Emily Hooser
2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow, Biology (BS) major, Baylor
Emily studied the influence of impoundments on population genetics of stream fishes. Populations located upstream of dams and reservoirs are isolated from other populations and, as a result, are likely experiencing genetic divergence. To test this hypothesis, Emily worked with our field crews during summer 2008 to collect fish specimens for DNA sequencing in Dr. Pat Danley's lab, a process which is still ongoing. Emily earned her BS degree in just 3 years (!), graduating in May 2010.