Tag Archives: DNA

Aeromonas and Research Tutors

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Kathryn Davis

In the last post I was about tell everyone how I got a third degree burn from making enchiladas and (this is embarrassing because I do microbiology research I should know better) how it got infected and I was out … 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 genetically expressible summer!

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Lydia Brown

This summer Dr. Hunter gave me the opportunity to join her Marine Biology research team. While Dr. Hunter is a part of a larger team in the process of assembling the tree of life for echinoderms as a whole, her … Continue reading →

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SNP Haplotyping

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Tina Johnson

For the majority of the summer (save for my two week adventure), I have been continuing my research with M. monoensis in the lab. Much of our prior research focused on identifying a DNA barcode, a region that can be … Continue reading →

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Week 1

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Kathryn Davis

First week back in the CS lab! I actually started back in the lab on May 29th and, go figure, Baby Huddleston decided he was ready to meet his family! Of course, Dr. Huddleston, who was in labor, was worried about … Continue reading →

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End of the Project

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Kristin Goodwin

Microbiology research is a step-by-step process that continues to build on newly discovered information.  The Huddleston Research Lab was in the beginning stages when I started this past summer.  As a part of the team, Kathryn, Zack, and I picked … Continue reading →

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Mentzelia monoensis

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Tina Johnson

Over the past several weeks, I have gradually been immersed into a whole new world: research. Often, it was intimidating; I found myself in positions of uncertainty and insecurity. I messed up a lot, which was humbling. But more importantly, … Continue reading →

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Update on Mentzelia thompsonii

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Jonathan Stites

So, it’s been a while since I’ve posted on here. I am sorry for that. Alright, so last time I left all of you, Dr. Brokaw and I were still trying to figure out how to work the ArcGIS program … Continue reading →

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Thomasomys Phylogeny Continued

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Michael Maeker

In early October we received our sequence data back from the Yale DNA Analysis Facility. The sequence data gave us both the forward and reverse strands that we copied using PCR for each of our rodent species. We had two … Continue reading →

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Mentzelia thompsonii

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Jonathan Stites

Hey everyone, So, this post has been very belated! My name is Jonathan Stites and I am currently a junior biochemistry major (ministry minor) at ACU. I conduct biogeography/phylogenetic research under Dr. Brokaw. Basically, what this research entailed, was collecting … Continue reading →

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