Experience

BreakLine Education

• Participant

  • Mar 2021 - Present



Microbiologics, Inc.

• Production Solutions Laboratory Technician

  • Aug 2018 - Feb 2020



ELCA

• YAGM

  • Aug 2017 - Jul 2018



Microbiologics, Inc.

• Industrial Quality Control Technologist

  • Aug 2016 - Aug 2017



Mayo Clinic

• Research Technologist

  • Aug 2015 - Aug 2016

  • molecular biologist in a radiology lab doing basic research on cranial aneurysms• performed western blots as a method to measure protein expression for induced rabbit aneurysms• used PCR for a comparative study in aneurysms treated with flow diverters in a rabbit model• cultured human cardiomyocyte cells for testing growth on metal types• assisted in taking care of rats and rabbits used in the lab studies• edited papers for publication before submission• wrote a paper… • molecular biologist in a radiology lab doing basic research on cranial aneurysms• performed western blots as a method to measure protein expression for induced rabbit aneurysms• used PCR for a comparative study in aneurysms treated with flow diverters in a rabbit model• cultured human cardiomyocyte cells for testing growth on metal types• assisted in taking care of rats and rabbits used in the lab studies• edited papers for publication before submission• wrote a paper accepted into American Journal of Radiology Show more Show less



Dahl Dance Center

• Dance Instructor

  • Aug 2015 - Aug 2016

  • DVIDA bronze smooth certified• experience teaching Argentine Tango, West Coast Swing, American Rhythm and Smooth Bronze and Silver levels• participates in a hip hop and ballroom dance performance group



Luther College

• Research Assistant

  • Feb 2014 - May 2015

  • transformed E.coli cells with plasmids containing an artificial minigene• used PCR to generate template for making target RNA via in vitro synthesis• verified target RNA size and concentration by urea polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis• used the generated target RNAs in a protein RISC assay to monitor impact of methylation on interaction of miRNA-RISC with target RNAs



Mayo Clinic

• SURF Student

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  • cultured human cardiomyocytes • analyzed of cytotoxicity of amylodogenic proteins• performed Size Exclusion Chromatography and gel electrophoresis to examine conformation of amyloidogenic proteins