Sophia Koutsogiannis
Tempe,AZ
Summary
Obtaining a position within the REU program at the Smithsonian National Museam of Natural History
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
REU Student
Huijben Laboratory
05.2023 - 08.2023
- Participated in a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) within the Huijben lab at Arizona State University, Tempe campus.
- Learned plate optimization techniques and species specific rearing methodology.
- Improved and perfected preexisting skills such as specimen sampling, PCR, and data analysis.
- Presented REU results at ASU 2023 Summer Evolution Symposium.
Data Technician
ASU Natural History Colletions
Tempe, AZ
10.2023 - Current
- Operated as the RANGES data technician for all mammal samples in the ASU Biocollections sector of the ASU Natural History Collections.
- RANGES is an NSF funded, multi-institutional project with the aim of digitizing dark data found on mammalian specimen tags.
- Main responsibilities include digitizing specimen tags of each mammal sample in the collections along with inputting and uploading the data into a widely accessible global network of data.
- Research progress on this project presented at the 2024 CAP LTR Symposium.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Huijben Laboratory
01.2023 - Current
- Operated as the head of the genotyping team under doctoral candidate Brook Jensen in the Huijben Lab.
- Primary duties involved DNA extraction, PCR, and data analysis.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Sterner Laboratory
08.2023 - Current
- Worked as an undergraduate research assistant in the Sterner Lab.
- Primary duties include reading and extracting dark metadata from mammalian virology papers to input into a global data bank.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ05.2025
Bachelor of Science - Anthropology
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ05.2025
Honors Degree -
Barrett, The Honors College
Tempe, AZ05.2025
High School Diploma -
Highland High School
Gilbert, AZ05.2021
Skills
- Public Presentations
- Polymerase Chain Reactions
- Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
- Data digitization
- Field Research
- Preparing Samples and Specimens
- Experience using and writing R software
Symposium and Presentation Experience
Arizona State University Summer 2023 Evolution Symposium- presented research progress from 2023 summer REU within the Huijben Laboratory
Arizona State University 2023 Fall BioSci Southwest Symposium- presented poster "Can We Turn Back the Clock on Insecticide Resistance?" based on research conducted in Huijben Laboratory
Arizona State University 2024 CAP LTER Symposium- presented and participated in competition with poster "Bringing Dark Mammalian Trait Data to Light Through Standardized Digitization" based on research conducted via RANGES project with ASU Natural History Collections
AAAS 2024 Annual Meeting: Toward Science without Walls - presented and participated in competition with poster "Can We Turn Back the Clock on Insecticide Resistance?" based on research conducted in Huijben Laboratory, expected 02/2024
Certification
Elanco Veterinary Medical Applications Certification
05/2020
Arizona State University Certificate in Evolutionary Medicine
Expected 05/2025
Accomplishments
Arizona State University School of Life Sciences 2023 Student of the Year- Genetics, Cell, and Developmental Biology
04/2023
Arizona State University Joyce Foster Larson Scholarship
04/2023
Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's List Fall 2021 Semester
12/2021
Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's List Spring 2022 Semester
05/2022
Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's List Fall 2022 Semester
12/2022
Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's List Spring 2032 Semester
05/2023
Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's List Fall 2023 Semester
12/2023
Timeline
Data Technician
ASU Natural History Colletions
10.2023 - Current
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Sterner Laboratory
08.2023 - Current
REU Student
Huijben Laboratory
05.2023 - 08.2023
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Huijben Laboratory
01.2023 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Science - Anthropology
Arizona State University
Honors Degree -
Barrett, The Honors College
High School Diploma -
Highland High School
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