Project Data

Stephanie Schuyler

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EDUCATION

Yale University, New Haven, CT Class of 2012

B.S., Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology. Cumulative GPA: 3.80 / 4.00.

Winner of the 2010 Henry W. Scott Prize for excellence in Russian.

Russian Language Diploma Certificate, State University of St. Petersburg, Russia Summer 2011

Phillips Academy, Andover, MA Class of 2008

SAT I: 790 (Math), 800 (Verbal), 800 (Writing). Cum laude society. National Merit Scholar. Phillips Academy German Prize.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Christine Jacobs-Wagner Lab, Yale University New Haven, CT | September 2011 May 2012

Undergraduate Researcher.

Worked both independently and as part of a larger team of geneticists and microbiologists to elucidate medically and physiologically relevant, unstudied mechanisms of genetic control in pathological bacteria, 40+ hours/week in addition to full course load.

Used fluorescence microscopy techniques, aggregating and analyzing data using a Matlab-based software. As part of a team of computational biologists, created a new method for detecting and assessing microscope data using programming tools.

Project concluded with a department-wide presentation and a project report 25 pages in length +(figures) on the technical achievements of the fluorescence microscopy method as well as the physiological ramifications of the research. This project is currently being continued by a new postdoctoral fellow in the lab

Peabody Museum of Natural History, Zoology Department New Haven, CT| May 2010 August 2010

Curation Intern

Assisted in the complete recuration of the specimen collection of vertebrates, including reptiles, fish, and birds.

Along with a team of curators and museum coordinators, planned and executed the transition to computer records from paper listings using Filemaker Pro. Catalogued relevant data, reprocessed and restored thousands of vertebrate specimens of wide taxonomic variety, bringing curation of the collection up to modern computational and biochemical standards.

Whitney Humanities Center, Yale University New Haven, CT| February 2010 May 2012

Student Assistant to the Mellon, Hilles and Griswold Fellowship Committees

Independently as the only student associate to the Whitney processed and prepared applications for committee meetings regarding the Mellon, Hilles, and Griswold Grants for teaching fellowships, publication-related expenses, and research trips. Processed hundreds of applications each cycle (<1 week processing times) and presented data to the five-person committee of professors.

Acted as liaison, coordinating committee members, professors, publishers, and applicants regarding application status and decisions.

Harvard Medical School Cambridge, MA | June 2009-August 2009

Research Intern

Interned in Stephen Lory Lab in department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, 40+ hours/week.

Conducted genetic studies of antibiotic resistance and mechanisms of infection in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a cystic fibrosis pathogen. Used advanced techniques of genetic manipulation to elucidate these processes, and presented this data to the department.

Used the developed techniques to create comprehensive genetic libraries for use in genetic studies within the lab, which remain ongoing.

LEADERSHIP

Yale Varsity Sailing Team August 2008 May 2012

Treasurer; Recruiter; Team Member.

Four-year member of the top nationally ranked women’s sailing team in the country, 40 hours/ week in practice and two-day regattas every weekend of the fall and spring seasons. Competed as part of national championship-winning team for three of the four years.

Acted as treasurer, handling funds for the team, compiling and maintaining a budget. Acted as recruiter for a year, communicating with incoming student sailors and liaising with the coaches.

University-Wide Committee on Sexual Misconduct May 2011 May 2012

Undergraduate Representative

Part of the core team of representatives that planned and executed the overhaul of the previous disciplinary system to include an independent body on sexual misconduct.

Acted as liaison between student complainants and disciplinary board, as student resource for information and contact point to initiate proceedings, as well as a part of the at-large committee that heard, deliberated, and decided all formal cases brought by students, staff, and faculty.

Statistics for the year’s proceedings showed that disciplinary response to the cases heard that year increased drastically as a result of the creation of a dedicated committee.

Oxfam America 2005 2008

President, Phillips Academy Chapter

Organized awareness and fundraising events, including auctions, social functions, and informational sessions. Approximately 3 major events/ year with months of required planning time, 10-15 hours/ week.

Managed proceeds and donations from events, recording earnings for the organization chapter more than twice what they had been in years previous.

Appointed and managed members of the community service board and ran weekly meetings of the board, coordinating all chapter events.

LANGUAGES & SPECIAL SKILLS

German (native), Russian (advanced), Mandarin Chinese (intermediate)

Microsoft Office; Matlab; Endnote; Adobe Creative Suite; Filemaker Pro Data Entry Software

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