SUMMARY
• Over 4 years working in Genetics lab on a project dealing with the Conservation of an Endangered Species
• Published author who has been awarded for both my Presentation and Technical Writing skills
• Looking to put my Engineering and Research Experience in an entry-level position as a Genetic, Environmental, or Biological Engineer
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Research Associate Mississippi State University: Spring 2010-Present
• Assessed the rate that genetic variation was being lost from the population of the Jamaican Iguana, Cyclura collei, due to current conservation management
• Utilized several laboratory techniques including Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Gel Electrophoresis,
Spectrophotometry, DNA Extraction, Pipetting, use of Microscopes, and Data Analysis
• Mentor students and lab workers while working as both a Research Associate and Teaching Assistant
PUBLICATIONS
• Rasberry A, Grant T., Van Veen R., Robinson O., Fleuchaus D., Wilson B., and Welch ME. Can Headstart Programs Truly be Effective? Genetic Assessment of Cyclura collei, The Headstarted Jamaican Iguana (In Preparation)
• Welch, M.E., Rasberry A, Grant T., Van Veen R., Robinson O., Fleuchaus D., and Wilson B.(2012) Assessing the Genetic Impact of Headstarting and Potential for Mitigation in the Jamaican Iguana, Cyclura collei. Reptiles & Amphibians 19: 228-229 (Not Peer-Reviewed)
• Pramod, S., Rasberry, A.B., Butler, T.G., & Welch, M.E.(2011).Characterization of long transcribed microsatellites in Helianthus annuus (Asteraceae). American Journal of Botany, 98(12), e388-e390.
EDUCATION
Masters of Science in Biological Sciences; Focus: Conservation Genetics Spring 2015
Title: Can Headstart Programs Truly be Effective? Genetic Assessment of Cyclura collei, The Headstarted Jamaican Iguana
Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
GPA - 3.43/4.00
Bachelor of Science in Biological Engineering; Minor: Math Spring 2012
Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
GPA - 3.02/4.00
AWARDS AND HONORS
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