Emily Duckworth
Nashville,TN
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Environmental Scientist
Pace Analytical
Mount Juliet, TN
08.2023 - Current
- Conducted water and soil quality assessments for clients.
- Conducted daily laboratory maintenance, including cleaning and organizing.
- Prepared samples for analysis by weighing, filtering, or diluting them as needed.
- Followed strict safety protocols while handling hazardous materials in the laboratory environment.
- Performed tasks in accordance to cGMP/SOP.
Research Assistant
West Virginia University
Morgantown
08.2020 - 05.2023
- Prepare media for tissue culture, DNA extractions, Performed PCR and in vitro enzymatic reactions, Maintain germplasm collection in greenhouse, Cross-pollination and seed setting (Artemisia annua) for genetic and molecular analyses, Lab management and upkeep, Mentoring of high school student through research, Collected and extracted plant samples for mass spectrometry (for GC-MS, LC-MS, HPLC)
Intern
West Virginia University
Morgantown
07.2019
- Trained on how to Search a Database, Prepare Solutions of different Concentrations, Identified concentration of food dye and sugar in and unknown
Plant Pathology Laboratory Technician
West Virginia University
Morgantown
- DNA extraction, Performed PCR, Prepared fungal cultures, Sample processing for isolation and identification of the causal agents, Assisted in applied plant pathological research in growers' fields, WVU greenhouse, and farms
Undergraduate Researcher
West Virginia University
Morgantown
- Performing GC-MS on artemisia annua, Analyzed GC-MS data, Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)
Education
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry -
West Virginia University
05.2023
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- NIST
- GC-MS
- Lab upkeep
- Peer mentoring
- Plant specialized metabolites (terpenes)
- Standard Operating Procedures
Presentations
- Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium (SURE). "Deconvoluting the sesquiterpenoid biochemical pathway of Artemisia annua". West Virginia University. July 2021.
- National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR). "Deconvoluting the sesquiterpenoid biochemical pathway of Artemisia annua". University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. April 2023.
Timeline
Environmental Scientist
Pace Analytical
08.2023 - Current
Research Assistant
West Virginia University
08.2020 - 05.2023
Intern
West Virginia University
07.2019
Plant Pathology Laboratory Technician
West Virginia University
Undergraduate Researcher
West Virginia University
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry -
West Virginia University
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