Ashley B. Lopez
11512 Bingham CT • El Paso Texas, 79936
Phone number (915)-408-8486 • ablopez3@miners.utep.edu
Education
Bachelor of Science in Microbiology
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
El Paso Community College (EPCC)
Anticipated graduation date: May 2014
Overall GPA: 3.23/4.00
Science GPA: 3.5/4.00
01/2012-Present
08/2010- 12/11
Relevant Courses
Molecular Cell Biology
Organic Chemistry I & II
Prokaryotic and Molecular Genetics
Pathogenic Microbiology
Animal Behavior
Biochemistry I
Microbial Physiology
Statistics
Honors and Activities
UTEP American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), VicePresident, 2013-2014
UTEP American Society of Microbiology (ASM), Active Member, 2013-2014
RISE Scholar 2013-14
Experiences
Summer Mentoring and Research Training program in Methods in the Neuroscience of
Drug-addiction (SMART MIND) Summer Program Scholar
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Ten-week program at UTEP under the mentorship of Neuroscientist Dr. Manuel
Miranda
Design of a project that will led to decrease in drug addiction
Engaged in weekly meeting to improve our presentation and leadership skills, and
workshops for ethics and management of data in laboratory notebooks.
Served as Science fair judge while challenging the students to learn more about
their projects.
Required to formulate a poster presentation by the end of the 10-weeks and
present the data at the local symposium
Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) Scholar
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Weekly meeting discussing current research and critic by peer students and a
faculty mentor
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Attend weekly workshops for Scientific writing
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workshops for ethics in the Scientific community
International training: Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez Chihuahua
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Training in the collection of amphibian and mammalian retina
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Proper sectioning by cryostat
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Immunoflurecence by different antibodies
Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS),
Participant
 Main author of a concise poster presentation: Design of lentiviral vector for specific
expression of genes in glycinergic neurons
 Attended networking events to engage with other students with the same and/or
different perspectives about science.
 Expanded my knowledge of the graduate school scene by attending several
workshops and symposiums with in the conference.
UTEP COURI Symposium, Participant
 Main author poster presentation: Engineered HIV-derived viruses for specific gene
delivery in glycinergic neurons
Volunteer, Wiggs Middle School
 Mentoring children on the science scene while constructively criticizing their
research project
 Serving as judge on multiple science fair throughout the year
Skills
Bilingual in English and Spanish
Proficient in MS Word, Excel
Extensive use of MS Power Point
Extended knowledge of safety lab regulations
Proper performance of: Western blotting,
Genetic engineering (ligations, digestions, mutagenesis, and PCR)
Management of Lentivirus vector
Handling of the retina and immunoflurecences.
Homogination of tissue
References
Manuel Miranda Ph.D.
Associate Professor in The University of Texas at El Paso
300 W. University Ave. El Paso Texas
mmiranda3@utep.edu
Kristine Garza Ph.D.
Associate Professor in The University of Texas at El Paso
300 W. University Ave. El Paso Texas
kgarza@utep.edu
Kristin Gosselink Ph.D.
Associate Professor in The University of Texas at El Paso
300 W. University Ave. El Paso Texas
kgosselink@utep.edu