User:Katherine Grace Johnson

Contact Information

Katherine Grace Johnson (an artistic interpretation)

• Katherine Grace Johnson
• Loyola Marymount University - 1 LMU Drive, MSB #2921, Los Angeles, CA 90045
• Email me through OpenWetWare

Education

• Biochemistry Major and Applied Mathematics Minor at Loyola Marymount University
• Expected graduation year: 2017
• Upper division courses enrolled in or completed in biology,chemistry, and mathematics:
  • Analytical Chemistry and Lab
  • Biochemistry and Lab
  • Physical Chemistry and Lab
  • Probability and Statistics

Career interests and goals

Currently, I work in the Dahlquist Lab [[1]] at Loyola Marymount University.

• Project title: Mathematical Modeling of the cold shock gene regulatory network in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
• Mentors: Dr. Kam Dahlquist, Department of Biology and Dr. Ben Fitzpatrick, Department of Mathematics
• Previous presentations and projects:
  • Loyola Marymount Undergraduate Research Symposium, March 2015
  • West Coast Biological Science Undergraduate Research Conference, Point Loma, San Diego, April 2015
  • Loyola Marymount University Summer Undergraduate Research Program, May-June 2015
    • funding awarded by University Honors Program Summer Fellowship

I plan to attend medical school and become a primary care physician focused on combining novel medical technology and research with community outreach and patient care.

Work Experience

• General Chemistry Tutor at the Loyola Marymount University Academic Resource Center
  • Fall 2014 to present
  • Responsible for comprehensive knowledge of general chemistry and ability to work with students in groups and one-on-one.
• Sales Assistant
  • May-August 2013
  • Responsible for organizing clothing and helping customers at a clothing store
• Medical Fileroom Assistant
  • May-August 2012
  • Responsible for patient file location and organization

Personal Interests and Hobbies

• I enjoy playing the piano (Debussy is my favorite), hiking, and reading science fiction.
• My favorite aspect of biology is how the interactions of known molecules combine to create beautiful, unknown complexity.
• My favorite part of mathematics is that it provides a universal language we can use to understand nearly all natural phenomena.

Documents

Media:Poster.RandomNetwork-2015.03.03.pptx‎
Media:MRNA Production and Degradation Data Sets Bibliography.docx‎

Useful links

• Introductory tutorial
• OpenWetWare help pages
• Katherine Grace Johnson Electronic Lab Notebook
• GRNmap Testing Report