Slack Quotes
If anyone finds a PCR tube on the ground no you didn't and no I didn't accidentally drop one and never see it again
Who is...Phi?
MEGA stands for
What is.. Microbial Ecology and Genomics in Amphibians
The room number of our lab
What is... BRN - 1100
Salamander breeding season
When is... Spring
The name of Dr. Barnes' dog
Who is... Gamma Ray
10 AM Santa is coming to town
Who is... Thomas
The two species that form the unisexual hybrids
What are... Ambystoma laterale and jeffersonianum
Name all PPE items
What are... labcoats, goggles, gloves, close-toed shoes, and clothing that covers your ankles
This frog can completely freeze during the winter
What is... the wood frog
Number of current members of the MEGA lab
What is... 17
Wait until Sam I Am hears about this.
Who is... Will
We often collaborate with a lab. What is the name of the PI?
Who is... Dr. Hoffman
The password to the lab computer
What is.. microbesruletheworld
The biggest amphibian in the world
What is... The Chinese giant salamander
The longest-running MEGA Lab member (Besides Dr. Barnes)
Who is... Emma
Changing her name to Becky. We must call her Becky from now on. She treats us well.
Who is... Ann
The scientific names of the four salamanders that are the study species for current projects
What is... Ambystoma laterale, Ambystoma maculatum, Ambystoma jeffersonianum, and Plethodon cinereus
The temperatures the incubators typically kept at
What are.. 23°C and 15°C
This family of salamanders is completely lungless
What is... Plethodontidae
The MEGA Lab's last outreach project
What is.... One Cubic Foot/Amphibian Awareness Day at the Seneca Park Zoo
I enjoy that you really captured their lack of brain cells
Who is... Dr. Barnes
Thomas' thesis topic
What is... Factors Influencing Community Assembly of The Amphibian Microbiome in Rochester, NY
The temperature at which the autoclave runs on to sterilize media
What is... 120°C
This is the most diverse genus of salamanders
What is... Bolitoglossa
MEGA lab members who have graduated from RIT
Who are... Thomas, Hunter, and Hannah