Kayla W
- Research Program Mentor
PhD Doctor of Philosophy candidate
Expertise
Drug discovery, bioinformatics, enzymes, science communication, the oceans & human health, marine science
Project ideas
Investigating marine genomes
Learn how to access and analyze publicly available genomes. of marine creatures like bacteria, corals, sponges, and sea weeds. Search for genes and learn what they encode. Learn how to connect DNA to antibiotic production. Learn bioinformatics and basic command line functions. End product can be a written report, a video, a presentation, or other options if you have an idea in mind.
Online science communication
Learn how to write and produce online content to teach the public about interesting science topics. Create videos, infographics, and/or podcast episodes that cover pertinent science topics like gene editing, climate change, public health, electric cars, etc.