North Dakota State UniversityResearch Specialist
May. 2010 - Aug. 2011Fargo, ND• Worked closely with 3 graduate students on research projects in nutrition and its influence on DNA methylation in the breast cancer epigenome
• Assisted in maintenance of rat colonies and dissection of tissues for further analysis
• Homogenized rat tissues for extraction and purification of mRNA
• Performed qPCR, maintenance of cell lines, cell proliferation assays, and ELISA
• Maintained lab equipment such as incubators, ultra-low freezers, and centrifuges
• Edited grants and papers for grammar and content, ensured completion of all required documents for grant applications, and submitted papers to journals and grants to NDSU Sponsored Programs Administration