Automation Core People
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Tara
Thurber Senior Research
Lab Technologist
Education B.S., University of
Maine-Orono
Interests Automation of high-throughput
screening of cDNA libraries via luminescence-based reporters
I spent my senior year studying the mitochondrial genome differences
between various orders of marine copepods and crustaceans, then
came to the Seed Lab as a research technician in the DNA Sequencing
Core, and chief operator of the Genetix Q-Bot. With the addition
of a Beckman-Coulter Biomek FX Core System, the Automation Core
was born, and now has a Cellomics ArrayScan II and Perkin-Elmer
TopCount NXT. I look forward to advancing our current automation
to meet the growing robotic needs of CCIB.
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Amy Avery Research Lab Technologist
Education B.S, M.S. in biology,
UMass/Boston
Interests Molecular
biology, automation
My undergraduate research project involved the identification of Y-chromosome-specific
markers to study the genetic evolution of sex chromosomes in dioecious
plants. This expanded into a graduate project and an opportunity to
establish the automated DNA sequencing facility at UMass/Boston. Since
I joined the CCIB in 2003, I have enjoyed contributing to both the
research automation and DNA sequencing departments. The continuing
advancements in automation make this an exciting field. |
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John Darga
Research Lab Technologist
Education B.S., M.S. in biology, UMass/Dartmouth
Interests Microbiology, molecular biology, laboratory automation
My Master’s thesis research involved the identification and characterization of sulfidogenic bacteria from Bahamian blue holes. As a grad student I had the pleasure of spending a summer working in Mitch Sogin’s lab at the MBL at Woods Hole on the Giardia genome project, where I received my introduction to laboratory automation. As a new employee, I am constantly trying to find ways to improve the efficiency of the lab robots. In my spare time I play baseball with the Death Hawks, a Providence Charity League team. |
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