
Unit
Lab Affiliate
Sponsor: Andrea Schreier
Start Date: 2016
Unit
Lab Affiliate
Sponsor: Andrea Schreier
Start Date: 2016
Bio
Education
- B.S., Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz- USA
- M.S., Organismal Biology, Conservation & Ecology, San Jose State University - USA
- Ph.D., Genetics, University of California, Davis
Research Interests
- Coordinate and serve as a member of a team that includes local species experts, federal and state agency managers, and university scientists whose task is to develop a reintroduction plan for the threatened delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus).
- Design and execute reintroduction experiments using an existing refugial population of delta smelt
- Identify a genetic marker for sex determination in white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) using Illumina high-throughput sequencing.
- Analyze relatedness and identify migratory patterns among raptors in the San Francisco Bay Area using microsatellite genotyping.
- Supervise and mentor graduate and undergraduate students in the laboratory and provide help with scientific writing.