Alana Belkevich

I am the Microscopy Specialist, teaching Research Methods in Fluorescence and Confocal Microscopy, Research Methods in Cell Biology, and serving as the Laser and Radiation Safety Officer. While I was an undergraduate student at St. Lawrence, I worked in the Biology Preparatory Lab and was a teaching assistant for several Biology courses including Research Methods in Fluorescence and Confocal Microscopy. After graduating from St. Lawrence University with a B.S. in Neuroscience, I attended SUNY Upstate Medical University, and earned a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. At Upstate, I investigated a complex called RNA Polymerase, that carries out the process of transcription, specifically researching the protein-protein interactions within the complex. Throughout my time at St. Lawrence and- at Upstate Medical University, I learned several biochemical and cell biology techniques, including methods using bacteria, yeast, and mammalian cell culture.