Maria Ullo

Majored in Biology, Minored in Communication
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Class of 2016
From Orland, ME

Student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Education

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Maria in the News

Maria Ullo of Orland Earns Degree From Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Maria Ullo of Orland earned a Bachelors in Biology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in May, 2016. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, founded in 1824, is the nation's oldest technological resea...

August, 10 2016 - Verified by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Maria Ullo of Orland Named to Spring 2016 Dean's List at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Maria Ullo, of Orland, has been named to the Dean's List at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for the Spring 2016 semester. The Dean's List recognizes full-time students who maintain grade-point ave...

July, 05 2016 - Verified by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rensselaer Students Named to Fall 2014 Dean's List

Just over 3,000 students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute were named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2014 semester. The Dean's List recognizes full-time students who maintain grade-point average...

March, 16 2016 - Verified by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Maria Ullo of Orland Named to Fall 2015 Dean's Honor List at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Maria Ullo, of Orland, has been named to the Dean's Honor List at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for the Fall 2015 semester. The Dean's Honor List recognizes full-time students who maintain grade...

February, 25 2016 - Verified by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Maria Ullo of Orland Named to Spring 2015 Dean's List at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute #RPI

Maria Ullo, of Orland, has been named to the Dean's List at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for the Spring 2015 semester. The Dean's List recognizes full-time students who maintain grade-point ave...

July, 14 2015 - Verified by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Maria Ullo of Orland Named to Dean's List at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for Spring, 2013, Semester

Maria Ullo of Orland has been named to the Dean's list at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for the Spring 2013 semester. The dean's list recognizes full-time students who maintain grade-point avera...

July, 30 2013 - Verified by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Maria Ullo of Orland named to Dean's List at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Maria Ullo of Orland has been named to the Dean's list at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for the Fall 2012 semester. The dean's list recognizes full-time students who maintain grade-point average...

March, 29 2013 - Verified by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Activities

Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta)

Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta) is a society for students dedicated to improving the understanding and appreciation of biological study and extending boundaries of human knowledge through scientific research. The theta eta chapter at Rensselaer cultivates networking opportunities in biology as well as provides academic and professional support.

Fall 2013 - Spring 2015 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Pi Beta Phi

Fall 2013 - Fall 2015 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Women's Mentoring Program

The purpose of the Mentor Program is to help first-year female students make a smooth transition to Rensselaer by pairing them with a current student who has already made the transition and is familiar with the systems and programs at Rensselaer.

Fall 2012 - Fall 2015 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Rensselyrics

The Rensselyrics are RPI's oldest a cappella group. Born from the original RPI Glee Club in 1991, the Lyrics now perform at many of Rensselaer's campus events and around the area, singing contemporary music arranged by its members.

Fall 2012 - Fall 2015 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Work Experience

Bioprocessing & Biocatalysis Lab Technician at Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies at Rensselaer

I worked on a project regarding thermostabilization, activity improvement and understanding the structure and activity relationships of cutinases for their industrial applications in polymer recycling and polymer surface modification. My responsibilities included extracting bacterial plasmids, plasmid transformation, and collecting the optical density of bacterial culture samples throughout exponential growth.

September 2014 - January 2015

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Awardee at University of Chicago Conte Center

My REU project involved the investigation of autism and schizophrenia candidate genes using neuronal progenitor cells and genomic editing technologies.

June 2014 - August 2014

Stem Cell Core Facility Lab Technician at Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies at Rensselaer

As a laboratory technician at the Rensselaer Stem Cell Core my experience has included: -Human iPSC culture -Sterile technique -Immunofluorescence -Laboratory/ Inventory maintenance I conducted an iPSC growth media evaluation testing several commercial media to examined stem cell robustness and cell differentiation tendency. Cell pluripotency levels were also confirmed via immunofluorescence of specific pluripotent and differentiation markers.

September 2012 - Present