Tasha Hester
Principal laboratory Assistant at Rutgers University–New Brunswick
About
Mom, Educator, scientist
Experiences
- Principal laboratory Assistant at Rutgers University–New BrunswickHelp design and run Parkinson's disease experiments
I write and enforce the lab's SOPs so our results stay consistent and every experiment can be reproduced.
- Laboratory Manager at Rutgers University – Department of Environmental & Occupational Health SciencesSet up and organized a molecular neuroscience lab
I installed and validated the equipment and safety systems, and trained grad and undergrad researchers.
- Science Teacher at Camden County Technical SchoolTook students from 5% to 50% mastery in 10 months
I designed biotech labs modeled on real research, so students did DNA analysis and experimental design.
- Curriculum Designer at Rutgers University / Cancer Institute of New JerseyWrote a biotech curriculum to get students job-ready
For the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, I built hands-on lab activities aimed at lab readiness.
- Science Teacher at Camden City SchoolsTaught Camden students genetics through hands-on labs
I built inquiry-based curriculum so my students could read science and be ready for a real lab.