Ananda Turner
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Undergraduate biology student interested in sustainable technology, microbial ecology, and bioengineering research. Aiming to earn PhD in Environmental Engineering or Microbiology. Detail oriented and inquisitive, always willing to learn new skills and ideas.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Intern
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
2023.06 - 2023.08
- Did research on the volatile compounds in both host and non-host fruit of the invasive fruit fly Spotted Wing Drosophila
- Mentored by Dr. Hany Dweck
- Learned chemical identification using NIST Chemical Library from GC-MS data
- Presented research to cohort
Intern
NASA SaSa Program
2022.06 - 2022.08
- Did research on the effects of halocarbons emitted by algae on tropospheric ozone concentrations in the Long Island Sound
- Mentored by Ms. Alicia Hoffman (Graduate Mentor)
- Learned about atmospheric in situ and remote sensing instruments
- Presented poster to cohort at Goddard Space Flight Facility
Intern
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2021.05 - 2021.08
- Conducted research on using Machine Learning Models to interpret clinical notes in the electronic health record to identify individuals with monogenic diabetes and those at risk for the disease
- Mentored by Dr. Lina Sulieman
- Did group design challenge to make bioinformatics approach to informing the public on COVID-19
- Presented research to cohort
Volunteer
UCSF
2019.06 - 2019.08
- Helped with scanning human genome data bases for rate limiting enzyme genes and cross referencing with autism spectrum disorder risk genes and extracting the pLI score
- Mentored by Dr. Shan Dong
- Introduced to Python, R, and Linux
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Hampton University
Hampton, VA05.2024
Skills
- Micropipetting & Electronic pipette pump
- PCR
- Streaking & Spread plating
- Light microscopy with oil immersion
- Python (Pandas, NumPy, NLTK, scikit-learn, Matplotlib)
- R (ggplot2)
- Linux (AWK)
- Data Analysis (ANOVA, Chi-Square, Shannon's and Simpson's)
- Manuscript Writing
- Research Design
- Data Entry
Affiliations
- Beta Kappa Chi National Scientific Honor Society
- Phi Eta Sigma Freshman Honor Society
- Hampton University URISE Program
- Hampton University Freddye T. Davy Honors College
Timeline
Intern
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
2023.06 - 2023.08
Intern
NASA SaSa Program
2022.06 - 2022.08
Intern
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2021.05 - 2021.08
Volunteer
UCSF
2019.06 - 2019.08
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Hampton University
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