers) into falcon centrifuge tubes to be used in UC Davis entomology laboratories, make and use smoker to open a hive and calm the honey bees, perform proper sampling techniques (not touching the bees in the tube to keep contamination at a minimum, using carbon dioxide to knock them out for a few seconds in order to easily funnel them into the falcon tube, and carefully labeling each tube), honey production (using hot knife to uncap brood, loading centrifuge, which spins to extract the honey, filtering the honey, and bottling), water decorative and bee- attracting plants at the facility, work to reduce small hive beetles and wax moth larvae in the colonies by using Varroa mite sticky boards to catch honey bees in order to monitor their abundance.

Rat Colony Internship- UC Davis Nutrition Department

April 2012-June 2012 Duties: Care for rodents used in nutrition studies at UC Davis, colony management, daily maintenance of rats and mice colonies, provide unsupervised husbandry of the animals: changing cages, racks, water bottles, and feeding, cleaning the facility, monitor health status and well-being of the animals, update health records, record detailed records of health and behavior, record temperature and humidity of animal rooms, monitor litters born, proper handling and use of equipment and cleaning chemicals.

Animal Rescue Kompany (ARK) Volunteer

September 2008-December 2011 Duties: Weekend dog and cat adoptions, take care of dogs and cats during the adoption events, answer the public’s questions concerning the pet adoption process and specific animal histories, foster dogs and cats, administer vaccines, monitor health of rescue dogs, socialize strays, bottle-fed kitten litters, help at fundraiser dinners/auctions.

SKILLS

Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Familiar with fundamental lab procedures: titrating, pipetting, centrifuging, etc.

Field sampling techniques

Recording data

Attentive to details

Strong ability to multitask

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (2010)

Nominated for leadership and attended a program to develop problem solving, community and global citizenship, leadership, and communication skills

Veterinarian Assistant Certificate Program

Mt. San Jacinto College 2010

REFERENCES

Diane Ullman

Professor of Entomology

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Billy Synk

Manager of Harry H. Laidlaw Bee Research Facility

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Israel Herrera

Facility Manager, Russell Ranch

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