Amani Helo

Experience

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  Environmental Health & Safety at UCR

  Apr 2019 - Sept 2021

  Student Assistant

  Assisted with inspections, audits, inventory, labeling, documentation, data collection/recording and tracking of various EHS programs as assigned. Compiled data and performed minor data analysis for reporting. Provided support to EHS Programs such as Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Programs, Chemical Inventory, Hazardous Materials/Waste.

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  University of California, Riverside

  Apr 2019 - Jun 2021

  Undergraduate Student Researcher

  Executed a bioinformatics workflow with sequencing outputs, including de novo assembly and nucleotide and amino acid blast to determine putative virus identities. Generated phylogenetic trees using sequences from workflow and compared with those available on GenBank for Cucumber mosaic virus. Designed experiments to test vertical transmission of Cucurbit aphid-borne yellows virus (CABYV) in native squash (interrupted due to COVID-19 pandemic). Transmitted virus (CABYV) using aphid vectors (Aphis gossypii). Show less