Kailie Franco
Pullman
Summary
Experienced leader with strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Graduate Research Assistant
Washington State University
08.2022 - Current
- Recorded data and maintained source documentation following good documentation practices.
- Completed administrative and research duties per professor request.
- Planned, modified and executed research techniques, procedures and tests.
- Contributed to professionally-written scientific paper for publication.
Manager
Susan's Garden & Coffee Shop
07.2020 - 08.2022
- Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
- Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
- Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development.
- Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
Oregon State University
09.2019 - 06.2022
- Checked assignments, proctored tests and provided grades according to university standards.
- Partnered with teacher to plan and implement lessons following school's curriculum, goals, and objectives.
- Tutored struggling students individually and in small groups to reinforce learning concepts.
- Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.
Education
PhD Candidate - Immunology & Infectious Disease
Washington State University
Pullman, WA08.2025
Dual B.S. - Chemistry and Biochemistry/Biophysics
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR01.2022
Skills
- Designing experiments
- Good clinical practice
- Documentation requirements
- Faculty liaison
Awards
$2380 Ron and Sheila Pera Scholarship (Washington State University), American Society for Microbiology Future Leaders Mentorship Fellowship, $750 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Travel Award (BLAST XVIII), $580 Dr. Ivor Evans Memorial Scholarship for Cancer Research (Washington State University), $3,000 Dr. James and Lillian Kraft Graduate Student Fellowship (Washington State University), $17,500 ARCS Scholar Fellowship (Washington State University), $500 Undergraduate Excellence in Chemistry Award (Oregon State University), $3,000 Undergraduate Summer Fellowship (Oregon National Primate Research Center), $2,000 Linda Mae Oleson Scholarship for Excellence in Chemistry (Oregon State University), $5,000 Summer Undergraduate Research Award (Oregon State University)
Affiliations
- 2024 — Immunoreach, trainee
- 2024 — American Society for Microbiology WSU Graduate + Postdoc Chapter, member
- 2022 — College of Veterinary Medicine Graduate Student Association, member
- 2022-2025 — Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation, scholar
- 2022 — American Society for Microbiology, member
Publications
- Franco Kailie, Gentry-Lear Zealon, Shavlik Michael, Harms Michael J, Baylink Arden (2025) Navigating contradictions: Salmonella Typhimurium chemotaxis amidst conflicting stimuli of the intestinal environment. eLife 14:RP1062611 https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.106261.2
- 02/2025 — Advances in Microbiology Seminar talk, titled: Zn2+ as a secondary messenger for redox potential sensed through Chemosensory Zinc-Binding (CZB) protein domains, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
- 03/2025 — Advances in Microbiology Seminar talk, titled: Zn2+ as a secondary messenger for redox potential sensed through Chemosensory Zinc-Binding (CZB) protein domains, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
- 01/2025 — BLAST XVIII Symposium talk, titled: Zn2+ as a secondary messenger for redox potential sensed through Chemosensory Zinc-Binding(CZB) protein domains, Cancun, MX.
- 11/2024 — ASM Northwest Branch Meeting, poster titled: Zn2+ as a secondary messenger for redox potential sensed through the Salmonella chemoreceptor McpA, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
- 11/2024 — 25th Annual CVM Research Symposium, poster titled: Navigating contradictions: Salmonella Typhimurium chemotactic responses to conflicting chemoeffector signals show parity with bacterial growth benefits, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
- 02/2024 — Advances in Microbiology Seminar talk, titled: Bacterial chemoattraction to reactive electrophilic species of the neutrophil oxidative burst, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
- 11/2023 — 25th Annual CVM Research Symposium, poster titled: Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium Exhibits Chemoattraction to Reactive Electrophilic Species through the Chemoreceptor McpA and a Cys-Zn Redox Switch, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
- 07/2023 — Receptorfest talk, titled: Illuminating the Invisible – Unveiling the Secrets of an RES-Sensing Protein, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
- 01/2023 — BLAST XVI Symposium
- 11/2022 — ASM Northwest Branch Meeting
- 08/2021 — Summer Science Symposium talk, titled: Identification of Novel microRNAs in Lymphocryptoviruses, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Hillsboro, OR.
Mentoring and Outreach Activities
- 2025 — Judged poster presentations at Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (Washington State University, Pullman, WA)
- 2024 - present — Mentor for undergraduate Kyu Jin Youm, Distinguished Regents Scholar, LEAD Scholar (Baylink Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman, WA)
- 2024 — Elected College of Veterinary Medicine Graduate Student Association President
- 2024 — Elected iPBS/Biotech Graduate Peer Mentor for AY2024-2025
- 2024-2025 — Mentor for undergraduate Eliza Merlin, LEAD Scholar (Baylink Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman, WA)
- 2024 — Assisted in Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology department recruitment of new graduate students
- 2023 — Elected College of Veterinary Medicine Graduate Student Association Secretary
- 2023 — Assisted in Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology department recruitment of new graduate students
- 2022-2025 — Mentor for undergraduate Samira Diaz, MARC and NIH UGSP Scholar (Baylink Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman, WA)
Teaching Experience
- 2025 — Graduate Teaching Assistant for General Biology Course (BIO107), Washington State University
- 2019-2022 — Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for General Chemistry, General Chemistry Lab Course (CH23X + CH26X), Oregon State University
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Korean
Limited Working
Timeline
Graduate Research Assistant
Washington State University
08.2022 - Current
Manager
Susan's Garden & Coffee Shop
07.2020 - 08.2022
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
Oregon State University
09.2019 - 06.2022
Dual B.S. - Chemistry and Biochemistry/Biophysics
Oregon State University
PhD Candidate - Immunology & Infectious Disease
Washington State University
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