Outreach | Teaching | Mentorship
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Medical Microbiology Teaching Assistant
Teaching Assistant for MCRO251: Medical Microbiology, an undergraduate class at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that focuses on the structure, biology, and genetics of microbes and their role in human disease and the immune system. Organized and taught lab lectures, demonstrated bench techniques, wrote quizzes, and graded exams and lab reports.
Taught Fall 2022 and Spring 2023.
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Science Communication Writer at the NC DNA Day Blog
The NC DNA Day Blog communicates science with high school students in an easy-to-read, fun, and accessible way. My contributions are linked below:
Science Articles:
Zombie Ants: How a Fungus Controls the Minds and Bodies of Ants
Hydrothermal Vents: The Origin of Life?
Zap, Crackle, and BOOM! The Science of Thunderstorms
Alexander Fleming: The Father of Antibiotics
How many senses do we really have?
Do dogs really love us?
The Rainforests of the Sea
Viruses vs. bacteria: what’s the difference?
Don’t eat the ice cream: the true story of Typhoid MaryBench Techniques:
Isolation Streaking
Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH)
No oxygen? No problem: How to work in an anaerobic chamber
Bacterial TransformationGlossary:
Germination
Virulence
Flagella
Lysis
Ultraviolet
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2022 Science Educator - NC DNA Day
Ambassadors visit high school classrooms around North Carolina to talk with students about science, research, and careers in STEM.
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Triangle Cytoskeleton Meeting Organizing Committee
The Triangle Cytoskeleton Meeting is an ASCB-sponsored conference that aims to strengthen communication and collaboration between the Triangle’s institutions.
Director of Social Media, 2020 and 2021
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Science Communication Editor at The Pipettepen
The Pipettepen is a blog focused on science communication, written by graduate students and for graduate students.
Articles I’ve edited:
Chlorophyll: removed from your drinking water, added to your smoothie by Haley Plaas
How a Scientist Found the Value of Science Communication: A Personal Testimony by Bree Iskandar
What’s in a Name? That Which We Call a Fetal Heartbeat Can Be Deceptive by Kirsten Giesbrecht -