Annalisa Medina is a Research Specialist in the Functional Genomics Core (FGC) at the University of Arizona. Her role in the FGC is to help investigators doing research in molecular biology by providing custom services for research projects of all scales. Annalisa’s current professional focus involves utilizing liquid handling robots to automate, design, optimize, and perform a wide array of molecular pipelines. As a Professional Science Master’s student, Annalisa is interning at Avery therapeutics where she is working to design and clinically validate molecular assays to assess Avery’s lead product, MyCardia™ for the company’s preclinical FDA investigational new drug submission.
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Emily Carroll is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the College of Applied Science and Technology where she teaches math across many disciplines. Having worked in scientific research, outdoor education, emergency medicine, and DoD acquisition, Emily knows the real-world value of math, and draws on all her experiences to make math interesting and accessible.
Emily is a certified secondary math teacher in both Colorado and Arizona. Emily holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a M.A. in Math Education from the University of Colorado-Boulder. Dr. Elise Gornish is a Cooperative Extension Specialist in Ecological Restoration at the University of Arizona. Her work largely focuses on identifying strategies for successful restoration in arid land systems and integration of restoration approaches into weed management. Originally from New York, Dr. Gornish received her MS and PhD from Florida State University in 2013. She then completed two years of a post doc at the University of California, Davis. In addition to vegetation management, Dr. Gornish is passionate about STEM inclusion and is also the Director of GALS (Girls on outdoor Adventure for Leadership and Science). GALS focuses on providing science learning and leadership opportunities to traditionally underserved female high school students through backcountry programming. Amy Zimmer-Faust, Ph.D., is currently a Program Manager at Biobot Analytics. She earned a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering and a M.S. in Environmental Health Science, both from the University of California at Los Angeles. She was previously a postdoctoral fellow with the US EPA and a Senior Scientist at the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP), an intergovernmental agency focused on developing novel tools and technologies for the water management community. Her research interests include water quality, public health, and the utilization of science for improving water management. In her free time, she loves to be outside camping, hiking, and mountain biking with her husband and seven-month old daughter. Amy also cares a lot about ensuring that the next generation of STEM leaders is supported and has the resources they need to be successful, thus she is involved in several mentoring programs and is always up to chat about various STEM career paths. Rae Jones is a Manufacturing Leader for Thoracic Medical Products at WL Gore in Flagstaff, Arizona. After graduating from the University of Arizona with an Industrial Engineering degree in 2012, Rae started at WL Gore as an Industrial Engineer supporting medical device manufacturing. This commitment included time spent in AutoCAD doing manufacturing layout optimization, capacity modeling and Lean/Continuous Improvement projects. After a few years, Rae determined her passion for people growth and development and started in leadership. Now, she leads a team of ~120 people across 3 shifts. As a leader, Rae is focused on creating teams that are disciplined and structured in their daily operations and act with fairness and equity. Outside of work, Rae is busy being a mother to her 10 month old son. |