Marissa Meckley

Relevant Experience: Cell and Molecular Biology Lab Assistant, ​January 2018- Present Robert Morris University, Science Department, Coraopolis PA ● Prepared reagents and buffers to be used in the lab ● Assisted students with laboratory procedures PREP Research Assistant, ​September 2016- April 2017 Robert Morris University, Engineering Department, Coraopolis PA ● Researched alternative fueling systems ● Implemented a model for demand in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania ● Adequately used excel to incorporate relevant statistical information ● Used theoretical equations in practice to develop alternative methods ● Worked alongside Dr. Gavin Buxton and Dr. Tony Kerzmann Intern, ​July 2016- August 2016 Westmoreland County Forensic Center, Greensburg PA ● Maintained business relationships with Funeral Directors/Owners ● Verified demographic information of decedents via telecommunication ● Observed and scrubbed in on autopsies ● Correctly identified and removed human remains ● Preserved human remains using Formaldehyde ● Collaborated with Dr. Cyril Wecht, Dr. John Delmastro, and Joseph Mancuso Shadow​, June 2016 UPMC East, Pathology Department, Monroeville PA ● Observed case slides and biopsies ● Shadowed Pathologist Dr. Brian Rosendale MD ● Shadowed Pathology Assistant Tia Spontak-Singleton ● Observed in histology and cytology labs learning the operation systems from start to finish STEM Outreach Ambassador, ​August 2016-May 2018 Robert Morris University, Coraopolis PA ● Demonstrated various scientific activities to children aged 12+ ● Assisted students with scientific activities to gain a solid understanding of basic concepts