Zayla Granillo

Knowledgeable medical scribe successful at operating in fast-paced, high-volume environments. Quality-focused and skilled at organization and time management.

• Mesa, AZ, 02/01/24, Present, Ophthalmology and Optometry, Shadowed Dr. Jacobsen during punctal occlusion procedures, epilations, and oil gland expressions.
• Mesa, AZ, 01/01/23, 02/01/24, Pain Management, Shadowed Elizabeth Lapioli NP and Francisco Rodriguez PA during Suboxone inductions and Vivitrol injections.
• Lexington, KY, 01/01/22, 05/01/22, Cardiology, Shadowed Dr. John Gurley and PA Mary Jane Cowherd during EKG readings and clinic appointments.
• Lexington, KY, 01/01/22, 05/01/22, Interventional Radiology, Shadowed Dr. Robert Monticcelli during flow diversion procedures and endovascular coiling techniques for treatment of aneurysms.
• Lexington, KY, 01/01/22, 05/01/22, Interventional Nephrology, Shadowed Dr. Sayee Alagusundaramoorthy, MD and observed a dialysis vascular access placement.
• Remote, 06/01/21, 07/01/22, Nephrology, Shadowed Dr. Shree Mulay in-clinic while also serving as his medical scribe.

• Feed My Starving Children, Mesa, AZ, 04/19/24, Volunteer, Assorted, packaged, sealed, and boxed several bags of meals for children experiencing food insecurity.
• Book Club, Mesa, AZ, 09/01/23, Leader, Regularly hold monthly meetings to discuss the books I assign.
• CARES (Center for Academic Resources and Enrichment Services), Lexington, KY, 01/01/22 - 12/01/22, Peer Tutor/Mentor, Coordinated study group sessions for underrepresented minority students.
• HHS 357 Projects, Campbellsville and Somerset, KY, 03/28/22 and 04/11/22, Volunteer, Assisted 6 counties in obtaining health information needed for preschool enrollment.
• Ampersand, Lexington, KY, 02/01/22 - 04/01/22, Advocate, Conducted research on survivors of sexual violence.

University of Kentucky Department of Entomology 

Lexington, KY   |   May 2021 – July 2021

Research Intern

• Reared arthropods for various experiments.

• Quantified and cataloged data for egg masses laid by various arthropods of varying symbiont type.

• Dissected egg masses to check for cytoplasmic incompatibility.

• Extracted DNA from both male and female arthropods with different endosymbionts.

• Carried out molecular PCR work.

• Tested DNA using gel electrophoresis.

• Using an aspirator to provide collembola to the arthropods.

• Administered hydration to the arthropods.

• Implemented and analyzed of experiments to determine if endosymbiotic Rickettsiella causes

cytoplasmic incompatibility in a spider host.

• Updated PCR data into excel spreadsheets.• Organized all data (sum of spiderlings, number of egg masses, number of unhatched eggs, number of unemerged spiderlings, and proportion hatched) in an excel sheet and made corresponding graphs for analysis.

University of Kentucky Department of Entomology

Lexington, KY   |   August 2021 – November 2021

Research Assistant

• Continued monitoring cytoplasmic incompatibility in the experiments from the internship.

• Inspected spiderlings to determine which of them were old enough to rear to begin new experiments.

• Arranged spiderlings according to their age for better accessibility and organization.

• Maintained an organizational system for spiders in several different experiments.

• Collected collembola using the aspirator to feed to the younger spiderlings.

• Executed proper protocols for putting the spiders down in order to perform molecular work.