Charlie Vavrik

Sustainable Labs Student Employee at UVA Office for Sustainability
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Full professional proficiency

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Credentials

  • EPA Section 608 Certification
    SkillCat
    May, 2023
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • UVA Office for Sustainability
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Sustainable Labs Student Employee
      • Feb 2023 - Present

      Create sustainability proposals for university administration with a focus on curbing refrigerant use and leakage and developing carbon and refrigerant pricing models Obtained EPA 608 Certified Type 1 Refrigerant Technician to enhance technical knowledge of refrigeration systems Create sustainability proposals for university administration with a focus on curbing refrigerant use and leakage and developing carbon and refrigerant pricing models Obtained EPA 608 Certified Type 1 Refrigerant Technician to enhance technical knowledge of refrigeration systems

  • Beenhakker Neuroscience Laboratory
    • University of Virginia, Virginia, United States
    • Undergraduate Researcher
      • May 2022 - Present

      Neuroscience lab that studies the generation of electrical signals in the brain and how this relates to diseases like epilepsy using primarily electrophysiology techniques Lead effort to investigate cannabis-based therapies in mouse models of absence epilepsy Construct MatLab based tools for collection and analysis of seizure data Skills: EEG surgery (mice), EEG recording, EEG cable construction, MATLAB, drug mixing and injection Neuroscience lab that studies the generation of electrical signals in the brain and how this relates to diseases like epilepsy using primarily electrophysiology techniques Lead effort to investigate cannabis-based therapies in mouse models of absence epilepsy Construct MatLab based tools for collection and analysis of seizure data Skills: EEG surgery (mice), EEG recording, EEG cable construction, MATLAB, drug mixing and injection

  • Grounds: The Virginia Journal of Bioethics
    • United States
    • Online Audio and Video Media
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Publications Editor and Staff Writer
      • Sep 2021 - Present

      Oversee design and publication of yearly print journal consisting of 40 pages of articles and artwork Authored pieces covering de-extinction, genetic engineering, environmental ethics, climate change Oversee design and publication of yearly print journal consisting of 40 pages of articles and artwork Authored pieces covering de-extinction, genetic engineering, environmental ethics, climate change

  • University Judiciary Committee
    • Administration of Justice
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Counselor
      • Jan 2022 - Present

      Representing both complainants and accused in trials for violations of university’s standards of conduct. Held to confidentiality Representing both complainants and accused in trials for violations of university’s standards of conduct. Held to confidentiality

  • Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    • United States
    • Research Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Harnessing Plants Initiative Intern
      • Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

      Engaged in plant biology and bioinformatics research within the phenotyping team at the Busch Lab, dedicated to genetically engineering non-model plant varieties Focused on the development of innovative strategies to boost carbon sequestration capabilities via enhanced root systems, contributing to the effort of mitigating climate change through the Harnessing Plants Initiative Trained and developed machine learning and high-throughput methods for plant growth and downstream data analysis Engaged in plant biology and bioinformatics research within the phenotyping team at the Busch Lab, dedicated to genetically engineering non-model plant varieties Focused on the development of innovative strategies to boost carbon sequestration capabilities via enhanced root systems, contributing to the effort of mitigating climate change through the Harnessing Plants Initiative Trained and developed machine learning and high-throughput methods for plant growth and downstream data analysis

  • Danna Biology Laboratory
    • University of Virginia, Virginia, United States
    • Research Assistant
      • Jun 2018 - Aug 2019

      Full-time summer research assistant at the Danna Plant Biology Laboratory. Working alongside graduate biology students in designing, performing, and analyzing experiments. Work involved bacteria culturing, DNA cloning, plant cultivation, and DNA analysis. Full-time summer research assistant at the Danna Plant Biology Laboratory. Working alongside graduate biology students in designing, performing, and analyzing experiments. Work involved bacteria culturing, DNA cloning, plant cultivation, and DNA analysis.

Education

  • University of Virginia
    Bachelor's degree, Synthetic Biology
    2021 - 2025
  • Albemarle High School
    2017 - 2021

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