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General Information
| Full Name | Kristine Jecha |
| Languages | English, French |
Education
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2022 - now PhD in Ecology and Evolution
University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland - Thesis-Genomic Causes and Consequences of Hybridization in Insects
- Tanja Schwander
- Thesis-Genomic Causes and Consequences of Hybridization in Insects
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2020 - 2022 MSc in Behaviour, Evolution, and Conservation. Specialization in Computational Ecology and Evolution
University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland - Thesis-The Effects of Genome Features on Tandem Repeat DNA Patterns
- Tanja Schwander
- Thesis-The Effects of Genome Features on Tandem Repeat DNA Patterns
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2016 - 2020 BSc in Ecology, Evolution, and Animal Behavior / Plant and Microbial Biology
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA - Minors
- Marine Biology
- Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
- Minors
Experience
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2019 - 2020 Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of Minnesota, USA - Ecology, Evolution, Behavior Department, Zuk Laboratory
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2018 - 2019 Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of Minnesota, USA - Entomology Department, Aukema Laboratory
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2019 Laboratory Assistant
University of Bergen, Norway - Evolutionary Ecology Department, Kirkendall Laboratory
Outreach
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2020 - now Scholarship Chair-Alpha Sigma Kappa/Women in Technical Studies, Alpha Alumni Chapter
- Organizing and distributing yearly scholarships to women in undergraduate STEM studies
Honors and Awards
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2021 - FBM Special Award for Outstanding Dedication in Practical Teaching
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2020 - UNIL Master's Grant
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2020 - UMN College of Biological Sciences Dean's List
Skills
- Bioinformatics: R, Python, UNIX, HPC cluster, DNA alignment, data visualization, genome assembly, reproducibility