Education
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August 2017- May 2021
Bachelor of Science in Biology, Penn State University
YEAR ONE:
Began undergraduate research with Dr. Megan Povelones on mitochondrial dynamics in Trypanosoma brucei.
Participated in the passing of university legislation through Student Government Association and Council of Commonwealth Student Governments
Represented my campus as a Lion Ambassador and Tour Guide
Represented Penn State and presented work at a Bruce Springsteen conference at Monmouth University, New Jersey
Featured in Penn State News headlined "Brandywine professor, students present at international Springsteen symposium"
Represented and the Povelones research lab and presented a poster at PAraCon, Pennsylvania Parasitology Conference
Featured in Penn State News headlined "Brandywine team talks parasitology at the Huck Center for Malaria Research"
YEAR TWO:
Featured in a Penn State News student profile as "Brandywinner of the Week"
Studied abroad at National University of Singapore
Featured in Penn State News headlined "Penn State Brandywine science scholar studies abroad in Singapore"
Represented and the Povelones research lab and presented a poster at PAraCon, Pennsylvania Parasitology Conference
Featured in Penn State News headlined "Brandywine sophomore teaches Chinese students from her living room"
President of Campus Garden Club
Represented my campus as a Lion Ambassador and Tour Guide
Volunteered for STEM Options, a STEM outreach program for 7th and 9th grade girls
YEAR THREE:
Began research with Dr. Charles Anderson on cell wall and stomata dynamic in Arabidopsis
Took science education classes that led to designing and teaching a six week high school biology course for Upward Bound in the summer of 2020
A featured panelist for STEM Options, a STEM outreach program for 7th and 9th grade girls
Designed and presented a science experiment show with Science and the Bible Club
YEAR FOUR:
Soon to be a published coauthor of a paper titled “2,3-diphenyl-2,3-dihydro-4H-1,3-thiaza-4 one derivatives inhibit growth and block cytokinesis in kinetoplastid parasites"
Represented my campus as a Lion Ambassador and Tour Guide
Secretary of Campus Christian Fellowship
Featured in Penn State News headlined "A Penn State Love Story"
Featured in Penn State News headlined “Road to Commencement: Katya Madison”