Associate Professor, Colorado Mesa University
Role: DNA Sequencing Lead
Dr. Weeks is an amphibian ecologist with an interest in the interactions between the amphibian skin microbiome and the fungal disease, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. As a member of Team Limelight Rainforest, she is leading the post-PCR components of the DNA pipeline. She is also passionate about the impact of community member involvement in science. Through outreach, her efforts to study and manage an invasive amphibian species in western Colorado have been successful because of volunteer involvement.
Education:
Ph.D., Biology; The University of Memphis (2018)
M.S., Biology; California State University—Northridge (2013)
B.S., Biology; Grand Valley State University (2008)