Catherine Kidner
Profile
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Time Zone(GMT +/- 0) Greenwich Mean Time
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OrganizationUniversity of Edinburgh
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RoleScientist Mentor: I will mentor teams of students online
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Research Interests (300 words)We are interested in determining the genetics underlying differences between species. We would like to know how many genetic changes and what type of changes determine differences in plant growth and form. A combination of classical genetics and new sequencing technologies is being used to link the variation in form to variation in the sequence and expression of genes. We are particularly interested applying these techniques to tropical species, as the tropics contain most of the world’s diversity but have been genetically understudied.
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Profile Question 1What is best about being a scientist?
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Answer the question you selected for profile question 1 here (300 words):Learning new things everyday. My job is never dull. I work together with a group of very bright interesting people finding out how the world works.
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Profile Question 2What is tough about being a scientist?
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Answer the question you selected for profile question 2 here (300 words):It's not relaxing. There is always more you could do, more you could read, a new technique to learn. It's hard to find the time, the expertise and the money to get everything done.
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Profile Question 3When and why did you decide to go into a science career?
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Answer the question you selected for profile question 3 here (300 words):I thought I would study biology until I got bored and then find a job. I never got bored and have had the chance to make studying my job.
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AvailabilityI am NOT available, please temporarily remove me from the available mentor list
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Capacity: How many teams at a time are you comfortable working with?2
Recent Posts
aclubczynskispring2019 project 9
Catherine Kidner
Hi Leah,
It's good to meet you. I hope you enjoy working with plants this spring. There's lots I enjoy about working with plants. They are beautiful, easy to find, easy to keep and are great for studying…
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aclubczynskispring2019 project 9
Catherine Kidner
Hi Sydney,
It's good to meet you. It sounds as if you've already made a good start with the basics of plant biology. it's a great time of year to start studying plants. The wild flowers here have…
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aclubczynskispring2019 project 3
Catherine Kidner
Hi Katherine,
You can water the seed in a petri dish and pour off the water once cooled. You should measure rate of germination (proportion of the sown seed which germinate and the speed of growth once germinated (by root or shoot…
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