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Texel, North Holland, Netherlands

Curacao

Watergate Bay, England, United Kingdom

Curacao

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

First masters research project investigating the particulate organic carbon fluxes of benthic coral reef species, with a view to establish a preliminary ecosystem framework based on planar and three dimensional biomass surveys.

Abingdon, England, United Kingdom

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

• Trained in a variety of laboratory techniques such as Western blotting, PCR, agarose gel electrophoresis, transduction, transformation and transfection.
• Seeded and maintained various cell lines for use in the lab.

The Bahamas

• Captured, handled and tagged sea turtles through seine and modified rodeo capture methods; collected various biological morphometric data, identified scars and abnormalities, assisted with oesophageal lavage and.
• Assisted with technical scientific SCUBA diving, maintaining coral nurseries and calculating seasonal sea grass growth rates.
• Led drone, snorkel and walking surveys of creaks in South Eleuthera, comparing the efficacy of each method for specific mangrove species.
• Assisted with maintenance of mesocosms, pertaining to stonecrab respirometry and activity assays, as well as bonefish bloodwork in relation to spawning.
• Trained in the use of scientific longlines for the capture, tagging and gathering of morphometric data for an ongoing reef shark population study.
• Assisted with field work for educational programs and Earthwatch Institute groups of all ages and experience.

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Master Of Science - Ms, Freshwater And Marine Biology

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Molecular Biology, 2:1

Modules in biochemistry, genetics, microbiology and molecular biology.