[Babase] Fwd: Julie Hollister-Smith reference

Susan Alberts alberts at duke.edu
Mon Jun 12 09:58:34 EDT 2006


Please ignore this message that was sent inadvertently.

Thanks,
Caroline Inazu
Dr. Alberts' assistant


On Jun 12, 2006, at 9:39 AM, Susan Alberts wrote:

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>> 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
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>> 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
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>> 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.
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>> Thank you for your time
>>
>> Suzy
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>> Basically, how closely have you personally worked with Julie, and  
>> do you have any general comments on those interactions.
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>> 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?
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>> 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?
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>> 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?
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>> 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.
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>> How would you describe her interest and attitude toward science in  
>> general and also to her projects specifically.
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>> 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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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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