Naael Mustafa

Highly motivated recent graduate with a strong background in molecular biology and microbiology. Experienced in laboratory techniques including PCR, SDS-PAGE, microscopy, and bioinformatics analysis. Adept at collaborating effectively in teams, maintaining detailed documentation, and presenting scientific data clearly. Passionate about research and driven to contribute to the innovative biological science industry.

HeLa Cell Protein Expression Analysis, Minnesota State University, Mankato (Fall 2025)

 -Immunofluorescence spectroscopy to visualize protein localization

-SDS-PAGE & Western blotting for separation of specific proteins.

-NIH ImageJ analysis for peaks within largest proteins found in western blot. 

Microbial Kombucha & Soil Analysis, Minnesota State University, Mankato (Spring 2025)

- Flowcell sequencing of extracted and library prepped samples

- FASTQ conversion of findings from the flow cell analysis 

- Taxonomic profiling of acetic acid producing microbes & common soils microbes

 - Utilized comparative bioinformatics of common genes identified utilizing genomic algorithms

Mavs Under The Microscope, Minnesota State University, Mankato (2023-2025) 

• Maintained Officer position by managing club costs and event planning
• Taught students outside of the major about the implications of Microbiology
• Hosted lab associated activates such as microbial art along with DIY hand sanitizer lab
• Scheduled local lab visits within the our community to give students a view at industrial biology

Language Partner Program,Minnesota State University, Mankato (2022)

• Assisted exchange students in learning English to prepare for the TOEFL iBT testing
• Formulated activates to help in comprehension to emulate TOEFL iBT coursework.