Experience

Pacific Northwest Research Institute

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  Yeast genetics, surrogate genetics of rare disease genes UW GTG Fellow 2022



University of California, Davis

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PHD Candidate

  • Sep 2013 - Mar 2020

  Advised by Drs. Daniel Kliebenstein and Siobhan Brady, to study the transcriptional regulatory network of primary metabolism in Arabidopsis. NSF GRFP Fellow 2014-2017



University of Missouri-Columbia

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate researcher

  • Sep 2008 - Aug 2013

  Studying plastome structural evolution of Brassicales using whole genome sequencing Aided in resolving the Brassicales phylogeny using GSS

• Summer Intern

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Life Science Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Investigating horizontal gene transfer of chloroplast DNA in Brassicales using fluorescent in situ hybridization



Division of Biological Sciences

• Peer Advisor

  • Aug 2012 - May 2013

  Tucker Hall 3, University of Missouri Advise approximately 70 biological sciences freshman students in courses, campus involvement, study strategies and career goals. Promoted services offered by the Biology Advising Office and updated news on the Biology Department through the use of social media. Collaborated with other professional organizations on campus to organized events to educate biology students on career in life sciences.



The Learning Center

• Science Tutor

  • Sep 2011 - Dec 2012

  Student Success Center at the University of Missouri Tutored introductory biology, general chemistry and organic chemistry



Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 300 - 400 Employee

• NSF REU Recipient

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Greater St. Louis Area Cloning and transformation of phospholipase genes in Arabidopsis and soybean