Ezra K. Mutai
115 Chase Road NW - Apt # 4111
Huntsville, AL 35811
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emutai@bulldogs.aamu.edu
(704) 421- 1477
PROFILE
Mature, creative, highly motivated, team player, flexible, and decisive
Confident, competent and goal oriented
Efficiency-oriented
Self-motivated individual with strong decision-making skills
EDUCATION
Alabama A&M University
Normal, AL
MS, Food Science
May 2014
Cumulative GPA 4.0/4.0
 Thesis: Anti-obesity potential of sorrel calyx extracts on white adipocyte cells
Livingstone College
BS, Biology
GPA 3.94/4.0
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Salisbury, NC
May 2012
AWARDS / AFFILIATIONS
Presidential Scholars’ Scholarship
Kent T. Williams Scholarship
Livingstone College Leadership Achievement Award recipient, 2009/2010
E. Moore Award recipient, 2010/2011
Livingstone College – Men’s track team highest GPA award recipient, 2010 - 2012
Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), Student Member
Livingstone College - Men’s cross-country team
Livingstone College - Men’s track & field team
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Alabama A&M University - Normal, AL
Aug 2012 - Present
Nutritional Biochemistry & Carcinogenesis Laboratory
Graduate Research Assistant
 Determined inhibitory effects of sorrel extracts on 3T3-L1 preadipocyte cells
 Determined inhibition potential of sorrel extracts on pancreatic lipase activity (in-vitro)
 Determined total phenolic and flavonoid content of aqueous and methanoic sorrel extracts
 Analyzed anti-oxidant potential of sorrel extracts (DPPH and FRAP)
INTERNSHIPS
Savannah River Site Environmental Field Station - Aiken, SC
Summer 2011
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Carried out a taxonomical study on different plant species growing in Southeast US
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Completed three different courses on Soil Science, Wildlife Ecology and Field Botany
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Learned impact of environmental factors and conditions by visiting different ecological sites
in Savannah River Site
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Secondary Succession Study in North Carolina - Livingstone Farm, NC
May 2010-May 2011
 Learned methods of collecting ground-based measurements and lidar data used in assessing
ecosystem secondary succession
 Carried out a study at Livingstone College Farm during 2010/2011 academic year and
collected data used in assessing the rate of secondary succession
 Poster on project was presented at Austin, TX at the Ecological Society of America (ESA)
annual meeting, Nov. 2011
Savannah River Site Environmental Field Station - Aiken, SC
Summer 2010
 Completed two environmental courses: Environmental Science and Environmental Health
 Carried out a study on Community Structure at Savannah River Site Forest low and high plots
 Developed and presented a poster on Community Structure at SRS forest to representatives
from USDA and Environmental Agencies, July 2010
ACTIVITIES
Alabama A&M University Graduate Student Council - Normal AL
Council Representative
 International graduate students’ representative
 Voice international graduate students’ needs and concerns
 Attend monthly graduate council meeting
Aug 2012 – Present
Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) - Charlotte, NC
 Interned in Inter-governmental and Outreach Department
 Served as first point of contact to government officials visiting the department
 Assisted senior staff members on special projects
Livingstone College Success Reading Center - Salisbury, NC
Peer Tutor and Mentor
 Tutored Math, Chemistry and Biology
 Served as a Blue Bear Buddy Mentor for freshmen and sophomores
Spring 2012
Aug 2010 - May 2012
Livingstone College Honors Program - Salisbury NC
Jan 2009 - May 2012
 Coordinated honor students’ community volunteer programs
 Represented college in 2009 and 2010 National Association of African-Americans’ Honors
Program (NAAAHP) annual conferences
 Delegate on African model union and debater in 2009 and 2010 NAAAHP conferences
References Upon Request