Mary-Cathrine Leewis
Biography
Education
- Ph.D., University of Alaska Fairbanks, Biological Sciences, 2014
- M.S., Northern Michigan University, Biology, 2006
- B.S., Northern Michigan University, Biology, Chemistry, French, 2004
Professional Experience
- 2016-Present Research Microbiologist (Post-Doc), U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA. Mentor: Mark Waldrop
- 2014-2016 Postdoctoral Research Associate (Microbial Ecology), Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Mentor: Mary Beth Leigh
- 2009-2014 Graduate Fellow (EPSCoR, INBRE, IAB), University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska.
- 2007-2008 Staff Scientist, Entrix, Inc. Barrington, Illinois.
- 2005-2006 Graduate Research Assistant, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in conjunction with the Vilas County Health Department
Additional Training
- 2014 DOE Joint Genome Institute, Microbial Genomics and Metagenomics Workshop. Walnut Creek, CA.
- 2013 Mothur Microbial Sequence Analysis Workshop. Detroit, MI
- 2012 MicroTrop Advanced Training in Tropical Microbiology: Soil Microbial Ecology and Ecosystem Services. LEMSAT & IRD in Dakar, Senegal
- 2009-2010 David L. Boren Graduate International Fellow at University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic
- 2009 Arctic Plant Ecology Short Course, UNIS - University Centre in Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, Norway
- 2009 The Theoretical and Practical Course on Molecular Approaches for in situ Biodegradation sponsored by the US-EC Task Force on Biotechnology Research
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