Debbie Steel

Title:

Faculty Research Assistant

Contact:

Phone: (541) 867-0384
debbie.steel@oregonstate.edu

Responsibilities:

To manage the daily operation of the CCG research laboratory including; planning and conducting research; assisting graduate students with molecular research techniques; curating a tissue and DNA collection under cryogenic preservation and maintaining a database of the cryogenic preservation archive.

Educational Background:

1993-1995 BSc Biological Sciences, Waikato University, Hamilton, New Zealand
1996-1999 MSc Marine Science, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
(Thesis title: Genetics of the sea snake star Astrobrachion constrictum (Ophiuroida, Asteroschematidae) in Fiordland, New Zealand)

Professional Preparation

1999-2001 – Molecular Genetics research and teaching technician, Department of Biological Sciences, Waikato University, Hamilton, New Zealand.
2001-2006 – Molecular Ecology research and teaching technician, School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
2006-present – Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University

Publications:

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