Michael Angelo Fernandez

Scholar at UCSC Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program
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Location
Yigo, Guam, Guam, GU

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Credentials

  • University of California Lab Hazard Assessment Training Certification
    University of California, Davis
    Jun, 2019
    - Nov, 2024
  • ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate: Platinum
    ACT
    May, 2018
    - Nov, 2024
  • American Heart Association First Aid, CPR, AED Certificate
    American Heart Association
    Jan, 2016
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • UCSC Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Scholar
      • May 2020 - Present

      Two-summer environmental conservation program with immersive field experiences, leadership workshops, and an internship in ecological research Two-summer environmental conservation program with immersive field experiences, leadership workshops, and an internship in ecological research

  • University of Guam
    • Guam
    • Higher Education
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Research Assistant I
      • Dec 2019 - Present

      • Leading phylogenetic study of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi found in orchid species endemic to Guam• Assisting with sweet potato and pepper crop trials at the horticulture laboratory• Assisting with the maintenance of endemic tree ferns and orchid species at the tissue culture laboratory • Helping with High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) study of anthocyanins in hibiscus flowers and capsaicin in peppers at the horticulture laboratory • Leading phylogenetic study of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi found in orchid species endemic to Guam• Assisting with sweet potato and pepper crop trials at the horticulture laboratory• Assisting with the maintenance of endemic tree ferns and orchid species at the tissue culture laboratory • Helping with High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) study of anthocyanins in hibiscus flowers and capsaicin in peppers at the horticulture laboratory

  • STEP-UP (Short-Term Research Experience for Underrepresented Persons)
    • United States
    • Research Services
    • Undergraduate Student Researcher
      • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

      • Summer research program with experience in biomedical research at the Stanhope-Havel Lab• Investigated the effects of glucose, fructose, high fructose corn syrup, and aspartame on levels of iron-containing (Transferrin and Ferritin) and copper-containing (Ceruloplasmin) proteins • Received nutrition and basic medical training• Presented research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD

    • Student Researcher
      • Jun 2018 - May 2019

      • Summer research program with experience in biomedical research at the University of Guam Horticulture Lab• Analyzed the feasibility of using culturally significant dye plants indigenous to the Pacific (Ochrosia mariannensis, Morinda citrifolia, Thespesia populnea, and Pandanus tectorius) as consumer-viable paints• Research presented at the University of Guam and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD

  • The Guam Daily Post
    • Freelance Journalist for "The Scoop"
      • Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

      • Learned the basics of news reporting, news writing, photography and ethics in journalism• Reported on various topics in education, culture, society, and science on Guam and the United States • Learned the basics of news reporting, news writing, photography and ethics in journalism• Reported on various topics in education, culture, society, and science on Guam and the United States

Education

  • University of Guam
    B.S. Biology: Integrative Biology, Minor: Chemistry, Mathematics
    2018 - 2022

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