2021-present
Postdoctoral Fellow
Duke University | Durham, NC
Department of Biology
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NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology
2015-2021
Ph.D.
Duke University | Durham, NC
Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
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Program in Cell and Molecular Biology
Certificate in College Teaching
2015
Bachelor of Science
Davidson College | Davidson, NC
Department of Biological Sciences
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Magna Cum Laude | Honors in Biology
Minor in Dance
2021-present
Postdoctoral Research Fellow | He Lab
Duke University | Durham, NC
Department of Biology
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Project: Understanding microbiome impact on plant performance in a warming climate.
2015-2021
Graduate Research Assistant | Kuehn Lab
Duke University | Durham, NC
Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Program in Cell and Molecular Biology
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Project: Defining the role of Pseudomonas outer membrane vesicles in plant infection.
2014-2015
Undergraduate Research Assistant | Dong Lab
Duke University | Durham, NC
Department of Biological Sciences
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Projects: Profiling calcium dynamics in Arabidopsis thaliana during effector-triggered immunity; Developing stably expressing mutant lines using the CRISPR targeted genome editing system in Arabidopsis thaliana.
2013-2014
Undergraduate Research Assistant | Hales Lab
Davidson College | Davidson, NC
Department of Biology
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Project: Characterization of mitochondrial phenotypes in Drosophila melanogaster PINK1 and Parkin overexpression lines during spermatogenesis.
Summers 2010-2013
Winters 2011-2013
High School/
Undergraduate Research Assistant | Dong Lab
Duke University | Durham, NC
Department of Biological Science
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Projects: Bimolecular fluorescence complementation in Arabidopsis thaliana and Escherichia coli; Characterization of protein pathways and protein interactions using yeast two-hybrid techniques in Saccharomyces cervisiae; Exploring the relationship between the circadian clock and plant immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana.