Emily Vu

Undergraduate Research Assistant

BSc Biology Student

Professional Preparation

DUC-NSM Research Methodology Series

A Bit About Me

My name is Emily Vu, I am a senior at DU majoring in Biology, and I joined Dr. OHG’s lab through the DU NSM Research and Methodology Program as a transfer student. In the future, I hope to become a Family Nurse Practitioner and I am excited to learn more about herpetology and during this lab!

Research Projects

Skin Microbiomes of Terrestrial Salamanders

Emily is working on studying the skin microbiomes of salamander populations experiencing wildfires in the Bay Area.

Skills

Field Biology

Salamander Collection

Salamander Marking

Microbiome/Disease Sampling

Molecular Biology

DNA Extractions

PCR and qPCR

Electrophoresis