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Nick Kaczmar was a Field and Lab Assistant om the Buckler lab 2010-2011.
Education:
Master of Science, Plant Biotechnology, December 2008
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY
Thesis Title: Field Testing of Transgenic American elm (Ulmus americana L.) Expressing an Antimicrobial Peptide Transgene: Vascular Anatomy and Resistance to Ophiostoma novo-ulmi
Bachelors of Science, Environmental Biology, December 2004
University of Vermont, Burlington VT
Professional Experience:
2010 - 2011
Cornell University
Buckler Lab for Maize Genetics and Diversity
Field, Lab, and Greenhouse Assistant.
2009 - 2010
Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research Ithaca, NY
Research Assistant / Laboratory Manager
• Root growth analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana natural populations to identify the genetic basis of radial root development.
2005 - 2008
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY
Graduate Assistant
Development of transgenic Ulmus americana (American elm) for increased resistance to the fungal pathogen Ophiostoma novo-ulmi.
2004 - 2005
Upstate Freshwater Institute Syracuse, NY
Laboratory and Field Technician
Nutrient analysis of water samples collected from Upstate NY water sources.
Publications
Newhouse A, Kaczmar N, Maynard C, Powell W (2008) American Elm. In Compendium of Transgenic Crop Plants: Transgenic Forest Tree Species (Kole C, Hall T, eds.,). Blackwell, Oxford, UK, pp 241-262.
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