Danielle Kay (Schlimmer) Herrig

Education
St. Ambrose University- Davenport, IA
Graduation date: December 2010
Bachelor of Science in Biology, Chemistry Minor, Theology Minor
Final GPA: 3.8

Honors Research Presentations and Reports

Stressed Out: Can Human Stress Hormones Alter E. coli Epigenetic Phenomena? (Fall 2010)
Advisor: Dr. Shannon Mackey, St. Ambrose University
Best Poster Presentation at the regional meeting of the American Society for Microbiology
Stressed Out: The Impacts of Human Stress Hormones on E. coli Epigenetics? (Fall 2010)
Advisor: Dr. Shannon Mackey, St. Ambrose University
Research Report
Functional Escherichia coli DNA Methylation is Essential for Differential Chemotactic Response
to Epinephrine (Spring 2010)
Advisor: Dr. Shannon Mackey, St. Ambrose University
Oral Presentation St. Ambrose Undergraduate Scholars Conference
Differential Chemotactic Response to Epinephrine Requires Functional DNA Methylase
Advisor: Dr. Shannon Mackey, St. Ambrose University
Poster Presentation Sigma Xi (Spring 2010)
An Investigation of the Correlation between human stress hormones and factors influencing the virulence of Escherichia coli (Fall 2009)
Advisor: Dr. Shannon Mackey, St Ambrose University
Research Proposal

Internship Presentations
Exploring Deficiencies in the Drosophila Genome that Manipulate Gene Expression (Fall 2010)
Advisor: Dr. Lori Wallrath, Biochemistry Department, University of Iowa
Oral Presentation: Regional meeting of the American Chemical Society
B-SURFing the Drosophila Genome for Deficiencies that Promote Gene Silencing (Summer 2010)
Advisor: Dr. Lori Wallrath, Biochemistry Department, University of Iowa
Biochemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, University of Iowa
Poster Presentation: Iowa Summer Undergraduate Research Conference
Analysis of Quantitative PCR as a Method to find Genes correlated with Axenfeld-Rieger
Syndrome (Summer 2009)
Advisor: Dr. John Fingert, Glaucoma Genetics Laboratory, University of Iowa
Interdisciplinary Summer Undergraduate Research Program, University of Iowa
Poster Presentation: Summer Undergraduate Research Conference

Class-related Research Presentations and Reports

Restriction Enzymes in the Use of Comparing the DNA of Bovine Mitochondrial DNA
and the DNA of Rhodobacter sphaeroides (Spring 2009)
Advisor: Dr. William Hixon, St. Ambrose University
Oral Presentation
-galactosidase production in Escherichia coli grown in media containing different Carbon
Sources (February 2009)
Advisor: Dr. William Hixon, St. Ambrose University
Glowing Green: The Insertion of the Transgenic Gene Green Fluorescent Protein in
Arabidopsis thaliana (Fall 2008)
Advisor: Dr. Matthew Halfhill, St. Ambrsoe University
The Identification Process of Unknown Bacteria: Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas
aeruginosa (November 2008)
Advisor: Dr. Shannon Mackey, St. Ambrose University
The Correlation between the Tunneling System of the Eastern Mole and Soil Types
Scalopus aquaticus (Talpidae, Sonicomapha)(Fall 2007)
Advisor: Dr. Richard Legg, St. Ambrose University
Poster Presentation

Professional Experience
Undergraduate Intern at University of Iowa: summer 2009 and summer 2010
Chemistry Supplemental Instructor at St. Ambrose University: August 2008-May 2010
Chemistry Tutor at St. Ambrose University: August 2009-December 2010
Laboratory Preparatory Worker at St. Ambrose University: August 2009-December 2010

Honors
Deans List (Fall 2007-Fall 2010)
Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society (Fall 2008-current)
Beta-Beta-Beta National Biological Honor Society (Spring 2009- current)
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society (Fall 2009- current)