Teaching Experience

IResearch Institute Summer Mentor

Mentored two high school students over a five-week summer internship project, in which both mentees received recognition for their final papers and presentations.

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Laboratory for Basic Biology of Microorganisms

Laboratory exercises on the structure, nutrition, growth, isolation, and classification of representative microorganisms.

Transitioned coursework from in-person lab experience to virtual experiments during the COVID-19 epidemic.

Topic Overview

  • Biosafety training, Microscopy, Isolation Streaks, Gram staining, Selective/Differential Agars, DNA extraction, PCR, Gel Electrophoresis, Antibiograms

By the numbers:

  • 7 course periods

  • 180 Undergraduate students

  • 21 Undergraduate teaching assistants

Python Programming for Biology

Theory and practice of computer programming with emphasis on the practical techniques and problem-solving skills required to use computer programming in biological research.

Topic Overview

  • Unix Command line, Python lists and Dictionaries, Translating cDNA, Parsing Genome Functions

By the numbers:

  • 1 course period

  • 480 Undergraduate Students

Scientist in Every Florida School

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The Sanibel School, Sanibel, Florida | November 2022

  • Guest-lectured over Zoom to a class of 25 seventh-grade science students, introducing the concept of DNA and the purpose of researching the gut microbiome.

Wellington High School, Wellington, Florida | May 2022

  • Guest-lectured over Zoom to a class of 33 10th-11th graders on the methods of analysis used in both the COVID-19 antibody study and the gut microbial data, including antibody detection and DNA extraction and sequencing.