kelsey schieltz

research associate

About

Research Associate at DuPont Pioneer

Country

united states

City

johnston

Industry

research

Skill

biochemistry, laboratory skills, organic chemistry, genetics, research, poster presentations, laboratory safety, pcr, gel electrophoresis, gc ms, genotyping, plant breeding, pipetting, cell culture, cell biology

Experience

undergraduate research assistant

department of chemical and biological engineering:iowa state university

2012-1 - 2012-5 · 5 mos

Research Topic: Plectin-1 targeted quantum dots for early detection of pancreatic cancer.

mspd intern

dupont pioneer

2015-5 - 2015-9 · 5 mos

pollination crew leader

syngenta

2008-5 - 2012-8 · 4 yrs 4 mos

* Trained new employees on maize pollination techniques * Supervised field pollination * Supervised use of PPE and safety procedures

research assistant

center for biorenewable chemicals (cbirc)

2013-1 - 2015-5 · 2 yrs 5 mos

* Research Topic: Biochemical analysis of candidate maize genes involved in hydrocarbon biosynthesis. * Arabidopsis transformation to achieve increased hydrocarbon production. * DNA and RNA analysis. * Professional research presentations.

research associate

dupont pioneer

2015-9 - Present · 11 yrs 1 mo

DuPont Pioneer (www.pioneer.com/careers) headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, is the world's leading developer and supplier of advanced plant genetics, providing high-quality seeds to farmers in more than 90 countries. DuPont Pioneer provides agronomic support and services to help increase farmer productivity and profitability and strives to develop sustainable agricultural systems for people everywhere. Science with Service Delivering Success™.