Makenzie Kerr
Biography
Biography
Makenzie Kerr is the Lab Manager & Outreach Coordinator for Dr. Mya Breitbart’ lab at the University of South Florida’s College of Marine Science. She also works as a Coordinator for the Oceanography Camp for Girls.
Makenzie Kerr is the Lab Manager & Outreach Coordinator for Dr. Mya Breitbart’ lab at the University of South Florida’s College of Marine Science. She also works as a Coordinator for the Oceanography Camp for Girls.
Makenzie's masters project on DNA barcoding of fish eggs allows for molecular identification of fish eggs down to the species level, without having to identify them morphologically. Her study area is the Gulf of Mexico, looking for novel spawning grounds and doing baseline research. She enjoys spreading her passion for science around the community via the annual St. Petersburg Science Fest, Oceanography Camp for Girls, Skype a Scientist, Girls Inc, and taste of science.
Makenzie's masters project on DNA barcoding of fish eggs allows for molecular identification of fish eggs down to the species level, without having to identify them morphologically. Her study area is the Gulf of Mexico, looking for novel spawning grounds and doing baseline research. She enjoys spreading her passion for science around the community via the annual St. Petersburg Science Fest, Oceanography Camp for Girls, Skype a Scientist, Girls Inc, and taste of science.
DNA Detectives - St. Petersburg Science Festival 2019
Painting the first mural at USF's College of Marine Science
Art & Science Night - The Good Virus Gallery
Girls Inc - viewing plankton under a microscope
Painting with glow in the dark bacteria
Teaching teachers about plankton
DNA Detectives - Great American Teach In 2019
Picking fish eggs using tweezers, kinda like grabbing balloons with chopsticks
Measuring fish with the Oceanography Camp for Girls
Teaching undergrads about mangrove trees
Measuring fish with the Oceanography Camp for Girls
Holding a sediment core from mangrove soil