EDUCATION

2024- Bachelor of Science Biology, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois

2015- Bachelor of Science Art with Minor in Biology, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Undergraduate Student Researcher. Voisine Lab. Northeastern Illinois University, Biology Department, Chicago, IL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Education Specialist (July 2023 - Present) Adler Planetarium, Chicago, Illinois

Education Fellow, Fellowship (Mar. 2021 - July 2022) Instructor, part-time (September 2016- July 2022).   Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, Illinois

PRESENTATIONS

Lotesto V., Voisine C. Impact of Insulin Signaling on Neurotoxicity in C. elegans Expressing TDP-43, An ALS Associated Protein.

• Poster Presentation at: 4th Annual Chicago Area Worm Meeting (ChAWM). November 2023; University of Illinois Chicago; Chicago, IL.

• Poster Presentation at: 2023 SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference. October 2023; Portland, OR.

  Poster Award: Life Sciences, Cell/Molecular Biology

• Oral Presentation at: 15th Annual SCSE Summer Research Symposium. September 2023; Northeastern Illinois University; Chicago, IL.

• Oral Presentation at: 2023 John Sargon Albazi Research and Creative Activities Student Symposium. April 2023; Northeastern Illinois University; Chicago, IL.

Lotesto V., Voisine C. Investigating the Impact of Insulin Signaling to Reduce Neurotoxicity in C. elegans Expressing TDP-43, an ALS Associated Protein.

• Poster Presentation at: Chicago Society of Neuroscience 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting. March 2023; Chicago, IL.

• Poster Presentation at: ILSAMP STEM Symposium 2023. January 2023; Lisle, IL.

  Poster Award: 2nd Place in General Biology.

• Poster Presentation at: 16th Midwest Conference on Protein Folding; Assembly and Molecular Motions. January 2023; Evanston, IL.