Laboratory Research Assistant
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The Laboratory Research Assistant conducts multidisciplinary field work studying the coastal methane cycle. The role involves extracting DNA and RNA from mangrove tissue and soil, quantifying methane-cycling microorganisms, analyzing microbial populations through metabarcoding and DNA sequencing, and analyzing stable carbon isotopic compositions in environmental samples.
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Conduct multi-disciplinary field work to study the coastal methane cycle.Extract DNA and RNA from mangrove tissue and mangrove soil.Quantify populations of methane-cycling microorganisms using real-time PCR.Perform metabarcoding and DNA sequence analyses of methane-cycling microbial populations in mangrove tissue and mangrove soilAnalysis of stable carbon isotopic compositions of methane and other carbon compounds present in environmental samples.
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