For the past couple of years, I have worked on a couple of different projects with both Matthew Salanga and Catherine Propper. I have listed below, my research timeline along with my Resume and accomplishments.
Genetics 2017-2018: At this time, I was learning various molecular genetic techniques such as RNA extraction, gel electrophoreses, qPCR, and how to use programs that specialized in :sequence alignment, genome sequencing data analysis, and amino acid sequence visualization. Breast Cancer Cells and Arsenic 2018-2019: I assisted Master's student, Chloe Greenhalgh-Adam, in studying the in vivo effects of arsenic exposure on MCF-7 breast cancer cells. I passaged the breast cancer cells, microinjected the cells into zebrafish larvae and was in charge of various gene related work. Breast Cancer Cells and Uranium and Arsenic 2019-present: Many studies have shown the viability of T47-D breast cancer cells and have noted their unique characteristic traits. In addition, studies have all shown that Uranium and Arsenic dependently increase cell metastasis. However, these studies have been inconsistent by showing various outcomes when breast cancer cells are put through these exposures. Throughout my Master's project I will be studying the effects of arsenic and uranium exposure on T47-D cells both in vitro and in vivo, using zebrafish as my model organism.
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