Ritchilda Vergara

• Licensed Secondary Science Teacher
• VDOE International Education Teacher
• Master’s in Advanced Teaching (Secondary)
• BS Biology
• IB MYP Chemistry
• VA Communication & Literacy Assessment
• MYP Science Teacher, Beijing, China
• Middle School Science Teacher, Marrakech, Morocco
• HS Biology Teacher, Mills Godwin HS (Richmond, VA)
• Biology & Chemistry Lecturer, De La Salle Tertiary School

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

▪ Noncoding RNA and Control Over Key Regulator of Differentiation in the Cyanobacteria Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 – Bioinformatics and Bioengineering Research Experience for Teachers; conducted and presented on August 10, 2010, final paper approved July 25, 2011; Virginia Commonwealth University Center for Biological Complexity

▪ The Allelopathic Activity of Ipomoea batatas (Sweet Potato) on Selected Weed Species