Tag Archives: Conservation Biology

An Ongoing Journey to Identify Cave Bacteria

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Diana Desai

Transferring from a community college, the amount of lab work and experience that I had been exposed to, was always limited to the curriculum of the classes that I was enrolled to take in a given semester. In all honesty, … Continue reading →

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Reflections on 2013/2014

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Tina Johnson

It’s hard to believe the school year has finally come to an end—and even harder to believe that I began working on my summer research project about a year ago (oh, how the time flies). At the beginning of the … Continue reading →

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Bioremediation Research Course

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Jacob Windsor

Over the course of this past year I have been working with Dr. Brokaw on the effects of remaining hydrocarbons on vegetation following bioremediation of a crude oil spill. This project was renewed back in 2010 after nearly a decade … Continue reading →

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Mentzelia and DNA

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Christian Hofsommer

During the last year, I’ve been doing research with Dr. Brokaw on the genetics of species in the genus Mentzelia. This research involves sequencing the DNA of these plants and looking for similarities and differences between multiple species in this … Continue reading →

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A Continued Experience of a Lifetime

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Tina Johnson

Part Two: Fieldwork (With Some Additional Adventures)  So, back to our adventure! After leaving the Evolution Conference on Tuesday evening, we returned to our campsite to prepare for the proceeding days. Accordingly, the next morning we said goodbye to Snowbird … Continue reading →

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At the Nature Conservancy’s Tallgrass Prairie Preserve

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Samantha

This summer Dr. Brokaw and I took a trip to the Nature Conservancy’s Tall Grass Prairie Preserve to collect new data for our bioremediation research.  I enjoyed getting the experience in field research. The first few days were spent collecting … Continue reading →

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