Sam Webb Email & Phone Number

Paraguay

Austin, Texas, United States

Identify over 50 different species of native Texas plantsRecord and enter information of more than 1000 specimens into an online databaseUse software to geolocate where plant specimens were collected for specimens dating back over 100 years

Austin, Texas, United States

The Freshman Research Initiative (FRI) is a world-renowned program that exposes first-year undergraduates to high level research being conducted at the University of Texas at Austin. As a mentor for FRI, I spend two semesters with a class of students. I help teach them basic genetics lab techniques such as DNA isolation, PCR, gel electrophoresis, and.

Austin, Texas, United States

I assist the Juenger Lab at UT Austin in researching the genetics of Hall's panicgrass (Panicum hallii) and switchgrass (Panicum virgatum). The goal of the lab is to understand Hall's panicgrass as a genetic model organism for switchgrass, with the goal of converting switchgrass into a leading source of bioethanol. While I have many jobs in the lab.

Austin, Texas, United States

The High School Research Academy (HSRA) is a 6 week program hosted by UT Austin. As a mentor for HSRA, I guide high school students through real research being conducted at UT Austin. I teach them wet lab skills such as DNA isolation, PCR, and gel electrophoresis. I also teach them computational genomics skills, such as the Integrative Genomics Viewer.