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My Previous Research Experiences !

Dr. Victoria Sork’s Laboratory, UCLA

August-October 2007

Dr. Robert K. Wayne’s Laboratory, UCLA (September 2003-March 2010)

I decided to pursure a Ph.D. largely because of the people who believed in me and my abilities. I am forever indebted to the scientists who opened their laboratories to me and allowed me to work on their research projects.  Please check them out here and contact me if you'd like to know more about my experiences with them.

 

The impact of the Andes on the speciation of Hermit hummingbirds in South America.

Genotypic analysis to determine social structure and pup parentage of 10 packs for the endangered Ethiopian Wolf, Canis simensis. Genotypic analysis of Santa Monica Mountains bobcat populations to determine the impact of urban fragmentation of genetic isolation. Genotypic analysis of Santa Monica Mountains mountain lions to identify specific individuals. Diversification and adaptive variation in chameleons (Furcifer lateralis) in Madagascar. Tetrodotoxin Resistance in the Puffer Fish species (Order: Tetraodontiformes) of Indonesia.

  • DNA extraction from Scat, and Tissue

  • PCR reaction preparation and amplification

  • Microsatellite genotyping using dye-labeled primers

  • Genetic relatedness analysis (Cervus)

  • Setup and Operation of electrophoresis gel apparatus

  • Tetraodontiform sample collection and fieldwork in Bali, Indonesia with NSF-PIRE research group

Chloroplast DNA Hybridization in Oaks Quercus lobata & Quercus douglasii

  • Chloroplast DNA extraction, PCR

  • DNA sequencing

Dr. Tom Smith’s Laboratory, Institute of the Environment, UCLA

August 2005- March 2006

Dr. George Amato’s Laboratory, Columbia University

June -July 2006

Conservation Genetics Applications: Genotypic Determination and Sexing Analysis of the Thick-Billed Parrot Rhynchopsitta pachyrhycha.

  • Microsatellite genotyping

  • PCR-based Sexing Analysis

 

The ecology of infectious blood-borne pathogens such as Malaria in African rainforest birds.

  • DNA Blood Extraction

  • PCR reaction preparation and amplification

Dr. Jeffrey Podos’s Laboratory, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

June 2005- July 2005

NIH/CARE Biomedical Summer Enrichment Program (BISEP), UCLA

June- August 2003

Song development in the Swamp Sparrow, Mellospiza georgiana. (UMASS Amherst)

  • Swamp Sparrow Song development

  • Swamp Sparrow nest collection and rearing techniques

  • Mentioned in the Acknowledgments Section of:

Lahti, D. C., Moseley, D. L. and Podos, J. (2011), A Tradeoff Between Performance and Accuracy in Bird Song Learning. Ethology, 117: 802–811. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2011.01930.x

  • Biotechnique Laboratory

  • DNA Ligation

  • Produce recombinant plasmids

  • Prepared competent cells for transformation

  • Prepared overnight culture of E. coli for plasmid miniprep

  • Restriction analysis of purified plasmids

  • Introduction to the process of a protein page

  • Advanced Writing Seminar

  • Journal Club

 

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