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Katya Morales
Undergraduate Research Assistant
BSc Biology Student
Professional Preparation
DUC-NSM Research Methodology Series
A Bit About Me
Katya is majoring in biology and planning on minoring in chemistry. She is interested in a career that involves laboratory work like a pharmaceutical scientist. Katya is also interested in a career that involves research. Katya joined the lab through the Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Research Program.

Research Projects
Population Genetics of Terrestrial Salamanders
Katya is working on studying the population genetics 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


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