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Paul Maier

Majoring in Evolutionary Biology
San Diego State University
From Sunnyvale, CA
Teaching and biology are both core interests of mine. Broadly I want to attain a doctorate in the science of evolutionary biology that will contribute to our inchoate understanding of adaptation and speciation in the wild. But while science is a neverending fascination it doesn't itself connect to the real world. A list of publications will never have the emotional torque needed to set the world in gear. To enact change in peoples' mindsets, by reaching children and shifting the values of a generation, is a separate but related goal of mine. Specialties: Population genomicist, herpetologist, mountaineer, tropical biologist, teacher, musician
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Paul Maier Receives Scholarship for Scientific Innovation

The San Diego chapter of Achievement Rewards for Colleges Scientists foundation donated $105,000 for student scholarships at a recent ceremony on campus. The foundation, which funds SDSU graduate ...

November, 15 2016 - San Diego State University
Paul Maier Showcases Research

The 9th Annual Student Research Symposium recognizes the outstanding scholarly accomplishments of students from San Diego State University. More than 500 of the best and brightest SDSU student res...

March, 14 2016 - San Diego State University
Paul Maier Receives Scholarship for Scientific Innovation

The San Diego chapter of Achievement Rewards for Colleges Scientists foundation donated $112,500 for student scholarships at a recent ceremony on campus. The foundation, which funds SDSU graduate ...

November, 17 2015 - San Diego State University
Paul Maier Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is pleased to announce that Paul Maier of Sunnyvale, Calif., was recently initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor s...

May, 07 2014 - Verified by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Joint Doctoral Student at San Diego State University
Conducting a landscape genomics study of the relative influence of migration and local adaptation to climate change in Yosemite toads (Anaxyrus canorus), major advisor: Dr. Andrew Bohonak. Using ddRADseq to identify a reduced genomic representation of single-copy nuclear SNPs. Using spatial regression analyses, graph theory, and gravity modeling to identify patterns of climatic-induced migration suppression and source-sink dynamics. Identifying putatively adaptive markers and assessing tradeoff between local adaptation and migration in alpine persistence. TA for Biology 352: Genetics & Evolution. Skilled in using multiple population genetic, phylogenetic, phylogeographic, spatial analytical, and simulation software. Software experience includes Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7, Mac OSX 10.9, Excel 10.0, Access 10.0, ESRI ArcGIS 10.1, R 2.15, JMP, Systat, SAS, Primer, C++, Java, Python, Perl, Linux/Unix, Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom. Lab skills include: DNA/RNA extraction, cDNA synthesis, gel visualization/excision, basic PCR, touchdown PCR, emulsion PCR, RE digestion optimization, MID barcoding schemes, adapter ligation, Bead enrichment (Ampure/Serapure), 454 sequencing (FLX Jr.), Illumina sequencing prep.
August 2012 - Present
Biologist at U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Crew leader for a littany of projects. Included botanical surveys across the west, small mammal trapping, herpetological surveys, mark-recapture studies, population genomics, alpine meadow ecology and censusing. Skilled in a complement of tools (Excel 10, Access 10, ArcGIS 10.0, R) to plan studies, and to summarize and report results. Assumed managerial tasks of hiring crews, publishing field guides, developing new equpiment, and training crews in situ and through presentations.
March 2010 - Present

Initiation

Academic Award 2 Achievement

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