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Carrie
Owens
Research Specialist I
M.S. with Dr. Szalanski
Graduated May 2005
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Current Position
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Entomologist |
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City of New Orleans
Mosquito and Termite Control Board
6601 Stars & Stripes Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70126
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cbowens@uark.edu |
RESEARCH/JOB DESCRIPTION:
- Research
Specialist for Dr. Szalanski .
- Using
molecular genetic techniques to assist in conducting experiments
involving insect populations
- Overall
laboratory management including making chemical solutions and ordering
supplies
SELECTED
PUBLICATIONS:
- A.L.
Szalanski, C.B. Owens, T. McKay, and C.D. Steelman.
2004. Detection of Campylobacter and Escherichia coli O157:H7
from filth flies by polymerase chain reaction. Medical and Veterinary
Entomology. 18: 241-246.
- Szalanski,
A.L., J.W. Austin, and C.B. Owens.
2003. Identification of Reticulitermes spp. (Isoptera:
Reticulitermatidae) by polymerase chain reaction ? restriction fragment
length polymorphism. Journal of Economic Entomology. 96: 1514-1519.
- Szalanski,
A.L., and C.B. Owens. 2003. Genetic variation of the southern
corn rootworm, Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi (Coleoptera:
Chrysomelidae). Florida Entomologist 86: 329-333.
- Szalanski,
A.L., and C.B. Owens. 2003.
Sequence change and phylogenetic signal in muscoid COII DNA sequences.
DNA Sequence 14: 331-334.
AWARDS:
- Best MS
Student Poster Award at the 2005 Southeastern Branch of the
Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting
- First
place winner of student poster competition (Medical and Veterinary
Entomology), Entomological Society of America National Meeting, 2003
- Winner
of the W.J. Baerg Service Award 2003
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