1. Kara MacIntyre
CWID: 11526800• (865) 804-5162 • kemacintyre@crimson.ua.edu
Education
The University of Alabama Current Junior (Microbiology Pre-medical) • Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Academic Honors: Outstanding General Chemistry Student Award • Presidential Scholarship Recipient • UA Honors
College • President’s List for every semester • Poster Presenter at UA Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity
Conference 2015 and 2016
Service
Good Samaritan Clinic, front desk and hallway volunteer Spring 2016-present
DREAM Alabama, mentor, assist middle schoolers with character-building enrichment activities Spring 2016-present
Tutor several students on a weekly basis in science and math Fall 2014-present
First Friends, mentor for several non-native students Spring 2016-present
Well Bama, service project volunteer Fall 2015-present
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, special services volunteer Winter break 2014 and 2015
Don’t Try This at Home, mentor, assisted middle schoolers with science experiments Fall 2015
Gift of Life, registry and donation booth volunteer Fall 2015
Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast, ER receptionist, gift shop volunteer Summers of 2014 and 2015
Hope Free Medical Clinic in Destin, Florida, receptionist, organized stockroom Summer of 2015
Research Experience
Dr. Laura K Reed’s lab, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa,AL Spring 2015-Present
 Current Project: “The genetic basis of genotype-by-environment interactions of metabolic syndrome in Drosophila
melanogaster”
o Methods:mRNA extraction, measuring concentration with NanoDrop, gel electrophoresis, gel imaging
 Previous Project: “Influence of land use on Drosophila species diversity”
o Methods:PCR, gel electrophoresis, species identification via gene sequence,morphological analysis with
dichotomous key, data analysis, collecting wild flies, sexing flies, imaging flies
 Previous Project: Assisted with the grant project: “Identifying Genetic by environment effect on metabolic
syndrome in Drosophila melanogaster”
o Sigma Aldrich triglyceride and glucose assays,Bradford protein assays,spectrophotometry, fly stock
maintenance, weighing pupae, sexing pupae,collecting and freezing larvae
Leadership Roles and Club Involvement
University of Alabama Water Ski Team
 Member of the slalom, jump, and trick ski A teams (5 girls on each team) Fall 2014-present
 Coach for the C team Fall 2014-spring 2015
 2014 Collegiate Southern Regional Overall Champion
 Member of the A team that was awarded:
o 1st place 2014 Collegiate Southern Regionals, 3rd place 2014 Collegiate Nationals, 4th place 2015 Collegiate
Nationals
University of Alabama Sustainability Committee Spring 2016-present
 Board member
Tri-Beta (BBB) Honors Biology Society Fall 2014-present
 Vice President and Member, attend bi-monthly meetings

2. Alabama Student Rural Health Association (ASRHA) Spring 2016-present
 Member, attend monthly meetings
Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED) Honors Pre-Health Society Fall 2014-present
 Member, attend weekly meetings
Cory Pickos Water Ski and Wakeboard School Summers of 2014 and 2015
 Coach for beginner slalom and trick skiers
Medical Shadowing Experience
Medical Explorers Program at The University of Tennessee Hospital Summer of 2014
 Shadowed physicians and residents in six different departments: Internal Medicine, Neurosurgery, Cardiothoracic
Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Anesthesiology,Wound Clinic
 Attended weekly medical ethics lectures
 Wrote and presented a research paper on the effects of marijuana on the brain using resources from the medical
library
Extracurricular Activities and Awards
 Obtained Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) license
 2015 Womens 1 National Overall Rankings List Champion
 2015 Womens 1 National Trick Ski Champion