Researcher

Education

Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY Graduated May 2020

Bachelor of Arts in chemistry: with biochemistry concentration

Work Experience/Volunteering

Skidmore College, Dining Services, Saratoga Springs, NY Summer 2016 - 2019

Position: Student worker

El Barrio Clinic, San Antonio, TX Summer 2019

Position: Community Volunteer

Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY Spring 2020

Position: Biochemistry lab teaching assistant

Leadership positions

Skidmore College Emergency Medical Services (SCEMS) Jan 2018- Jan 2019

Basic life Support and emergency transport services for the Skidmore campus

Skidmore College Opportunity Program (AOP) Summer 2016- 2020

Program designed to recruit disadvantaged students who otherwise would

not have the opportunity to attend a college like Skidmore.

Research Experience

Skidmore College, Chemistry Department 2017- 2020; Summer 2017, 2018

Part of Dr. Kelly Sheppard’s NSF funded biochemistry research project. Studied the nature of tRNA aminoacylation and the various enzymes involved in the procedure, more specifically why the amino acid asparagine has two pathways of being aminoacylated to its cognate tRNA in the causative agent for anthrax Bacillus anthracis. As a senior I was put in a position of mentorship to younger or new

member of the research lab.

Skills

Lab Skills

Adept in basic biochemistry, biology, and chemistry lab procedures such as:

Protein gels, protein purification, chromatography, enzyme assays, crystallography, etc.

Basic microbiological culture techniques such as plating, growing liquid and agar cultures, etc.

Molecular cloning, DNA and tRNA purification, PCR, In vitro transcriptions, etc.

Distillations, filtrations, extractions, titrations, etc.

Presentation Skills

Frequent research presentations in conferences, school, meetings, etc.

has thought me how to present complicated and jargon heavy concepts

and data to others in a way that is easy to understand and digest.

Computational Skills

Proficient in the Microsoft Office suite of programs; biochemistry analysis programs such as ApE, Pymol, UCSF Chimera, etc.; and statistical analysis programs such as R Studio and JMP.

Instrumentation

Knowledgeable in the many instruments used for biochemistry research such as centrifuge, incubators, FPLC system, IR spectrophotometer, mass spectrophotometer, electro spectrophotometer, rotary evaporator, UV spectrophotometer, vacuum concentrator, pH meter, plater readers, etc.

Languages

Fluent in speaking and writing English and Spanish

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