Ava Edison
Bethesda,MD
Summary
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
2-3 hrs/week;
Omaha, NE
Assisted in sending letters and manning a hotline for people in need to suicide prevention help.
Alpha Phi Omega
Omaha, NE
2-3 hrs/week;
Service fraternity, attend chapter meetings and complete a minimum of 20 service hours each semester, cultivate community and help the douglas county area population especially people in need
Capital Caring Hospice Volunteer
Washington DC
Oct 23- Present
2-3 hrs/week;
Assisting caregivers by giving them respite; comforting and communicating with hospice patients weekly. Dropping off gifts such as stockings and veterans day apparel. Picking up clothing to make bears from loved ones old clothing. Crocheting for hospice patients.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Post-Baccalaureate IRTA Fellow
National Institute Of Health
06.2023 - Current
Aided in lab tasks for multiple mentors. Utilized bench skills such as PCR and pipetting. Sequenced genes and aided in creating crispr targets for knockout experiments. Researched zebrafish inner ear as well as zebrafish development. Learned critical skills in zebrafish research- such as setting up mating crosses, cutting fin clips for genetic analysis, embryo cleaning, and microinjection. Familiar with scientific procedures such as MIC-Drop, CRISPR stat, bacterial transformation, creating sgRNA.
Assistant Rowing Coach
Walter Johnson Crew Club Inc.
08.2023 - Current
Assisted head coach in training and developing novice and varsity rowers in on and off seasons. Utilized experience to create workouts and boating placements. Assisted highschool rowers in technique help. Assisted in organizing and conducting practices and competitions at high level of ability and success.
Biology TA
Creighton University
08.2022 - 12.2023
Assisted other TAs in running the first semester Biology Lab course at Creighton University. Graded literature assignments, homework, and midterms. Presented background information before the lab. Helped students with any questions during the lab. Had one meeting per week to discuss the lab with all of the TAs.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Creighton University
Omaha, NE05.2023
Research
Research
Summer Intern- NHGRI
June 20- Aug 22
Accepted into the program in 2020,COVID19 delayed my acceptance to 2021. Aided in analysis of RNA seq and ATAC seq. Utilized computer coding such as HOMER and Anaconda. Provided statistical Analyses using R. Created RNA guides for CRISPR Cas9 for 5000+ targets.
Shadowing
Walter Reed Medical Center- 35 hours.
Shadowed LTC Amin and the yellow group on the Internal Medicine Wards. Experienced pre rounds, rounds, patient communication, and meetings. Reviewed pathologies.
Timeline
Assistant Rowing Coach
Walter Johnson Crew Club Inc.
08.2023 - Current
Post-Baccalaureate IRTA Fellow
National Institute Of Health
06.2023 - Current
Biology TA
Creighton University
08.2022 - 12.2023
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Creighton University