Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: I would first like to thank my advisor Rob Knight. Over the past couple of years he was a wonderful mentor and has provided me with an amazing opportunity and invaluable guidance. Rob has supported me through my time in his lab, and I would not be where I am today without him. My time in his lab has changed my entire plans, I had never considered graduate school until experienced the endless possibilities of research by being in his lab. I will always remember what he has done for me. I would also like to thank the entire Knight lab for their support and assistance during my time there. Everyone in the lab was extremely helpful and made my experience in the lab more incredible than I could have ever imagined. Specifically, I want to thank Daniel McDonald and Jesse Zaneveld. Daniel Mc-Donald, aside from being a good friend, has helped me with many of the research projects I have worked on. He worked with me on the phylogenetic reconstruction project in chapter two and decorating a tree with a seven level taxonomy in chapter three. Jesse Zaneveld was always available for my questions about horizontal
Author: Julia K. Goodrich
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2626039103