Researcher

Jessica McAfee

aczvrd@r.postjobfree.com

919-***-****

EDUCATION:

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

B.S. in Biology May 2017

Minors in Chemistry and Creative Writing

Cumulative GPA: 3.797

Dean’s List all semesters

Study Abroad: UNC-CH Galapagos Islands Field Site- Summer of 2015

UNC-CH Highlands Biological Station Field Site-Summer of 2016

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Laboratory at UNC Chapel Hill, Research Assistant, May to August 2014

Preformed experiments with human subjects

Data analysis

Transcription of spoken data

UNC Chapel Hill Microbiology Laboratory, PI Alan Jones, focus on G Protein, Undergraduate Researcher December 2015- May 2017

Specialized on AtWNK genes

Proficient at creating and using CRISPR/Cas9 constructs for Arabidopsis thaliana

Excellent at DNA extraction, PCR, Golden Gate, plasmid extraction, Agrobacterium and E. coli inoculation, genotyping, crossing Arabidopsis thaliana and gel electrophoresis

Worked with Arabidopsis thaliana and Oryza sativa

Presented research poster to UNC Biology Department November 2016 at UNC Chapel Hill

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Excellent with Microsoft: Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Excel

Bioedit, MEGA7, Logger Pro, Mendeley

Introductory levels of HTML, CSS, Photoshop

ACTIVITIES:

Purr Partners Nonprofit Feline Rescue-Volunteering-2013-2017

LEADERSHIP:

Quidditch-2013-2017

Head of Fundraising 2014-2015

Co-Captain 2017

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