Mackenzie Strehle

Graduate Research Assistant at Caltech
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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Languages
  • Spanish Limited working proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency

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Credentials

  • Startup Valuation Methods
    Coursera
    Aug, 2022
    - Oct, 2024
  • Engineering Life: Synbio, Bioethics & Public Policy
    Coursera
    Oct, 2020
    - Oct, 2024
  • Industrial Biotechnology
    Coursera
    Oct, 2020
    - Oct, 2024
  • Protecting Business Innovations via Strategy
    Coursera
    Oct, 2020
    - Oct, 2024
  • Design and Interpretation of Clinical Trials
    Coursera
    Sep, 2020
    - Oct, 2024
  • Protecting Business Innovations via Patent
    Coursera
    Sep, 2020
    - Oct, 2024
  • Financial Markets (with Honors)
    Coursera
    Aug, 2020
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • Caltech
    • United States
    • Research Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Graduate Research Assistant
      • Sep 2018 - Present

      Research Advisor: Dr. Mitchell Guttman• Utilize genomics and molecular biology approaches to investigate the mechanisms underlying mammalian X chromosome inactivation

    • Head Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Molecular Biology
      • Jan 2020 - Mar 2021

      • Coordinated course planning for 50+ undergraduate students and 8 teaching assistants• Contributed to writing and grading problem sets and exams• Hosted weekly office hours and responded to student emails• Tracked and reported student grades and progress throughout the term

    • Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Molecular Biology
      • Jan 2019 - Mar 2019

      • Contributed to writing and grading problem sets and exams• Hosted weekly office hours and recitation sections

  • Caltech's Office of Technology Transfer and Corporate Partnerships
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Life Science Venture Intern
      • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

      • Provided support to the Fund@Caltech, an early-stage venture fund designed to help Caltech faculty and students create new businesses • Performed market research and competitive analysis to assess the commercial potential of technology startups • Provided support to the Fund@Caltech, an early-stage venture fund designed to help Caltech faculty and students create new businesses • Performed market research and competitive analysis to assess the commercial potential of technology startups

  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Undergraduate Research Assistant, INBRE Scholars Program
      • Sep 2016 - May 2018

      Research Advisor: Dr. Alan Christensen • Awarded funding from the NIH IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) scholars program to conduct an independent research project investigating the behavior of a plant mitochondrial plasmid • Published a first author methods paper in Mitochondrial DNA Part B • Presented a research poster at the annual Nebraska INBRE meeting Research Advisor: Dr. Alan Christensen • Awarded funding from the NIH IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) scholars program to conduct an independent research project investigating the behavior of a plant mitochondrial plasmid • Published a first author methods paper in Mitochondrial DNA Part B • Presented a research poster at the annual Nebraska INBRE meeting

  • University of Nebraska Medical Center
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Undergraduate Research Assistant, INBRE Scholars Program
      • May 2016 - Aug 2016

      Research Advisors: Dr. Steve Caplan and Dr. Naava Naslavsky • Awarded funding from the NIH IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) scholars program to conduct an independent research project studying cell surface proteins and endocytic trafficking in mammalian cells • Received the Richard Holland Future Scientist award for oral presentation delivered at the annual Nebraska INBRE meeting Research Advisors: Dr. Steve Caplan and Dr. Naava Naslavsky • Awarded funding from the NIH IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) scholars program to conduct an independent research project studying cell surface proteins and endocytic trafficking in mammalian cells • Received the Richard Holland Future Scientist award for oral presentation delivered at the annual Nebraska INBRE meeting

  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Undergraduate Research Assistant, UCARE Program
      • Sep 2015 - Apr 2016

      Research Advisor: Dr. Alan Christensen • Awarded funding from the Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience (UCARE) program to conduct an independent research project focused on isolating and cloning a mitochondrial plasmid found in plants • Presented a research poster at the annual UNL Spring Research Fair Research Advisor: Dr. Alan Christensen • Awarded funding from the Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience (UCARE) program to conduct an independent research project focused on isolating and cloning a mitochondrial plasmid found in plants • Presented a research poster at the annual UNL Spring Research Fair

Education

  • Caltech
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
    2018 - 2024
  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Microbiology
    2014 - 2018
  • Mound Westonka High School
    2009 - 2014

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