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==Interests==

Revision as of 16:22, 27 April 2020

You have reached the personal page of Zelinda Taylor.

Personal Information

Senior Biochemistry Major

Hometown: Springfield, IL

Undergraduate Research Activities

Summer 2016: Summer Opportunity for Intellectual Activity (SOfIA) with Dr. Bradley Sturgeon & Dr. Laura Moore

  • Reviewed literature regarding the chemical processes associated with bread making
  • Completed gluten protein extraction from various flour doughs and analyzed via SDS-PAGE
  • Altered recipes to produce different flavors and reactions
  • Centered research around different flour types and their correlation to different tastes in baked goods


Summer 2017: Summer Opportunity for Intellectual Activity (SOfIA) with Dr. Laura Moore & Dr. Michael Prinsell

  • Was a student mentor for incoming freshman for three-week program
  • Led group discussions and assisted with experiments regarding varying aromas from bread dough & baked bread
  • Helped create final presentation in order to present findings to other students and faculty
  • Offered guidance with final poster creation


Fall 2017-Spring 2018: Worked to oxidize lignin monomers, worked as mentee of Stephanie Saey


July 2018: Doc Kieft Summer Research


Fall 2018 and Spring 2019


Fall 2019


Spring 2020

Presentations

ACS Conference Poster 2019

August 2016: SOfIA Presentation

Poster Title: The Chemistry of Baking: The Basics, The Chemistry of Baking: Experiments


August 2017: SOfIA Presentation


July 2018: Doc Kieft Presentation


March-April 2019: ACS Conference 2019 in Orlando

Poster Title: Oxidation of Lignin Monomers


September 2019: Science Seminar Presentation

Science Seminar Presentation Fall 2019


February 2020: Science Seminar Presentation

Science Seminar Presentation Spring 2020

Interests

Softball

Baking

Traveling

Career Plans

I will be working in Springfield, IL at Memorial Medical Center at a Medical Scribe through ScribeAmerica.

I am planning on applying to medical school for the Fall of 2021.