[Babase] Fwd: Julie Hollister-Smith reference

Susan Alberts alberts at duke.edu
Mon Jun 12 09:39:21 EDT 2006



Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Susan Renn" <SRenn at CGR.Harvard.edu>
> Date: June 7, 2006 3:07:45 PM EDT
> To: <alberts at duke.edu>
> Subject: Julie Hollister-Smith reference
>
> Hello
>
> Julie Hollister-Smith has applied for a technician job in my new  
> lab at Reed College.  She has listed you as her primary reference.   
> I am aware that you are (or may be) in the field right now.  Having  
> been in Africa for research myself (Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania) I  
> know that both phone and email communication can be problematic.   
> Therefore I will list below a few questions and leave it up to you  
> to decide whether a phone conversation is possible/preferable.   
> First let me describe to you briefly my own research.  I am  
> interested in species specific behaviors and the evolution of  
> behavior from both a molecular and behavioral perspective.  I use  
> microarray techniques to survey gene expression in the brain of  
> these fish comparing between species and between contexts to  
> identify expression profiles and correlations in gene expression.   
> I also use behavioral manipulation in the lab to alter social  
> situations in order to assay the affect on behavrior.  If you are  
> interested to view the job description, it is available at http:// 
> administration.reed.edu/humres/staffsearch.taf? 
> function=search&topic=Biology
>
> Please feel free to call me at your convenience 617 733 6930, or  
> tell me a good time and contact number at which you can be  
> reached.  I am currently on east coast time and am available  
> anytime from ~ 7:30 am to 10:00 pm. Or if more convenient please  
> feel free to email me.
>
>
> Thank you for your time
>
> Suzy
>
>
>
>
> Basically, how closely have you personally worked with Julie, and  
> do you have any general comments on those interactions.
>
>
> Reed college is an undergraduate liberal arts college at which all  
> students are required to do a thesis project so there will be up to  
> 6 students in the lab. What sort of interaction has Julie had with  
> undergraduate students and how would she balance her research  
> responsibilities and their needs?
>
>
> I will be starting a new lab for my first time, what strengths or  
> weakness does Julie have that might influence her affectiveness in  
> such an enviornment?
>
>
> From her resume, I gather that Julie has significant experience in  
> animal behavior and observation, how would you describe her general  
> aptitude and aquired skills in this area?
>
>
> My lab also uses many molecular biology techninques, I see that  
> Julie has experience with microsat studies, would you consider her  
> bench skills and knowledge of molecular biology to be sufficient to  
> follow new protocols working with RNA for microarray analysis and  
> quantitative real-time PCR, cloning and sequencing genes, and  
> performing in situ hybridizations.
>
>
> How would you describe her interest and attitude toward science in  
> general and also to her projects specifically.
>
>
> I am a bit curious as to why a scientist with a PhD would be  
> interested to work as a research technician at a liberal arts  
> college.  Can you comment on possible motivation from your  
> experience with her?
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Susan Alberts, Dept. Biology, Duke University, Durham NC 27708. Phone  
919-660-7272, Fax 919-660-7293. alberts at duke.edu



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