Publications (or in review)
2016
- Byford, G.J., C.M. Wagner, J.B. Hume, & M.L. Moser. 2016. Do native Pacific Lamprey and invasive sea lamprey share an alarm cue? Implications for use of a antatural repellant to guide imperiled Pacific Lamprey into fishways. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 36:5. PDF
2016
- Byford, G.J., C.M. Wagner, J.B. Hume, & M.L. Moser. 2016. Do native Pacific Lamprey and invasive sea lamprey share an alarm cue? Implications for use of a antatural repellant to guide imperiled Pacific Lamprey into fishways. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 36:5. PDF
Post-Graduate
Research Technologist I (3/2018 - current) - Roth Lab
Research Technologist I (3/2017 -3/2018) - Dr. Janette Boughman's Lab in the Integrative Biology Department at MSU
Invasive Species Technician - Drs. Brain Roth and Dan Hayes (MSU) (9/2016 - 3/2017) I assisted MI DNR projects assessing the infestation of Red swamp crayfish in southern Michigan soon after there detection in 2017. Mapped current infestation, collected and processed extractions on environmental DNA (eDNA) samples from water bodies suspected of red swamp crayfish. Performed DNA extractions on crayfish for population genomics. Processed eDNA filters for waters tested for presence of New Zealand Mudsnails.
Fish Production Technician (Spring/Summer 2017) - Scribner Lab (MSU) at the Black River Sturgeon Facility in Onaway, MI. MSU's collaborative research with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MI DNR)to management efforts towards lake sturgeon rehabilitation.
Research Technologist I (3/2018 - current) - Roth Lab
Research Technologist I (3/2017 -3/2018) - Dr. Janette Boughman's Lab in the Integrative Biology Department at MSU
Invasive Species Technician - Drs. Brain Roth and Dan Hayes (MSU) (9/2016 - 3/2017) I assisted MI DNR projects assessing the infestation of Red swamp crayfish in southern Michigan soon after there detection in 2017. Mapped current infestation, collected and processed extractions on environmental DNA (eDNA) samples from water bodies suspected of red swamp crayfish. Performed DNA extractions on crayfish for population genomics. Processed eDNA filters for waters tested for presence of New Zealand Mudsnails.
Fish Production Technician (Spring/Summer 2017) - Scribner Lab (MSU) at the Black River Sturgeon Facility in Onaway, MI. MSU's collaborative research with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MI DNR)to management efforts towards lake sturgeon rehabilitation.
Graduate
I completed my master's research in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at MSU with Dr. Michael Wagner. For my degree, I collected three summers (May 2014 - Aug 2016) of field and laboratory data with a primary focus on understanding how chemical cues mediate behavior during their riverine migration. Funding was provided by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.
I completed my master's research in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at MSU with Dr. Michael Wagner. For my degree, I collected three summers (May 2014 - Aug 2016) of field and laboratory data with a primary focus on understanding how chemical cues mediate behavior during their riverine migration. Funding was provided by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.
Undergraduate
I worked as a research technician for three summers (2011-13) in laboratory and field settings assisting graduate students in the Wagner Lab at Michigan State University (MSU) with their projects at the Hammond Bay Biological Station (USGS). Projects used acoustic (Vemco) and passive integrative transponder (PIT, Oregon-RFID) telemetry to observe sea lamprey behavior when exposed to pheromones and chemical alarm cues during lacustrine and riverine migration (Direct supervisors: Dr. Trevor Meckley & Dr. Tom Luhring). In July 2013, I assisted Dr. Olaf Jensen (Rutgers University) with his work in Mongolia on threatened salmonids.
I worked as a research technician for three summers (2011-13) in laboratory and field settings assisting graduate students in the Wagner Lab at Michigan State University (MSU) with their projects at the Hammond Bay Biological Station (USGS). Projects used acoustic (Vemco) and passive integrative transponder (PIT, Oregon-RFID) telemetry to observe sea lamprey behavior when exposed to pheromones and chemical alarm cues during lacustrine and riverine migration (Direct supervisors: Dr. Trevor Meckley & Dr. Tom Luhring). In July 2013, I assisted Dr. Olaf Jensen (Rutgers University) with his work in Mongolia on threatened salmonids.