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Hire Dr. Megan M.

United States

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Freelance Microbial Ecologist | 5+ years experience in ‘omic data analyses

Profile Summary

5+ years experience in environmental and medical sample collection, 5+ years experience in (meta)genomics, (meta)transcriptomics, ‘omic statistical tests. Previous work includes molecular characterization of virulence genes of MRSA and microbial community diversity and functional characterization from marine and continental environments. Previous teaching experience includes general microbiology, oceanography, marine biology, and microbial ecology as a teaching assistant. Also do-instructed a section of microbial ecology for upper level undergraduate and graduate students.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Microbial Ecology
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Bioinformatics
• ☆ Biogeochemistry

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing

Research Market Research, User Research, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Processing

Product Development Product Evaluation

Work Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher

Clark University

December 2021 - Present

Research Assistant

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

August 2016 - Present

Undergraduate Researcher

The University of Southern Mississippi

January 2015 - May 2016

Laboratory Assistant

The University of Southern Mississippi

August 2014 - May 2016

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Life Sciences)

Texas A&M University Corpus Christi

August 2016 - Present

Bachelor of Science (Marine Biology)

The University of Southern Missisippi

August 2008 - May 2016

Certifications

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Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Megan M. Mullis, Rachel E. Weisend, Brandi Kiel Reese, Frank J. Stewart(2021). Draft Genome Sequences of Idiomarina abyssalis Strain KJE, Marinobacter salarius Strain NP2017, and Marinobacter salarius Strain AT3901, Isolated from Deep-Sea Sediment near the Western Flank of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge . Microbiology Resource Announcements. 10. (3). American Society for Microbiology

Mullis, Megan M., et al. "Diversity, ecology, and prevalence of antimicrobials in nature." Frontiers in Microbiology 10 (2019): 2518 .

Mullis, Megan M., et al. "Draft Genome Sequences of 42 Environmental Vibrio vulnificus Strains Isolated from the Northern Gulf of Mexico." Microbiology resource announcements 8.28 (2019): e00200-19 .

Zinke, Laura A., et al. "Thriving or surviving? Evaluating active microbial guilds in Baltic Sea sediment." Environmental microbiology reports 9.5 (2017): 528-536 .