Lara Jacobowitz

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(386) 825-5501
Location
Providence, Rhode Island, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Campus Ambassador
      • Dec 2022 - Present

    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Undergraduate Research Assistant
      • May 2023 - Aug 2023

      - Worked one-on-one with a post-doc to conduct preliminary experiments examining the relationship between low nitrogen and drought for different Arabidopsis and tomato genotypes. - Measured the Arabidopsis and tomato plants' photosynthetic efficiency using ImagingWinGigE software. - Infected Nicotiana benthamiana with agrobacterium containing GFP, BFP, and mScarlet genes and measured the fluorescence with a Tecan plate reader. - Became proficient in plasmid mini-preps, gel electrophoresis with extraction, PCR, preparing agar plates for starting seeds and culturing bacteria, and mixing plant media. - Attended lab meetings, journal club, and special presentations. Show less

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Teaching Assistant
      • Sep 2022 - Dec 2022

      Held weekly office hours, answered student questions online, and proctored and graded exams for one of the most popular biology courses, Diversity of Life. Held weekly office hours, answered student questions online, and proctored and graded exams for one of the most popular biology courses, Diversity of Life.

    • Israel
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Assistant
      • May 2022 - Jun 2022

      - Assisted in pre- and post-experiment lab work in a plant ecology lab studying phytoremediation in sunflowers. - Collected data from roots, root nodules, and contaminated sunflowers, and also collected soil samples. - Used SLEAP animal tracking software to track plants’ movement in response to light treatments. - Prepared pots, soil, plastic shields, a greenhouse, and an irrigation system for an upcoming experiment. - Assisted in pre- and post-experiment lab work in a plant ecology lab studying phytoremediation in sunflowers. - Collected data from roots, root nodules, and contaminated sunflowers, and also collected soil samples. - Used SLEAP animal tracking software to track plants’ movement in response to light treatments. - Prepared pots, soil, plastic shields, a greenhouse, and an irrigation system for an upcoming experiment.

Education

  • Brown University
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Biology, General
    2021 - 2025

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