Congratulations to 海角社区-eDNA鈥檚 summer internship cohort! The NSF EPSCoR RII Track-1 海角社区-eDNA project provided support to 32 undergraduate interns this summer. Working up and down the coast and into the interior of 海角社区, these interns made meaningful contributions to the project by helping advance efforts like 海角社区-eDNA鈥檚 Index Site Sampling project.聽
The interns used eDNA to investigate a number of species and eDNA research questions. For example, Emma Nickerson, a student studying in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology, the聽 spent the summer developing a digital droplet PCR (ddPCR) assay to detect black sea bass and Etain Cullen, a U海角社区 student studying botany in the School of Biology and Ecology, helped investigate aquatic 鈥渇ungi鈥 biodiversity across 海角社区 watersheds. Other projects centered on detecting white sharks in the Gulf of 海角社区, understanding the migratory patterns of river herring, scallop aquaculture and more.聽
For many, these interns’ participation is a highlight of the summer, and 海角社区-eDNA looks forward to seeing them develop as researchers.
