Paola Torres-Andrade, PhD

Skills and Techniques

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Mycology: sterile technique, isolation of fungi, antifungal activity assays, decay capabilities, fungal ecology.

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Wood Science: wood decay testing, wood performance, extractives quantification, lignin content, AWPA, ASTM standards for testing materials.

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Molecular biology: Wood and fungal DNA extraction, PCR, Next-Generation High-throughput sequencing, CTAB techniques.

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Bioinformatics: QIIME (Python 2), DNA-seq analysis, 4-peaks.

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Experimental Design: R-studio, PC-ORD, Statgraphics, Ordination techniques (NMS, PCA), Indicator Species Analysis (ISA).