Here you will find brief descriptions of my relevant laboratory and field skills. Please see my full CV for more info.
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Programming + Software
While I am by no means an expert, I have experience programming in the following and am always ready to learn more!
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Python
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Unix
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R
I also have experience using the following software and computing resources:
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CIPRES
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RAxML
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ExaML
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ASTRAL
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PASTA
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iTOL
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FastQC
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Orthograph
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aTRAM
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Trinity
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NCBI SRA and TSA submission
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Limited experience in: Stacks, Bowtie, Velvet, and Samtools
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Inkscape
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Molecular Biology
I have had experience in many techniques including:
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DNA and RNA extraction from cells and whole tissues
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PCR: primer design, reactions, and clean-up
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Sanger sequencing
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Eukaryotic and prokaryotic cell culture
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Western blots
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Immunohistochemistry
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RT-PCR
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Field Experience
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Collection, processing, and voucher preservation of insect samples using sweep nets, light traps, pan traps, malaise traps, vacuum sampling, and targeting of individual specimens
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Collection, processing, and voucher preservation of vertebrate species (lizards, snakes, and frogs)
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Collection of bacterial samples and water chemistry data from hot springs
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Additional Experience
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T-shirt design for the 36th Annual UIUC Insect Fear Film Festival
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T-shirt design for Graduates in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
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Scholarship recipient for the BugShot Delaware insect macrophotography course
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For information about my teaching experience, please visit my virtual Teaching Portfolio