Personal Development

Strengths Quick Learner Rarely miss work days… Entrepreneurial Analytical Introverted Humble Weaknesses Public Speaking- I suck at it, but I’m working on it! Perfectionist- I just want to get it right! Introverted at times Humble Enthusiasm for Languages Spanish High written and intermediate oral fluency French Intermediate written and oral conversational fluency Interest in Sciences Research Assistant, August 2007-December 2007 Virginia Tech Department of Biological Sciences, Blacksburg, Virginia Mentor Dr. Jill Sible Prepared Escherichia Coli cell cultures. Created gels for electrophoresis. Fertilized Xenopus lavis eggs. Monitored stages of embryo development until the neural tube stage. Exposed embryos to Ultraviolet Radiation to prevent division. Ran Poly(ADP-ribose)Polymerase Assays to check for cleavage. Created presentations on progress of the research. Research Assistant, August 2005-January 2006 Virginia Tech Center for Applied Behavior Systems, Blacksburg, Virginia Mentor Dr. Steve Clark Interviewed Tailgaters on various Tailgating behaviors and alcoholic intake before, during and after football games Measured Blood Alcohol Levels after football games Recorded data Research Assistant, June 2003- August 2005 Virginia Tech Department of Biological Sciences, Blacksburg, Virginia Mentor Dr. Lynn Adler Researched the differences in production of secondary compounds using near-isogenic Nicotiana tabacum lines. Measured tobacco growth in all dimensions. Recorded and analyzed data using ANOVA software. Presented poster at the Multicultural Science Scholars Annual Summer Conference.