Buchheim Lab (2011-2015)
My first research project in my undergraduate years was with Dr. Mark Buchheim.
Dr. Buchheim and I began working together when I was a freshman at the University of Tulsa, when I was a pre-med student. I started a project focusing upon Haematococcus pluvialis sp, a freshwater algae found commonly in marshes and lakes. This project taught me the specifics of the research process, and cultivated a sense of patience throughout the 3 years. I learned how to pipette, the process of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis. As I became proficient in these techniques, I became more involved with the sequencing of Haematococcus utilizing a genetic program called Mesquite.
With the help of graduate students in the lab, I began to understand in-depth the statistical and genomic analyses involved in the project, and eventually completed my undergraduate work culminating into a published paper. I began to fall deeply in love with statistical analyses and decided to continue my journey applying it to psychological principles my sophomore year.
PUBLICATIONS:
Alanagreh, L. A., Pegg, C., Harikumar, A., & Buchheim, M. (2017). Assessing intragenomic variation of the internal transcribed spacer two: Adapting the Illumina metagenomics protocol. PLOS one, 12(7), e0181491. (Link here)
PRESENTATIONS:
Harikumar, A., & Buchheim, M. (2013, April). Diversity in Haematococcus pluvialis, 16th Annual University of Tulsa Research Colloquium, Tulsa, OK.
My first research project in my undergraduate years was with Dr. Mark Buchheim.
Dr. Buchheim and I began working together when I was a freshman at the University of Tulsa, when I was a pre-med student. I started a project focusing upon Haematococcus pluvialis sp, a freshwater algae found commonly in marshes and lakes. This project taught me the specifics of the research process, and cultivated a sense of patience throughout the 3 years. I learned how to pipette, the process of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis. As I became proficient in these techniques, I became more involved with the sequencing of Haematococcus utilizing a genetic program called Mesquite.
With the help of graduate students in the lab, I began to understand in-depth the statistical and genomic analyses involved in the project, and eventually completed my undergraduate work culminating into a published paper. I began to fall deeply in love with statistical analyses and decided to continue my journey applying it to psychological principles my sophomore year.
PUBLICATIONS:
Alanagreh, L. A., Pegg, C., Harikumar, A., & Buchheim, M. (2017). Assessing intragenomic variation of the internal transcribed spacer two: Adapting the Illumina metagenomics protocol. PLOS one, 12(7), e0181491. (Link here)
PRESENTATIONS:
Harikumar, A., & Buchheim, M. (2013, April). Diversity in Haematococcus pluvialis, 16th Annual University of Tulsa Research Colloquium, Tulsa, OK.