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Phylogenetic Analyses of Species in Thomasomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae)
My research experience with the biology department has certainly been a memorable part of my time here at ACU. Starting in January, I jumped in on a project of Dr. Lee’s, a portion of which he delegated to Dr. Brokaw … Continue reading
Posted in Brokaw Lab, Lee Lab
Tagged DNA, Ecology, Evolution, Molecular Biology, PCR, Phylogeny, Systematics
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Reflections on 2013/2014
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
Posted in Brokaw Lab
Tagged Biogeography, Conservation Biology, DNA, Molecular Biology, Plant Biology, Polyploidy
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Aeromonas and Research Tutors
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
Mentzelia and DNA
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
Posted in Brokaw Lab
Tagged Biogeography, Conservation Biology, DNA, Ecology, Evolution, Genetics, Molecular Biology, PCR, Plant Biology, Polyploidy, Systematics
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A genetically expressible summer!
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
Posted in Hunter Lab
Tagged DNA, Evolution, Genetics, Molecular Biology, PCR, Phylogeny, Systematics
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SNP Haplotyping
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
Week 1
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
End of the Project
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
Rodent Phylogeny Progress
This month we made a huge step toward our short term goal of sending off the Thomasomys DNA samples for sequencing. Dr. Brokaw and I found a set of primers that could amplify an approximately 1200 base pair region of … Continue reading
August Microbiology Research
The month of August tested my ability to not only accomplish my own work, but to perform the tasks of my two research partners while they were away on vacation. The key words for the summation of my success were … Continue reading