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Caleb Lowell Sutton

Contact: 1301 East Main Street Box 60 Middle Tennessee State University Department of Biology Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Phone: (931) 308-7645 Email: cls8s@mtmail.mtsu.edu Education: 2011-Present Molecular Biosciences Doctoral Program. Ph.D.

Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 2006-2011 Microbiology/Biochemistry. B.S. Biology

Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN Professional Experience: 2014-Present Exploring Life (BIOL 1031) Graduate Teaching Assistant Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro 2011-2014 Anatomy and Physiology (BIOL 2011) Graduate Teaching Assistant Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro 2009-2011 Microbiology Lab Technician Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville Research Experience: 2012-Present Investigating traditional Chinese medicine extracts and substituted synthetic aurone

compounds for antifungal properties in Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida tropicalis, Aspergillus fumigatus, and Trichophyton mentagrophytes Middle Tennessee State University; Tennessee Center for Botanical Medicine Research

2011-2012 Investigating medicinal Chinese botanical extracts for antibacterial and anticancer

properties Middle Tennessee State University; Tennessee Center for Botanical Medicine Research

2009-2011 Investigating ethanol production from cellulose utilizing Escherichia coli and

Cryptocercus darwini Tennessee Technological University; Biochemistry Department

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Technical Skills: Cell Culture (Transformed and Primary) Insect Dissection Bacterial Culture Mammal Dissection Viral Culture Fluorescent Microscopy Flow Cytometry Confocal Microscopy-Basic Phase Contrast Microscopy Pathogenic Fungi Culture Nucleic Acid Extraction/Purification Relevant Coursework: BIOL 6390 Advanced Cellular and Molecular Biology BIOL 6430 Clinical and Pathogenic Microbiology BIOL 6380 Experimental Immunology BIOL 6440 Advanced Virology BIOL 6450 Advancements in Molecular Genetics BIOL 6760 Bioinformatics BIOL 6290 Advanced Scanning Electron Microscopy CHEM 6500 Biochemistry I CHEM 6510 Biochemistry II CHEM 7510 Advanced Biochemistry Manuscripts in Preparation: Sutton C.L., Farone M.B., Taylor Z., Handy S. “Synthesis and Evaluation of Two Substituted Aurones as

Antifungal Agents.” Presentations: Sutton C.L. 2014. A Modern Approach to Traditional Medicine: Screening and Biofilm Formation in Candida albicans. ASM KY-TN Regional Meeting; Freed-Hardeman University, Henderson, TN. Sutton C.L. 2013. A Modern Approach to Traditional Chinese Medicine: The Antifungal Saga. UAH-MTSU Joint Biosymposium; Winchester, TN. Sutton C.L. 2013. A Modern Approach to Traditional Chinese Medicine: The Antifungal Saga. ASM KY-TN Regional Meeting; Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY. Awards: ASM KY-TN Regional Meeting Presentation Award 2014 Professional Memberships: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2014-Present American Society for Microbiology 2012-Present Biology Graduate Student Association 2011-Present