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| − | Senior Biochemistry from Rockford, IL | + | Senior Biochemistry Major from Rockford, IL |
| + | =Education= | ||
| + | *Monmouth College, ''Monmouth, IL'': 2017-present | ||
| + | *Rock Valley College,''Rockford, IL'': 2015-2017 | ||
| + | =Undergraduate Research= | ||
| + | ==SOfIA (Summer Opportunities for Intellectual Activity)== | ||
| + | ''Monmouth College, Summer 2017'' | ||
| + | |||
| + | Project: '''Chemistry of Baking''', ''Dr. Laura Moore and Dr. Michael Prinsell'' | ||
| + | *Analyzed volatile compounds associated with bread aroma using Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) | ||
| + | *Learned about the bread making process and how to analyze GC-MS data | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Research Experience for Undergraduates== | ||
| + | ''Saint Louis University, Summer 2018'' | ||
| + | |||
| + | Project: '''Biologically Compatiable Photogeneration of Atomic Oxygen Generation''', ''Dr. Ryan M. McCulla and Dr. Christopher K. Arnatt'' | ||
| + | *Synthesized atomic oxygen precursors that cleanly generate atomic oxygen when exposed to UV light | ||
| + | *Focused in organic chemistry, photochemistry, and biology | ||
| + | *Conducted a cell assay exposing breast cancer cells to the compounds I synthesized | ||
| + | *Used the following instruments: Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (H-NMR), UV-Vis Spectroscopy (UV-Vis), High Pressure Flash Chromatography (HPFC) | ||
| + | *Reviewed literature on photochemistry and generating atomic oxygen in biological systems | ||
| + | *Prepared brief presentations to discuss the research progress for weekly meetings | ||
| + | |||
| + | https://www.slu.edu/~rmccull2/ | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Undergraduate Biochemistry Research (BIOC 340)== | ||
| + | ''Monmouth College, Fall 2017-present'' | ||
| + | |||
| + | Project: '''Chemistry of Baking''', ''Dr. Laura Moore and Dr. Michael Prinsell'' | ||
| + | *Continued 2017 SOfIA project for independent research | ||
| + | *Analyzing volatile compounds associated with bread aroma using GC-MS | ||
| + | *Altering the bread recipe to detect changes during the bread making process | ||
| + | *Performing Soxhlet extractions and Steam distillations to collect liquid samples of bread aroma | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Coffee Project== | ||
| + | ''Monmouth College, Spring 2018'' | ||
| + | |||
| + | ''Dr. Brad Sturgeon'' | ||
| + | * Analyzed aromatic molecules in roasted coffee using GC-MS | ||
| + | [[GC-MS X-Sorber(Sniffer) Coffee|Coffee Project Research Page]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | =Presentations= | ||
| + | ==SOfIA 2017== | ||
| + | '''Chemistry of Baking''', ''Dr. Laura Moore and Dr. Michael Prinsell'' | ||
| + | *Oral presentation for faculty and students in the SOfIA program | ||
| + | *Prepared and presented a poster for public at Monmouth College | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==2018 REU== | ||
| + | '''Biologically Compatiable Photogeneration of Atomic Oxygen Generation''' | ||
| + | *Poster presentation for SLU faculty and students-August 2, 2018 | ||
| + | *Presented research in Science Seminar at Monmouth College-September 7, 2018 | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Independent Research== | ||
| + | '''Chemistry of Baking''', ''Dr. Laura Moore and Dr. Michael Prinsell'' | ||
| + | *2018 National American Chemical Society Conference in New Orleans, LA | ||
| + | *Alumni Science Symposium-April 9, 2018 | ||
| + | *Scholar's Day-April 24, 2018 | ||
| + | |||
| + | =Interests= | ||
| + | Biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, and analytical chemistry | ||
Revision as of 03:53, 31 January 2019
Personal Information
Senior Biochemistry Major from Rockford, IL
Education
- Monmouth College, Monmouth, IL: 2017-present
- Rock Valley College,Rockford, IL: 2015-2017
Undergraduate Research
SOfIA (Summer Opportunities for Intellectual Activity)
Monmouth College, Summer 2017
Project: Chemistry of Baking, Dr. Laura Moore and Dr. Michael Prinsell
- Analyzed volatile compounds associated with bread aroma using Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)
- Learned about the bread making process and how to analyze GC-MS data
Research Experience for Undergraduates
Saint Louis University, Summer 2018
Project: Biologically Compatiable Photogeneration of Atomic Oxygen Generation, Dr. Ryan M. McCulla and Dr. Christopher K. Arnatt
- Synthesized atomic oxygen precursors that cleanly generate atomic oxygen when exposed to UV light
- Focused in organic chemistry, photochemistry, and biology
- Conducted a cell assay exposing breast cancer cells to the compounds I synthesized
- Used the following instruments: Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (H-NMR), UV-Vis Spectroscopy (UV-Vis), High Pressure Flash Chromatography (HPFC)
- Reviewed literature on photochemistry and generating atomic oxygen in biological systems
- Prepared brief presentations to discuss the research progress for weekly meetings
https://www.slu.edu/~rmccull2/
Undergraduate Biochemistry Research (BIOC 340)
Monmouth College, Fall 2017-present
Project: Chemistry of Baking, Dr. Laura Moore and Dr. Michael Prinsell
- Continued 2017 SOfIA project for independent research
- Analyzing volatile compounds associated with bread aroma using GC-MS
- Altering the bread recipe to detect changes during the bread making process
- Performing Soxhlet extractions and Steam distillations to collect liquid samples of bread aroma
Coffee Project
Monmouth College, Spring 2018
Dr. Brad Sturgeon
- Analyzed aromatic molecules in roasted coffee using GC-MS
Presentations
SOfIA 2017
Chemistry of Baking, Dr. Laura Moore and Dr. Michael Prinsell
- Oral presentation for faculty and students in the SOfIA program
- Prepared and presented a poster for public at Monmouth College
2018 REU
Biologically Compatiable Photogeneration of Atomic Oxygen Generation
- Poster presentation for SLU faculty and students-August 2, 2018
- Presented research in Science Seminar at Monmouth College-September 7, 2018
Independent Research
Chemistry of Baking, Dr. Laura Moore and Dr. Michael Prinsell
- 2018 National American Chemical Society Conference in New Orleans, LA
- Alumni Science Symposium-April 9, 2018
- Scholar's Day-April 24, 2018
Interests
Biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, and analytical chemistry