Research & Projects

Project 1

A guide for uploading genomes to the NIH

When I began working in the Kelley lab I was assigned a project to create a detailed guide on how to upload a genome to the NIH because our grant funding required us to do so.

Objectives

Successfully upload a genome for Anarhichas lupus, the Atlantic wolffish, and document the process as well as the information necessary for uploading a genome.

Results

On June 7th 2023 we received an email that our genome was successfully uploaded! Now our lab has a streamlined process for uploading the genomes and our spreadsheets have all the necessary data in one sheet clearly labeled. Thanks to some lessons I learned about Filezilla from a graduate student in our lab, Kara, I was able to add a section on how to upload the genomes from a remote computer outside of the lab.

Project 2

literature review on anthropogenic threats to Desert tortoise physiology

For Professor Robin Dunkin's environmental physiology class my team Ivan Ramirez, Andrew, and Bryan Legan were assigned to write a literature review on the threats climate change presents to Desert tortoises. I took the lead on the project since I had the most tortoise expertise.

Objectives

We had to scour the literature for about 4-5 articles that showed how climate change affects tortoise physiology and synthesize what the articles predict will happen to tortoises physiology as the climate rapidly changes due to humans.

Results

We found that anthropogenic climate change does present challenges to Desert tortoises diet, reproduction, and disease but that they do have adaptations that help in a variable environment. It was my first time taking the lead on a big project and I learned a lot on how to delegate tasks and keep a team on track for deadlines. If you want to read the full review you can click here

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