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guevarar@heritage.edu

GUEVARA

EDUCATION
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, Yakima WA Anticipated
graduation 2025
Masters in Occupational Therapy

Heritage University, Toppenish WA August 2018 - May 2023

Bachelors of Science in Biology, Minor in Psychology
● Courses completed: Microbiology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Physics, Statistics,
General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry
EAGLES Scholarship Recipient: Full Tuition Award

Bellevue College, Bellevue WA April 2014 – March 2017

● Courses completed: General Biology, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Medical
Terminology.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Undergraduate Research Assistant | MAY 2022 – JULY 2022
JUNE 2021 – AUGUST 2021
Functional Genomics of Phytochrome Responses, University of Puget Sound
● Research assistant to Professor Andreas Madlung, Genotyping Higher Order
Phytochrome Mutants.
● Conducted experiments utilizing DNA Extraction, PCR, Genotyping Techniques
● Performed statistical analysis using RStudio
● A triple homozygous phyB1;B2;phyF mutant WT for phyA was discovered.

Undergraduate Research Assistant | May 2020 – August 2020

Vascular Research Laboratory, Brown University
● Leadership Alliance Summer Research Early Identification Program
● Research assistant to Professor Elizabeth Harrington, conducting Bioinformatic Analysis
of the Endothelial Cell Transcriptome in Settings of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
● Used UniProt to find similar protein motifs in target proteins.
UNIVERSITY SERVICES
TRIO Student Support Services Mentor | August 2021 - May 2022
Heritage University
● Mentored 31 students enrolled in the TRIO Student Support Services Program which
serves low-income, first-generation college students and students with disabilities
● Contacted students weekly and provided assistance in making informal decisions in the
areas that include academic, social, and career services.

EAGLES Scholars Mentor | August 2020 - May 2022

Heritage University
● Mentored one student who was a member of the second cohort of recipients for the
EAGLES scholarship.
● Contacted the student weekly to provide assistance in academic planning and time
management.

UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES

CRESCENT Scholar | February 2021- Present

Heritage University
● The CRESCENT Program aims to strengthen the institutional capacity in the Yakima Valley
for increasing the enrollment, retention, and graduation of underrepresented minority
students with degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics through
student involvement in academic supports including mentoring and research.

Ronald E. McNair Scholar | May 2020 – Present

Heritage University
● The McNair Scholars Program is designed to prepare first-generation and low-income or
minorities who are underrepresented in higher education for doctoral studies through
involvement in mentoring, research and other scholarly activities.

Leadership Alliance National Symposium | May 2020 – Present

Heritage University
● The Leadership Alliance, founded at Brown University in 1992 as a partnership of 23
institutions, came together to develop underrepresented students into outstanding
leaders and role models in academia, business, and the public sector.
● The Summer Research Early Identification Program (SR-EIP) is a rigorous research
experience designed specifically for undergraduates interested in applying to PhD or
MD-PhD programs.
TRIO SSS Scholar | August 2014 – Present
Heritage University

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 ● TRIO (S3) Program mission is to increase retention and graduation rates of students by
offering academic and personal support.
● It is committed to serving low-income, first-generation college students and students
with disabilities to earn a bachelor’s degree within six years.
● While student financial aid programs help students overcome financial barriers to higher
education, TRIO programs help students overcome class, social, and cultural barriers to
higher education.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Christina Nguyen, Ruby Guevara, Daniel Balderrama, and Andreas Madlung (2022, July 21)
Genotyping of Higher Order Phytochrome Mutants. [Poster Presentation] American Society of
Plant Biologists, Portland, OR.

Ruby Guevara, Daniel Balderrama, and Andreas Madlung (2022, April 8) Genotyping and
Phenotyping of Higher Order Phytochrome Mutants. [Poster Presentation] Honoring
Undergraduate and Graduate Scholars Symposium, Toppenish, WA.

Ruby Guevara, Daniel Balderrama, and Andreas Madlung (2021, November 12) Genotyping and
Phenotyping of Higher Order Phytochrome Mutants. [Poster Presentation] Murdock College
Science Research Conference, Vancouver, WA.

Ruby Guevara, Havovi Chichger, Huetran Duong, and Elizabeth Harrington (2020, August 31)
Bioinformatic Analysis of the Pulmonary Endothelial Cell Transcriptome. [Poster Presentation]
Virtual Leadership Alliance National Symposium, Virtual.