Kailee Wilson is a junior Choose Ohio First (COF) Engineering and Science Innovators (INSW) scholar majoring in Chemistry and minoring in Pharmaceutical Sciences at The Ohio State University with interests in a pre-medical path and specialization in trauma. She became interested in this path after beginning her job as a Patient Support Assistant in a Neurocritical ICU at Riverside Methodist Hospital.
This past February she began working with the research team at Tzargournis Medical Research Facility associated with the James Cancer Center. Her work focused on the extraction of white blood cells from biomedical samples such as, blood, bone marrow, and umbilical cord blood. Further, she worked to culture cells from skin biopsies, and extract plasma and serum from biomedical samples. Alongside this research, the lab would extract DNA from mouthwash and mononuclear cell samples. Her role in this experience was the handling and procurement of samples; to cryopreserve white blood cells, plasma, and serum. Alongside this research, she was tasked with aiding the lab in preparing for CAP (College of American Pathologists) Certification over the course of six months. Lastly, she worked in coordination with labs and principal investigators across the United States and internationally to conduct various studies on samples for cancer research.
Kailee will present her research experiences in the CIR Chat Session on Monday, November 13, 2023 from 5:30PM - 6:30PM in Smith Lab Room 1153 (SM1153).