Experience

Rice University

• Houston, Texas

• Postdoctoral Research Associate

  • Apr 2012 - Present

  • Acquired and developed techniques to investigate a bacterium not previously studied in our laboratory. • Mentored a team of undergraduate engineers to invent biofilm extraction devices for small-scale bioreactors. • Extracted DNA from difficult biofilm samples and analyzed Illumina sequencing data from over 60 samples to study bacterial populations under evolutionary selection. • Mastered methods to culture bacteria in batch and bioreactors. • Acquired and developed techniques to investigate a bacterium not previously studied in our laboratory. • Mentored a team of undergraduate engineers to invent biofilm extraction devices for small-scale bioreactors. • Extracted DNA from difficult biofilm samples and analyzed Illumina sequencing data from over 60 samples to study bacterial populations under evolutionary selection. • Mastered methods to culture bacteria in batch and bioreactors.



The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

• Houston, Texas

• Graduate Student

  • Aug 2005 - Mar 2012

  • Investigated the key virulence transcriptional regulator within the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. • Strictly adhered to safety and regulatory SOPs while operating within a Biosafety Level 3 laboratory. • Developed assays through collaborations within my department and an outside institution. • Purified proteins, performed western blots, and assessed multimeric properties of a protein. • Investigated the key virulence transcriptional regulator within the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. • Strictly adhered to safety and regulatory SOPs while operating within a Biosafety Level 3 laboratory. • Developed assays through collaborations within my department and an outside institution. • Purified proteins, performed western blots, and assessed multimeric properties of a protein.



Food Safety Net Services

• San Antonio, Texas

• Lab Technician

  • May 2005 - Jul 2005

  • Interned between semesters my junior and senior years at Texas A&M. • Promoted from food sample preparation to performing diagnostic tests for food pathogens. • Interned between semesters my junior and senior years at Texas A&M. • Promoted from food sample preparation to performing diagnostic tests for food pathogens.