Bio

Dr. Moore joined FIT in 1999 and has been actively involved with the training and mentoring of undergraduate researchers since joining the department. All of the undergraduate researchers mentored (12) have spent 2 - 3 semesters in the lab. Several students have continued as graduate students in her laboratory after completion of their undergraduate degree. Of the twelve undergraduate researchers mentored, three have gone on to graduate programs elsewhere, four are currently in medical school, one is in a physician assistant program, one is currently working towards his Masters in Biotechnology in the lab and two became research assistants in labs at other institutions (one was re-applying to veterinarian school, outcome unknown). All of the students participated in presenting their research at a number of local and national meetings. One paper was published in a peer-reviewed journal with the undergraduate researcher as the first author, numerous abstracts have been published with these researchers as first author at poster sessions for meetings in our area of research. Two have been received the top poster award at Tri-Beta regional Biological Society meetings. One won the top presentation award at the Tri-Beta National meeting. In addition, all students have been encouraged to present their work in the lab annually at the Florida Tech Research symposium and 4 students have received the top award for best presentation recently. Dr. Moore has also mentored several middle school students in her lab who have won merit awards for regional science fair projects.