2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) symposium
Location
Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa
Presentation Type
Open Access Poster Presentation
Document Type
poster
Abstract
The current method for bumblebee extraction is to remove tissue from the thorax of captured bees. This project adapts methods used in the study (Mola et al., 2021) that uses tarsal clippings of bees rather than capturing and freezing the entire bee. This non-lethal collection method could benefit research focused on genetic diversity of declining species.
Start Date
1-8-2025 11:00 AM
End Date
1-8-2025 1:30 PM
Event Host
Summer Undergraduate Research Program, University of Northern Iowa
Faculty Advisor
Ai Wen
Department
Department of Biology
Copyright
©2025 Halle Hoefing and Ai Wen
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Hoefing, Halle and Wen, Ai, "Whole Genome Sequencing of Bumblebees with Varied Tissue Quantity, Extraction Methods, and Bioinformatic Inquiries" (2025). Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium. 6.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/surp/2025/all/6
Whole Genome Sequencing of Bumblebees with Varied Tissue Quantity, Extraction Methods, and Bioinformatic Inquiries
Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa
The current method for bumblebee extraction is to remove tissue from the thorax of captured bees. This project adapts methods used in the study (Mola et al., 2021) that uses tarsal clippings of bees rather than capturing and freezing the entire bee. This non-lethal collection method could benefit research focused on genetic diversity of declining species.
