Bio 360: Neurobiology
Spring 2023 // Dr. Wendy Boehmler
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Functions of the nervous system and developmental processes
that play a key role
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- Neurobiology of addiction: Never Enough by Judith Grisel
- Signaling & communication; neurotransmitters; development & repair
- C. elegans lab experiment to study chemotaxis
- Zebrafish research on a neurological disorder - Zellweger Syndrome
- Identified gene implicated in disease
- RNA extraction and cDNA synthesis
- Designed primers, conducted RT-PCR to determine gene presence
- Wrote manuscript outlining background, methods, and findings
Bio 290: Biostatistics
Spring 2022 // Dr. Bridgette Hagerty
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Fundamentals of devising and analyzing biological research experiments
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- Experimental design topics such as sample size, avoiding bias, etc.
- Utilized PRISM software extensively
- Performed several methods of statistical hypothesis testing
- Wrote IMRAD format research papers
- Designed figures and wrote figure legends
Bio 240: Genetics
Spring 2022 // Dr. Ronald Kaltreider
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Molecular genetics concepts including patterns of inheritance, gene structure, and methods of gene regulation
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- Made agarose gels of various concentrations
- Conducted gel electrophoresis and analyzed results
- Utilized bioinformatics tools such as BLAST database
- Used DNA barcoding to determine an unknown species
- Ligated and transformed E.Coli cells with plasmids
- Isolated plasmids from plated bacterial colonies
Bio 142: Molecules, Genes & Cells
Fall 2021 // Dr. Wendy Boehmler
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Basic principles of cell and molecular biology
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- Collected soil samples from various locations
- Tested samples for the presence of antibiotic-producing microorganisms
- Performed serial dilutions; created "master plates" (spread/patch)
- Calculated CFUs using serial dilution data
- Micropipette, PCR, gel electrophoresis, Gram staining, and streak plating
