Difference between revisions of "Zelinda Taylor"

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July 2018: Doc Kieft Summer Research
 
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*[http://esr.monmsci.net/wiki/index.php/Oxidative_Properties_of_Lignin_%26_Similar_Compounds ''Free Radical Research - Lignin Monomer Oxidation'']
  
 
*[http://esr.monmsci.net/wiki/index.php/Oxidation_of_Lignin_Monomers Previous research by Stephanie Saey]
 
*[http://esr.monmsci.net/wiki/index.php/Oxidation_of_Lignin_Monomers Previous research by Stephanie Saey]
 
**[http://esr.monmsci.net/wiki/index.php/Oxidative_Properties_of_Lignin_%26_Similar_Compounds Current Research]
 
  
 
==Presentations==
 
==Presentations==

Revision as of 16:35, 13 June 2018

You have reached the personal page of Zelinda Taylor.

Personal Information

Junior 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

Presentations

August 2016: SOfIA Presentation

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


August 2017: SOfIA Presentation

Interests

Softball

Career Plans

Plans to attend medical school after completing Monmouth. Interested in anesthesiology and pathology.