Jennifer Leigh Myka
A5064812336- Career Development and Diversity
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Evaluation of Teaching Practices
- Biomedical and Engineering Education
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
- Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
- Innovative Teaching Methods
- Teaching and Learning Programming
- Educational Assessment and Improvement
- Problem and Project Based Learning
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Helminth infection and control
- Coccidia and coccidiosis research
- Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Online and Blended Learning
Gateway Community and Technical College
2020-2022
University of Kentucky
2003-2014
Significance Thirty years after the first DNA fragment from extinct quagga zebra was sequenced, we set another milestone in equine genomics by sequencing its entire genome, along with genomes of surviving species. This extensive dataset allows us to decipher genetic makeup underlying lineage-specific adaptations and reveal complex history speciation. We find that Equus diverged New World, spread across Old World 2.1–3.4 Mya, finally experienced major demographic expansions collapses...
Genomics is not only essential for students to understand biology but also provides unprecedented opportunities undergraduate research. The goal of the Education Partnership (GEP), a collaboration between growing number colleges and universities around country Department Biology Genome Center Washington University in St. Louis, provide such research opportunities. Using versatile curriculum that has been adapted many different class settings, GEP undergraduates undertake projects bring...
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A hallmark of the research experience is encountering difficulty and working through those challenges to achieve success. This ability essential being a successful scientist, but replicating such in teaching setting can be difficult. The Genomics Education Partnership (GEP) consortium faculty who engage their students genomics Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE). Students participate genome annotation, generating gene models using multiple lines experimental evidence. Our...
The Genomics Education Partnership (GEP) engages students in a course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE). To better understand the student attributes that support success this CURE, we asked about their attitudes using previously published scales measure epistemic beliefs work and science, interest grit. We found, general, bring with them into classroom contribute to two outcome measures, namely, learning as assessed by pre- postquiz perceived self-reported benefits. While GEP...
Przewalski's wild horse (E. przewalskii, EPR) has a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 66 while the domestic caballus, ECA) 64. Discussions about their phylogenetic relationship and taxonomic classification have hinged on comparisons skeletal morphology, protein mitochondrial DNA similarities, ability to produce fertile hybrid offspring, comparison morphology banding patterns. Previous studies GTG-banded karyotypes suggested that chromosomes both equids were homologous difference in was due...
The genus <i>Equus</i> is unusual in that five of the ten extant species have documented centric fission (Robertsonian translocation) polymorphisms within their populations, namely <i>E. hemionus onager</i>, kulan</i>, kiang</i>, africanus somaliensis</i>, and quagga burchelli</i>. Here we report evidence polymorphism involves same homologous chromosome segments each species, these homology to human 4 (HSA4). Bacterial artificial clones...