Ohio State Trip

Kim Mirasola and I are embarking on a 9-day trip to Ohio State University to work with Dr. Andrea Wolfe.  Dr. Wolfe will help us perfect the DNA extraction techniques being used with Magnolia virginiana and the PCR protocols using ISSR primers.  Once we have successfully amplified the DNA, we hope to generate a baseline DNA fingerprint for the Polk County stand of Magnolia virginiana.  I will update the blog with some results over the next few days including some pictures of our work in the lab.