Madalyn Fox

Experience

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  Virginia Tech

  Jan 2015 - May 2018

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Developed standard operating protocols (SOP), trained and managed 10 undergraduate students.• Maintained laboratory operations, including quality assurance, supply/material management, and administrative • Aided Primary Investigator (PI) in grant applications.• Prepared figures and written reports for active research projects• Utilized Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Spectrometry, and bacterial growth promotion mediums to analyze bacterial samples.• As an undergraduate I aided in the research projects of various graduate students. (Related Paper: Nichols, C.A., & Alexander, K. "Creeping in the night: What might ecologists be missing?," PloS one, v.13, 2018. Doi:e0198277.)• Completed fieldwork in the Chobe region of Botswana May-August 2016 on the topic of bacteria transmission in the ecosystem. Show less

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  Centre for Conservation of African Resources: Animals, Communities, and Land use (C.A.R.A.C.A.L)

  May 2018 - Dec 2020

  Graduate Research Assistant & BSL 2 Laboratory Manager

  • Managed and analyzed data output for upwards of four National Science Foundation (NSF), grant-funded research projects.• Supervised graduate and postgraduate level team members confirming or reassigning individuals to projects designed to utilize their specific strengths.• Projected timelines, quantified input needs, and scheduled workloads to ensure project deadlines were met.• Worked with Botswana government officials to address nationally recognized risk.• Quality Assurance and Administration• Program development/coordination and management. Show less