Ashlyn Rauch

Detail-oriented Laboratory Assistant brings extensive record of success in systematically supporting laboratory operations. Collaborative team player proficient in sample preparation, data analysis, and laboratory procedures. Committed to completing work with well-coordinated, systematic approach.

Basic Life Support, 05/25 to Present

Portsmouth, Virginia

Completed through American Red Cross and Focus Health Corporation

Irene Piscopo Rodgers Summer Science Institute, 05/25 to 07/25, University of Mary Washington

Selected for prestigious 10-week program allowing 30 undergraduate students to work closely with professors and peers on extensive research then present their findings at the Summer Science Institute Symposium.

Representative for Bobby Jones Chiari and Syringomyelia Foundation Unite at the Hill, 06/23

Washington, DC, USA

• Spoke to congressional representatives about their involvement in the Rare Disease Congressional Caucus
• Asked for congressional support in current relevant legislation that can improve the lives of patients and families
• Advocated for congressional support of healthcare access and benefits for Americans living with rare neurological disorders

Undergraduate Research Grant, 01/25 to 05/25 

University of Mary Washington 

• Awarded $500 to fund research on the Modulation of Activin Beta as a Potential Modifier of Myotonic Dystrophy

Small Project Research Grant, 10/23 to 05/24 

Virginia Academy of Sciences

• Awarded $900 after presenting prospective research on the Time Course for Adult Onset Myotonic Dystrophy in Drosophila melanogaster to a panel of judges to facilitate the execution of student projects