Summer student, Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Plant Biology, 2022
Dr. Victoria Calatrava and I designed a research project with Alicia Sanoyca, an undergraduate from UCLA. Alicia will be investigating physical interactions between Synechococcus and Chloroflexus as well as the motility of these species. We hope that Alicia will enjoy the experience and learn a lot about microbiological research during the summer internship.
Undergraduate research student, Stanford, 2022
The BioBUDS course was a new course at Stanford for Building Up Developing Scientists, particularly for people with minimal research experience and from underrepresented backgrounds. Ronan Esperanza was a great mentee who worked hard and displayed a good deal of scientific creativity during the 10-week program. We worked together on understanding more about the way in which thermophilic cyanobacteria respond dynamically to changing light intensity and quality. Ronan produced a fantastic presentation on his work which drew the attention of many of his peers.
Practical class, Cambridge, Department of Plant Sciences, 2017
I designed a research project with Sam Fitzsimmons to study interactions and signalling between B12-dependent algae and bacteria. Sam was a great person to have as a mentee, always very positive and inquisitive, and his project helped shape some of our labs research on B12-based mutualisms.
Undergraduate research student, Cambridge, Department of Plant Sciences, 2017
I was recommended to tutor two cohorts of Trinity college undergraduates studying the Physiology of Organisms course in the Natural Sciences Tripos. This was a fantastic experience of discussing and explaining Plant Physiology concepts to very capable and diligent students.
Practical class, Cambridge, Department of Plant Sciences, 2016
I designed a research project with Bradford Loh to investigate the phenotype of Chlamydomonas nivalis, a species of Antartic snow algae. Bradford really enjoyed the project and did great work which ended up being published in the New Phytologist.
Practical class, Cambridge, Department of Plant Sciences, 2016
I helped to organise and run undergraduate practicals for two courses in the Natural Sciences Tripos. These involved helping students design experiments, perform PCR reactions, assay enzyme activity and use microscopy to investigate plant traits.