RACHEL BUCKLEY544 WEST GLENN AVE, APT 104, AUBURN, AL 36832 | (205) 422-4215 | RBUCKLEY521@GMAIL.COM

OBJECTIVETo obtain a full time job related to the biomedical field of study.

EXPERIENCE8/14/2015 TO PRESENT Auburn University Auburn, ALTEACHING ASSISTANT

Prepare lab supplies and necessary bacterial cultures as well as coordinating all tasks to have items prepared for the upcoming laboratory sessions

Observe students as they work through the methods and answer questions about the protocols and labs

Assist undergraduate and graduate students fulfill the protocols used in the class Mentor undergraduates to understand the current Graze genomics lab projects Help to maintain and collect Drosophila species

5/18/2015 TO PRESENT Auburn University Auburn, ALUNDERGRADUATE SUMMER RESEARCH SCHOLAR

Awarded summer research scholarship to continue my research in the Graze genomics lab by developing my own project that utilizes the CRISPR/Cas9 system to edit genome fragments in Drosophila melanogaster

Prepared and implemented protocols that employed this system of genome regulation Presented a summary of this project to colleagues and professors within the field of

Cellular and Molecular Biosciences Genome Editing in Non-coding Regions with CRISPR, presented at AU-CMB Forum,

July 2015 Conducting ongoing research involving this project; results to be presented in April

2016 at This is Research: Symposia

4/28/2014 TO 5/1/2015 Heartstrings Enterprises Auburn, ALPRODUCTION ASSISTANT

Excelled in the fast-paced environment required for a turnaround time of less than 48 hours with a very low error rate

3/1/2012 TO 11/1/2012 Old Navy Birmingham, ALSALES ASSOCIATE

Commended on countless occasions by different supervisors for the methods implored to organize and return clothing to the display floor

Identified as one of the best sales associates on the staff

EDUCATION8/11/2012 TO PRESENT Auburn University Auburn, ALBACHELORS DEGREE IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES – GRADUATING IN MAY, 2016

GPA 3.48/4.0 Member of the Honors College as well as the College of Sciences and Mathematics Active in undergraduate research in the Graze genomics lab beginning January 2015

to present Relevant course experience includes:

Cell Biology and Cell Biology Laboratory – gained experience in molecular biology lab procedures such as Western blot analysis, chromatography, and fluorescence and electron microscopy

Microbiology and Microbiology Laboratory – learned microbiology lab procedures including bacterial identification tests; Gram, simple, acid-fast, spore, capsule, and negative staining methods; and aseptic technique

Genetics and Genetics Laboratory – learned basic genetics concepts such as transcription, translation, replication, etc.; became familiar with advanced concepts

Immunology – studied cellular and molecular immunology and the analysis techniques involved, as well as antibody maturation and affinity

Organic Chemistry I, II, and Organic Chemistry I, II Laboratory – gained experience in organic chemistry and the lab protocols implicated in action such as

References available upon request.