Elizabeth Rose Heeg
Lab alumna (MS)
Current Position
PhD student, Victoria University of Wellington
Education
MS,Genetics 2006, UC Davis, Wildlife & Ecology Unit
BS Zoology, 2004, Chemistry Minor. University of Washington
Laboratory Phone:(530) 752-5727
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Research Experience
Graduate Student Researcher - Wildlife and Ecology Unit, Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, University of California at Davis—July, 2004 to Present
Project: Wild Pig Population Genetics
Feral Pig Population Ecology and Genetics Information
Student Intern - DNA lab, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA—October, 2002 to June, 2004
Projects:
- Student assistant - Genetic characterization of populations of Chinook salmon in the Columbia River
- Senior Project - Genetic characterization of Chinook salmon in the Skagit River Basin and the evolution of their juvenile life history types.
Research Interests
Invasive species ecology and policy Landscape genetics Conservation genetics, particularly of threatened and endangered species The investigation of wildlife disease susceptibility through genetic analysis and mathematical modeling
Professional Societies
Society for Conservation Biology: Member 2004-2005, Secretary 2005-2006
