During my fellowship I worked directly with Dr. Julia Stevens and indirectly with many others in the Genomics and Microbiology lab. In the lab, Julia explained her research to us in the first day, and the remaining time was used to investigate how we could best implement her project in our classrooms. We worked very hard to develop protocols that all teachers could implement despite what their school budgets may be. We were successful in accomplishing this. We worked alongside Julia in the lab but had plenty of opportunities to work independently as well after we practiced protocols under her supervision. Since completing my summer experience, Julia and I have kept in touch in regards to implementation questions, other citizen science opportunities, and the path I may take to pursue my doctorate. We will continue to communicate about other ways to approach her research in the classroom as well as my future endeavors.