Pathways to STEM 2023
January 2023
Funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation, and in collaboration with Citrus College, Oak Crest Institute of Science hosted Pathways to STEM undergraduate students in its student incubator.
The students, guided by a group of near-peer mentors, self organized to isolate strains of pseudomonas bacteria from soil collected in their local area.
The students learned microbiological and biochemical methods to isolate Pseudomonas putida bacteria.
Participants: Angelica Arechiga, Christopher Laidlaw, Elemy Valdez, Hannah Amor, Isabella Rivas, Joseph Alas, Katie Lyn Howard, Katelyn Many, Lukman Katee, Matthew Jensen, Riccardo Kessesshak, Tran Tuan Kiet Nguyen
Peer Mentors: Alexander Gomez, Arianna Swindle