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Berliza Soriano

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez · Class of 2018

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Bachelor's
Biotechnology
Richardson, TX
Speaks English and Spanish
Identity verified
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Berliza Soriano

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez · Class of 2018

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Bachelor's
Biotechnology
Richardson, TX
Speaks English and Spanish
Identity verified

Education

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Bachelor's, Biotechnology
August 2013 - December 2018
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Biology
January 2018 - May 2018
University Gardens High School Specialized in STEM

Skills

Cell CultureChemistryData AnalysisDNA (genomic and plasmid) extraction and protein isolation.MicroscopyPCRPreziProficient Laboratory skillsWindowsmatlab

Fun fact

I love traveling and learning new cultures.

Hobbies

CookingDancingPhotographyTutoring

Work history

Microbial Laboratory of Biotechnology and Biprospecting
Investigator
January 2020 - present

I've been working in this lab as a undergraduate researcher working with the Detection of antimicrobial agents and analysis-using metagenomics libraries generated from samples of aquatic bodies in Puerto Rico,Genes Prese…

BSTREAM Project
Project Assistant
January 2019 - May 2019
Biotechnology Resource Center
Researcher 1 - Intern
August 2018 - January 2019
Montana State University
Research Assistant
June 2018 - August 2018
Montana State University-Bozeman
Research Assistant
June 2018 - August 2018 · Bozeman, MT, United States

• Undergraduate Researcher for the summer as part of the Chemistry Biochemistry REU.

University of Minnesota
NSE Research Assistant
December 2017 - May 2018 · Minneapolis, MN, United States

•Currently, I am part of the National Student Exchange at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. As part of this program, I am taking classes such as American Sign Language, Personal Microbiome Analysis, Geomicrobiolog…

University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
Investigator
August 2016 - August 2017

University Institute for the Development of Communities-I am part of participative social research to create socially conscious professionals to link their experiences and their skills with the communities around them. I…

Camp Lake Hubert for Girls
Operations Assistant/Driver
June 2017 - August 2017 · Nisswa, Minnesota, United States, 56468
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research Assistant I
May 2016 - August 2016

In this summer I was working with a project with the name "Screening for an MLP-independent Adenylation Domain through Directed Evolution" as part of the Integrated Biological Scie…

University of Minnesota-TwinCities
Research Assistant I
May 2015 - August 2015

During this summer I was part of the Medicago Hap Map project funded by the NSF doing "Identification of Medicago truncatula genes involved in symbiosis with Sinorhizobium" in Dr. Michael Sadowsky's lab as part of the…

Buena Vibra
Sales-Promotion Representative
September 2013 - September 2013

I worked three campaigns handing promotions for different telephone companies and informing customers about the new deals.

Passion

my research and helping others

Leadership

Puerto Rico Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (PR-LSAMP) Undergraduate Research Fellow
UPRM International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGem) Team Member

Treasurer: Oversee the flow of cash, Prepare Financial reports and recruit tournament players and manage inscription cash.

Chess

Treasurer: Oversee the flow of cash, Prepare Financial reports and recruit tournament players and manage inscription cash