Biology with Lizzie W.

University of Oregon

Project: Norming Oxidative Stress with Rigorous Measurement in Early Development- Work in a pediatrics office taking vitals, urine samples, and cortisol samples from child patients to establish typical oxidative stress levels during development. Communicate with pediatricians, patients, and parents. Project: FIND Prevention Program - Video coded parent and child interactions to assess the effectiveness of child-stress intervention programs.

Department of Biology, University of Oregon

Working for Professor Debbie Schlenoff in her course, Bi 390: Animal Behavior. Tasks include helping graduate students run discussion sections, grading quizzes, answering student questions, and proctoring exams.

Willamalane Parks and Recreation

Working in after school programs for resilient youth that have experienced multiple childhood stressors or a lack of livable income. Primarily, work revolves around guiding program participants through science, art, and creative projects, as well as maintaining a safe and healthy environment for large groups of students.

Emory University

Worked in internationally-acclaimed Microbiology and Immunology Laboratory under PI, Dr. Rafi Ahmed. The lab focuses on T-Cells, CD8 and CD4, and their applications for therapy in HIV, Zika virus, Ebola, and several types of cancer. Gained experience working on B cell Elispot, T cell Elispot, ELISA, flow cytometry, spleen cell staining, cryostat sectioning, and cell counting.

UC Davis Medical Center, Comprehensive Cancer Center

Worked closely with supervisor and conducted administrative work, and aided patients. Additionally, worked in infusion clinics (pediatric and adult), and had the opportunity to shadow a NP in the Pediatrics Infusions Clinic.

UC Davis

Interned at a biogeochemistry and fish ecology laboratory. The lab focuses on aquatic species in the San Joaquin River Delta and San Francisco Bay Estuary. Responsibilities ranged from fish dissection, sorting, and identification, sanding and imaging otoliths, as well as QA/QC’ing data. Adept with computer programs, including ImageJ, Excel, Dropbox, Photoshop, and Amscope.

Answered Prayers Therapeutic Riding Program

Conducted therapeutic horseback riding lessons for children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

University of Oregon

University of California, Berkeley

American Heart Association

UC Davis

University of Oregon

Native Proficiency