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  • Graduate Student, Riley Lab

Research Interests

  • Developmental Biology
  • Tissue Regeneration
  • Inner ear development
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology

Educational Background

  • B.S. Biology, Walla Walla University, WA. 2013
  • M.S. Biology, Walla Walla University, WA. 2015
  • Ph.D. Biology, In Progress, Texas A&M University.

Awards & Honors

  • 3 Minute Thesis competition, 1st place & Audience Choice Awards (Doctoral Division)

Selected Publications

  • Presentations:

    • Poster presentation at Texas Zebrafish Conference, Nov. 2020
      “Roles of pax2a, sp5a, and sp5l in mediating FGF and Wnt signaling during otic development,” Amy L. Tan and Bruce B. Riley
    • Conference Paper, Proceedings of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences 33rd Symposium In: Eckert G., S. Keller & S. Tamone, eds. Diving for Science, 2014. “Don’t Poop Where You Eat: Location of Sea Cucumber Egesta in a Coral Reef Environment,” James R. Nestler, Liesl K. Cole, Leah E. Dann, Carly V. Leggitt, Elisa P. Manley, Robyn E. Reeve, Amy L. Tan, E. Alan Verde
    • Accepted Abstract and Poster Presentation, 33rd International Sea Turtle Symposium 2013 “700 Hours on Nesting Beaches: ProTECTOR Volunteer Efforts in Honduras,” Tan, A. L., Dunbar, S. G., Baumbach, D., Cunningham, A., Damazo, L. E., Lindsay, K., and Salinas, L.
    • Oral Presentation, 6th North American Echinoderm Conference 2011, “Down-and-Dirty: What Holothurians and Hoover Vacuums Have in Common in a Tropical Coral Reef Environment”
    • Poster Presentation, Murdock Undergraduate Science Conference 2010, “Down-and-Dirty: What Sea Cucumbers and Hoover Vacuums Have in Common in a Tropical Coral Reef Environment,” with Elisa P. Manley and James R. Nestler