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Kevin Sanchez
3610 S. Joseph Rd. New Berlin, WI, 53151
Email: Kevin.Sanchez@Marquette.edu
Phone: 414-792-9182
Education and Qualifications
Marquette University,Milwaukee,WI 2012 – 2016
Universityof Notre Dame,SouthBend,IN 2016 –
Bachelor’s inScience in Biological Sciences;Cum Laude
Research Experience
SummerResearch Programand IndependentStudy:Marquette University,Milwaukee,WI –Research
Assistant
Advisor:Dr.Lisa Petrella
Developmentof experimentstoassesseffectsof temperature fluctuationon C.elegans fertility
inecologicallyrelevantenvironments.
Use PCR,gel electrophoresis,andBLASTto determine genusandspeciesof wildnematodes,in
additiontonormal DNA analysis.
Developmentandconstructionof microcosmsthataccuratelymimicthe real-worldenvironment
of C.elegans.
Conveyinformationregardingresearchinthe formof 2 postersand regularpresentations.
Research Experience forUndergraduatesProgramIn Estuarine& CoastalMarineSciences:Duke
University,Beaufort,NC– REU Student
Advisor:Dr.Richard Forward
Developmentof experimentstosee how light:darkcyclesaffectthe timingof larval releaseof
the mud crab Dyspanopeussayi.
Developmentof experimentstosee how changesin24-hour temperature cycles affectthe
timingof larval release of the same species.
Conveyinformationregardingresearchinaposterand several presentations.
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ExperimentalMolecularBiology: Marquette University,Milwaukee,WI – Student
Advisor:Dr.EdwinAntony
Developmentof experimentstocompare functionof Single StrandBindingProteinfrom
Salmonella typhito that of SSB proteinfrom E. coli.
Use gel electrophoresisandvectorstoinsert proteinsintovectors,demonstrate itspresence,
and expressinlarge amounts.
Use StopFlowmachinesandEMSA to demonstrate the bindingtrendsandactivitiesof SSBon
DNA.
ExperimentalMicrobiology:Marquette University,Milwaukee,WI – Student
Advisor:Dr.KrassimiraHristova
Developmentof experimentstoassessthe amountof antibioticresistance of bacteriafoundin
musselslocatedinLake Michigan.
Use selectiveplating,gram-staining,PCR,gel electrophoresis,andBLASTtoidentify
microorganisms aswell asindicate abilitytorepel antibiotics.
Work Experience
May 2016 – August2016 ResearchTechnician,Marquette WehrLife Sciences
January2016 – May 2016 Digital MediaAssistant,Marquette RaynorLibrary
May 2013 – August2013 InterlibraryLoan Assistant,Marquette RaynorLibrary
January2012 – September2012 Grocery Associate,Sendik’sFoodMarket
Summerof 2009 and 2011 SeniorCounselor,SummitEducationalAssociation
Summerof 2008 JuniorCounselor,SummitEducational Association
Presentationsand Publications
Presentation:RhythmicLarvalRelease in the Crab Dyspanopeussayi:Entrainmentby Light:Darkand
TemperatureCycles,KevinG.Sanchez, ResearchExperienceForUndergraduatesProgramInEstuarine &
Coastal Marine Sciences,Duke University,Beaufort,NC,August2015
Poster:Construction of Ecologically Relevant MicrocosmsfortheQuantification of Changesin Population
Size of C. elegans, KevinG.Sanchez,BrianP. Mikeworth,LisaN.Petrella,20th
International C.elegans
Meeting,LosAngeles,California,June 2015
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Poster:Isolation and Classification of the Free-Living Nematodes,KevinG.Sanchez,BrianP.Mikeworth,
Lisa N.Petrella,SummerResearchProgram, Marquette University,Milwaukee WI,August2014
Presentation:Isolation and Classification of theFree-Living Nematodes,KevinG.Sanchez, Summer
ResearchProgram,Marquette University,Milwaukee WI,August2014
Publication:Entrainmentof theCircadian Rhythmin Egg Hatching of the Crab Dyspanopeussayiby
Chemical Cuesfrom OvigerousFemales,RichardB.Forward Jr.;KevinG. Sanchez;Paul P.Riley,Biological
Bulletin,Febuary2016.
Extracurricular Activities
CommuterSenator– Marquette UniversityStudentGovernment Fall 2012 – Spring2013