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EXPERIENCE

University of Michigan Dental School                                                                           Ann Arbor, MI

Dental Student                                                                                                                       Summer 2011-Present

  • Performed comprehensive dental treatment with faculty oversight for nine patients a week

  • Recieved Comprehensive Care award

  • Achieved a 100% score on assessment of overall clinical competency evaluation by faculty

 

 

Michigan State Zoology Department                                                                        East Lansing, MI

Lab Assistant                                                                                                                                           2008-2010

  • Researched how different environmental factors influence both body and organ size

  • Conducted genetic assays and subsequently gave presentations regarding the effect of insulin

  • Achieved published work in both the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS Genetics Journal

 

 

Miles of Smiles Mobile Unit                                                                                                 Ottawa,MI

Dental Assistant                                                                                                                  Winter 2008-Winter 2010

  • Provided checkups and other dental procedures for over 200 low-income children

  • Collaborated with dentists to better understand new dental techniques and advances in patient care

 

 

Loyola University Medical School                                                                                      Chicago, IL

Lab Assistant                                                                                                                                           2007-2008

  • Aided University faculty with autopsies for better understanding of tumor pathology

  • Composed presentations in order to share the results of the study with academic communities

PUBLICATIONS

 

 

  • Tang, H., Smith-Caldas, M.S.R., Driscoll, M.V., Salhadar, S. & Shingleton, A.W. 2011. FOXO regulates organ-specific phenotypic plasticity in Drosophila. PLoS Genetics, 7, e1002373

    • See also report in ScienceDaily, "Headline Science: Environmental Sensitivity of Body Parts" in Science Teacher and "Research Highlights: Plastic Flies" in Nature Review Genetics. Listen to a radio interview spot about our research on NPR 'Academic Minute" spot, here.  

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