JENNIFER L. RAYNER

 

OBJECTIVE:             To obtain a Ph.D. in Environmental Health Sciences with interest in reproductive toxicology.

 

EDUCATION:            University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

                                    Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Environmental Health Sciences

 

North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC

                                    Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science & Biology, May 2001

                                    Majors: Environmental Science and Biology

                                    GPA: 3.947 overall, 4.0 in Environmental Science, 3.88 in Biology

 

EXPERIENCE:         RESEARCH TRAINEE, Fall Semester 2001- Summer 2003

                                   RTD/EB-NHEERL, USEPA, RTP

·   Determining the critical window of effect of endocrine disrupting compounds  

     on mammary gland development.

 

 

VOLUNTEER INTERN, Spring Semester 2001

                                    RTD/EB-NHEERL, USEPA, RTP

                                    ·   Examining the role of Atrazine and its metabolites on puberty and mammary

     gland development in rats.                            

 

SUMMER INTERN, Summer 2000

                                    SPGRE Program, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

                                    Department of Biology

                                    ·      A model system for studying the tumor suppressor adenomatous

                                            polyposis coli (APC)  in Drosophila (paper)

                                    ·      Examined role of APC in muscle and nervous system development

 

SUMMER INTERN, Summer 1999

                                    MIT Summer Research Program, Cambridge, MA

                                    Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

·  Comparison of Xfrzb RNA activity in Xenopus laevis embryos

   (paper)

·  Examined the morphological changes in Xenopus laevis embryos resulting  

   from injections Xfrb RNA and Xwnt8 RNA and DNA

 

RESEARCH ASSISTANT, February 1999- May 1999, Sept 1999-May 2000, Sept 2000-Present

North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC

·  Plasmid Isolation of Marine Microorganisms

·     Isolate plasmid from microorganism

·     Determine if plasmid is transmissible and mobilizable

 

 LABORATORY ASSISTANT, September 1998-December 1998

            North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC

                                    ·  Set up laboratories for Biology 2600 class

              · Prepared any needed materials for the laboratory

              ·  Discussed the  laboratory with students

              ·  Answered specific questions about laboratory

 

                                   

RESEARCH ASSISTANT/ INTERN, May 1998-August 1998

                                    David & Lucille Packard Mentorship Program, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC

                                    ·  Prepared media on which to grow microorganisms

              · Purified microorganism colonies

              · Extracted plasmid and genomic DNA from microorganisms

              · Used agarose gel electrophoresis techniques to locate plasmid DNA

 

                                    RESEARCH ASSISTANT, September 1997- December 1997

                                    North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC

                                    · Grew Bdellovibrio stolpii in media

              · Isolated genomic DNA

              · Transformed DNA

·  Labeled DNA probe

·  Prepared solutions needed to perform a southern hybridization

                                   

                                    RESEARCH APPRENTICE, Summer 1997

                                    Research Engineering and Apprenticeship Program

                                    North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC

                                    · Learned laboratory techniques

                                    · Cultured Enterobacter agglomerans and Bdellovibrio St. Johns

                                    · Digested the bacteria strains with restriction enzymes

                                    · Used pulse field gel electrophoresis

 

CONFERENCES:        Triangle Consortium for Reproductive Biology (2002); Society of Toxicology  Annual Meeting (2002, 2001); North Carolina SOT Meeting (2002, 2001); North Carolina Environmental Justice Summit (2000); SPGRE Poster Session (2000); American Society for Microbiology (2000); National Minority Research Symposium (1997-2000)       

 

PRESENTATIONS:   “In Utero Exposure To Atrazine Induces Delayed Puberty Of Long Evans Rats:  Dam-Mediated Effects In Females “Triangle Consortium for Reproductive Biology 2002; Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting 2002; North Carolina SOT Meeting 2002 “A Model System for Studying the Tumor Suppressor Adenomatous Polyposis Coli (APC) in Drosophila,” National Minority Research Symposium, 2000, SPGRE Poster Session, 2000; “ Comparison of Xfrzb Activities in Xenopus Embryos,” National Minority Research Symposium, 1999; “Plasmid Profile and Antibiotic Resistance of Bacterial Isolates of a Recreational Lake,” National Minority Research Symposium, 1998.

 

ACTIVITIES:             Minority Peer Mentor Society of Toxicology (Spring 2002); Society of Toxicology Minority Student Travel Award (Spring 2001); MARC Scholar (Fall 1999-Spring 2001); NC AMP Scholar (Fall 1999); Golden Key National Honor Society (1999-present); Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society (April 1998- present); Residential Assistant (May 1998-1999); Mitsubishi Scholar (1997-present); University Honors Program (1997-present); University Scholar (1997-present); Student Advisory Council for University Honors Program (1997-1998)