Paige Laughlin

paige.y.laughlin@gmail.com
E-Portfolio: http://paigelaughlin.weebly.com

Education
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Expected Graduation: December 2018
Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Sciences
The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) University Park, PA

Undergraduate Research
Undergraduate Researcher August 2015-December 2016, August 2017-present
Research Laboratory of Dr. Sarah Ades, PSU University Park, PA
Project: Importance of Cell Stress Response Pathways in Antibiotic Resistance
 Researching the methods of resistance Escherichia coli display against β-lactam antibiotics
 Presented a poster at the 2016 & 2018 Penn State University Undergraduate Research Exhibitions
 Received the Erickson Discovery Grant (2016) and the Edward B. Nelson Undergraduate Research
Award (2018) to complete full-time research throughout the summer months

Student Intern – Malaria Vaccine Branch January 2017-August 2017

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) Silver Spring, MD
Project: Adjuvant Studies for a Malaria Vaccine Candidate
 Performed indirect Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assays (ELISAs) on over 1,000 mouse serum
samples to determine antibody titers against antigens of the Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasite
 Recorded all data in an Excel spreadsheet and kept a complete lab notebook
 Maintained safety conditions by disposing of biohazard and correctly storing sharps and chemicals

Publications & Awards

 Kaba, et al. Self-Assembling Protein Nanoparticles with Built-in Flagellin Increases Protective
Efficacy of Plasmodium falciparum Based Vaccine. Vaccine, 2017.
 JoAnne Day Student of the Year Award December 2017
 Eberly College of Science Cooperative Education Student of the Year December 2017
 Paul D. Holder Scholarship in Musical Activities November 2017

Volunteer Work
Student Volunteer February 2017-August 2017
Army Educational Outreach Program, WRAIR
 Assisted with activities each month that promoted STEM to middle and high school students

Leadership
Section Leader Fall 2016, Fall 2017
The Pennsylvania State University Marching Blue Band University Park, PA
 Attending weekly leadership meetings with Blue Band directors, staff, and fellow student leaders
 Leading a section of twenty-five members regarding music memorization and marching style

Sampling of Skills
Laboratory: ELISA Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Transduction Gel Purification
PCR Genomic DNA Prep LB Media Prep NanoDrop Spec
Western Blot Aseptic Technique Silver Staining Time-Kill Curve Plating Efficiency
E. coli Work Spectrophotometry SDS-PAGE Transformation

Computer: Gen 5 Microsoft Office Suite SoftMax