My work in the laboratory includes optimizing and developing new methods for the ARISE project. The ARISE project aims to sequence all multicellular organisms of the Netherlands. I mostly work on optimizing DNA extractions, PCRs and Next Generation Sequencing such as the Min-Ion (nanopore).
Keywords
DNA, NGS, biodiversity, laboratory, technician
Researchinterest
I am a biologist with a keen interest in marine biology, diving and photography. In the ARISE program, I work as a research technician.
I did my research internship at Naturalis, studying foraminifera with the Marine Biodiversity group. Within the ARISE program, I work in Team Sequencing, which has the task of finding, sequencing and storing a DNA barcode for every single (multicellular) species that occurs in the Netherlands. That's about 350,000 samples to do in the upcoming years!
Currenttopics
I am currently working as a research technician on the ARISE project, focusing on ways to extract DNA from marine samples.
First report of mitochondrial COI in foraminifera and implications for DNA barcodingpublications
Macher, JN., Wideman, J.G., Girard, E.B. et al. First report of mitochondrial COI in foraminifera and implications for DNA barcoding. Sci Rep 11, 22165 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-01589-5
