



Tatiana Rodriguez
Undergraduate Research Assistant
BSc Biology Student
Professional Preparation
Teaching Intern
DUC-NSM Research Methodology Series
Microbiology
Epidemiology
Conservation Biology
A Bit About Me
I am a 4th year student at DUC, majoring in Biology with a minor in chemistry. I have assisted Dr. OHG in research on infectious diseases present in the amphibian community. This has developed my interest in becoming a lab technician and working in research in the future.

Research Projects
Evolution of fungal pathogen resistance to therapeutics
Tatiana has been working on evaluating the evolution of resistance to antifungal therapies by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.
Skills

Field Skills
Salamander Collection
Salamander Marking
Microbiome/Disease Sampling
Laboratory Skills
DNA isolation
PCR and qPCR
Electrophoresis
Culture isolation
Bacterial isolation
Aseptic technique
Professional Presentations

Poster Presentations
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis can develop resistance to probiotic metabolites in serial passage experiments. Bay Area Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases 2023
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis can develop resistance to probiotic metabolites in serial passage experiments. Dominican University of California Scholarly and Creative Works Conference 2023
