Emily Beltz
BSL-3 Mosquito Surveillance Research Assistant at CONNECTICUT AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION, THE- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Biomedical Research - Basic/Refresher
CITI ProgramFeb, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
RCR Basic Course
CITI ProgramFeb, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens
CITI ProgramFeb, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Biomedical Responsible Conduct of Research
CITI ProgramJan, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Introduction to Biosafety
CITI ProgramFeb, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
NIH Recombinant DNA (rDNA) Guidelines
CITI ProgramFeb, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Training for Investigators, Staff and Students Handling Biohazards.
CITI ProgramFeb, 2022- Nov, 2024
Experience
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CONNECTICUT AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION, THE
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United States
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1 - 100 Employee
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BSL-3 Mosquito Surveillance Research Assistant
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May 2023 - Present
I am working in a BSL-3 lab full-time late spring into early fall under Dr. Philip Armstrong in the mosquito surveillance program. Our goal is to isolate arboviruses from mosquitoes captured across the state to identify possible viruses of concern, such as West Nile or EEE, circulating in wild mosquito populations. This will be achieved via isolation of viruses from mosquitoes homogenates that are inoculated into cell culture. This subsequent amplification and molecular testing of cell samples will assist in determining public health measures that need to be taken to prevent arboviral infections. Show less
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Reed Lab
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Hamden, Connecticut, United States
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Graduate Student Researcher
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Jan 2021 - Present
I am currently working in a fast-paced laboratory with multiple students and my principle investigator, Dr. Shawna C.O. Reed, with the obligate intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii. As an undergraduate researcher, I worked with various protein predication programs (HHPred, PHYRE, RaptorX, PredictProtein, and TMHMM) in order to determine the cellular localization and hypothetical function of Coxiella burnetii proteins. These proteins were cataloged based their found characteristics, where I mainly focused on transmembrane and membrane-associated proteins. In order to assist incoming research students, I created various protocols for how to use and understand these programs, as well as created protocols for other lab experiments, in order to ease their transition into the lab. I have also spent a large portion of my time culturing HeLa and Vero cells and I have established a line of THP-1 cells in our lab. During this time, I performed test infections with various strains of NMII Coxiella burnetii strains in order to better characterize their infection; as well as to better understand how Coxiella infections occur in macrophage-like cells. Towards the end of my undergraduate into my graduate experience, I helped to maintain the lab, train students, and even had my experimental proposal accepted; where I received a fellowship position in the QUIP-RS program. During the summer into fall of 2022, I constructed single cell reporters and performed qPCR, Western Blots, and CFU plating on Coxiella samples obtained from HeLa and Vero cell infections in order to determine how Coxiella transitions between its different morphological forms during infection. My goal is to continue working on these single cell reporters so that I can transform Coxiella and use these to infect cells for my thesis; where my ultimate goal is to determine how Coxiella morphologically changes within a host cell during infection to better characterize its infection cycle. Show less
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Bolton Orchards
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Bolton, Massachusetts, United States
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Food Service Manager/CSR
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Aug 2017 - Aug 2021
Evaluated existing operations and current sales to identify necessary improvements and capitalize on changes. Managed stocking and inventory control during food service shifts. Trained new employees in food service, produce, and CSR departments. Maintained and cleaned food-related equipment. Maintained customer satisfaction with forward-thinking strategies focused on addressing customer needs and resolving concerns. Evaluated existing operations and current sales to identify necessary improvements and capitalize on changes. Managed stocking and inventory control during food service shifts. Trained new employees in food service, produce, and CSR departments. Maintained and cleaned food-related equipment. Maintained customer satisfaction with forward-thinking strategies focused on addressing customer needs and resolving concerns.
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Quanterix
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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200 - 300 Employee
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Intern
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Dec 2018 - Jan 2019
Provided support and assistance in engineering department. Assisted biomedical department by weighing and counting fragile and special inventory. Managed engineering and mechanical component inventory by conducting need assessment based on demand produced by production of medical equipment and machines. Reformatted inventory management system and relabeled and moved inventory to adhere to this new system. Provided support and assistance in engineering department. Assisted biomedical department by weighing and counting fragile and special inventory. Managed engineering and mechanical component inventory by conducting need assessment based on demand produced by production of medical equipment and machines. Reformatted inventory management system and relabeled and moved inventory to adhere to this new system.
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Neal E. Armstrong's Podiatry
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Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States
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Intern
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Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
Assisted doctor in minor surgeries, patient management, and equipment utilization. Maintained organized inventory by checking stock to determine supply levels, expediting orders, and delivering materials to proper locations in sterile manner. Assisted in maintaining sterile exam rooms by cleaning and preparing rooms/instruments using sterile supply protocols and following proper biohazard disposal protocols. Answered incoming telephone calls from patients and hospitals and recorded and charted given information. Reformatted patient filing system, relabeled, and moved all folders to maximize productivity and efficiency. Show less
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Education
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2022 - 2023
Quinnipiac University
Master's of Health Sciences with concentration in Medical Microbiology -
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Quinnipiac University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Microbiology and Immunology -
2015 - 2019
Leominster High School
High School Diploma
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