Miranda Vanderhyde

Background

About Miranda Vanderhyde

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistant, North Dakota State University MICR350L – General Microbiology Laboratory | Fall 2021 MICR352L – General Microbiology II Laboratory | Spring 2022 Course Instructor, North Dakota State University MICR350L – General Microbiology Laboratory | Fall 2022 MICR202L - Introductory Microbiology Laboratory | Fall 2023 MICR352L- Critical Skills in Microbiology Laboratory Research | Spring 2023, 2024 - Prepared lessons according to the course goals and to deepen student understanding of the content- Creating and assisting students with lab activities that support communication and active learning- Gave detailed feedback on all activities and assignments- Weekly lab preparation including aseptic transfers, media preparation, dilution techniques and use of a spectrophotometer. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Graduate Research Assistant, North Dakota State University | July 2022 - Current Principal Investigator – Samiran Banerjee, PhD - Conducting research on a project focusing on the effects of agrochemicals on the soil microbiome- Laboratory skills: DNA extraction, PCR, creating effective standards, dilutions, qPCR - Use of R Studio to run statistics and create graphs Part Time Undergraduate Lab Assistant - NDSU Microbiology Department | May 2020 - June 2022 Principal Investigator – Samiran Banerjee, PhD - Aided in collection and preparation of over 200 plant, soil, and root samples around the state of North Dakota - Assisted in creating an effective protocol for washing, staining and plating plant roots on microscope slides- Laboratory skills: aseptic technique, microscopy, plating and culturing, media preparation, dilution setup, pipette skills, DNA extraction and greenhouse work Lab Assistant - NDSU Biological Sciences Department | August 2021 – December 2021 Principal Investigator – Kendra Greenlee, PhD - Tasked to develop a method to extract hemolymph out of Megachile while effectively collaborating with another student - Laboratory skills: sterile technique, distinction between life stages of insects, blood staining, microscopy Summer REU Undergraduate Lab Assistant - NDSU Biological Sciences Department, USDA | May 2021 – August 2021 Principal Investigator – Kendra Greenlee, PhD - Assisted in collection of Megachile pupae straws - Aided in checking health of honeybee hives by looking for disease/parasites, honey production, and queen - Understand and abide by safety measures implemented while working with insects