REUfest

2012 REU Fellows

We have only a few short weeks before the start of the 2012 REU program here at UTMSI!  This is the 5th year of our program, and we  have 10 fellows joining us this summer:

Nathalie Arnone, Coastal Carolina University
Emily Bloom, University of California at Davis
Shawn Bona, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
Casey Grieshaber, University of North Carolina at WIlmington
Joshua Manning, University of Maine
Haley Nicholson, University of Miami
Meghan O’Dell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Melanie Peel, Whittier College
Ben Staton, Michigan State University
Zoe Wambaugh, Humboldt State University

Deadline for Summer 2012 Apps is February 13

Hello!  Our application process has gone online this year and is open for business.  In addition to the online application, you will need a current college transcript and two letters of recommendation.  Click on the “Application” link above for forms and instructions.  The submission deadline is Monday, February 13.  Any questions?  Just email to UTMSI.REU@gmail.com

Summer 2012 REU

We will have 8 REU fellowships available for next summer. The application deadline is February 13, 2012, and the program will run from June 6 to August 10. Application materials will be posted by January 1, check back for details!

Winston Anthony

My name is Winston Anthony and I am studying in Dr. Luis Rocha’s Lab. I am studying marine reef fish ecology and evolution in a lab setting. This is a multi-step process which begins in the field collecting specimens and taking fin or gill clippings. From these clippings we can extract DNA through a long and arduous process. This process allows us to put the DNA through a polymerase chain reaction which reconstructs the DNA. Then we can run a gel electrophoresis which draws DNA down an electric current from negative towards positive. This whole process allows us to track genetic markers through populations and species and lets us see patterns linking the species together.