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745 F St. Davis CA, Phone number:707-292-1779, email:rungenickj5@yahoo.com
EDUCATION
Universityof CaliforniaDavis, Davis, CA
B.S. Global Disease Biology 2015-Current
AWARDS
Alves Family Scholarship Fall 2014
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Santa Rosa JuniorCollege,CA
MESA Tutor Fall 2014-Spring 2015
Provided tutoring to collegestudents inChemistry and Biology.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Santa Rosa JuniorCollege
Special Workshop Presenter to Biology and Latino Medical Student Association(LMSA) club November 2015
Presentedwith partner about the concepts thatmake upOne Health,what careers can bepartofit,
and showed examples ofit. Alsomadepeople awareofwhat theycan do ona individuallevel.
Santa Rosa JuniorCollege
Student IndependentResearcher May 20th, 2015
My partner and I worked with seeds fromherfirst Arabidopsis thalianageneration ofplants. The
first generation was testedto determine how ithandled serpentinesoil, and the second generation
was tested tosee how itwould tolerateNickel inthesoil. Resultshowed that the plants could only
tolerate the 25 μm ofNickel as theplants grewshorter anddied at 50 μm.
Santa Rosa JuniorCollege
Biology Club Member Fall 2014-Spring 2015
Helped identify andremove invasiveplants attheBodega Bay Marine Lab, and isolateDNAas well
as PCR gel electrophoresis.
Santa Rosa JuniorCollege
LMSA Health WorkshopLeader May 8th, 2015
Coordinated a workshop for fellow collegestudents using various healthprofessionals to give
advice while talking abouttheexperiences they had.
Santa Rosa JuniorCollege
Student ClassResearcher February 17, 2015
In class my group and I measured theopercula rates ofthree Carrasius auratus in threedifferenttemperature
water containers. This helpeddeterminetherateofmetabolismofeachfish, whichwas related to the Earth’s ocean
heating up. This relations and howto helpfishadapt tothechanging ocean was put together ina comprehensive research pape r.
Santa Rosa JuniorCollege
Student ClassResearcher September to December 2014
Experimented with thehow the rate oftranspiration in Mateleja Poppy is affected when put into
water containing concentrations ofNaCl orKCl. BoththeNaCl andKClcreated osmotic stress on
the plantas itadded more solutes into waterwhich did not allow for as much transpiration.
Santa Rosa JuniorCollege
Student Researcher September to December 2014
Researchedandexperimented withhow the effects of CopperSulfateon the growth
and reproduction of Arabidopsis Thaliana inBotany. Thefindings determined that copper sulfate
has a beneficial effect as it increased growthand reproduction rate intheplants.

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Santa Rosa JuniorCollege
Student IndependentResearcher February to May 2014
Compiledvarious research and scientific papers in orderto determine the correlation ofanimal
defenses againstbrood parasitismand pollution.
Santa Rosa JuniorCollege
Student Class Researcher September to December 2013
Inoculated bay laurelleaves withPhytophthoraramorum, and thendetermined how thewater moldfunctions
In three different degrees oflight. The leaves left in twenty-four hours ofdarkness displayed themostnecrosis
on its leaves whiletheleaves left intwenty-four hours oflight showed theleast necrosis matching my hypothesis.
PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS
The Effect of Nickel Toxicity on Arabidopsis Thaliana
Poster Presentedat MESAPoster Project Symposium at Santa Rosa JuniorCollege April 16, 2015
The Use of Avian Brood Parasitismto PredictPollutedClutch Sizes
Poster Presentedat MESAPoster Project Symposium at Santa Rosa JuniorCollege May 2014
LANGUAGES
English- NativeLanguage
Spanish-Can maintainbriefconversation.