Item talk:Q139616

usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-10-02T16:15:31.256032'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/michael-eackles
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations: []
   education:
   - Bachelors in Environmental Studies-1994-Shepherd University, Shepherdstown WV
   email: meackles@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms:
   - Aquatic Ecology
   - Molecular Biology
   - Genetics and Genomics
   - Conservation Genetics
   - Molecular Ecology
   - Biomarkers
   - Environmental DNA
   - Invasive Species
   - Non-invasive DNA/RNA tissue sampling
   honors: []
   intro_statements:
   - Michael is a Biological Science Technician at the Eastern Ecological Science
     Center in Kearneysville, WV.
   name: Michael Eackles
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: 0000-0001-5624-5769
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eesc
   organization_name: Eastern Ecological Science Center
   personal_statement: Michael (Mike) has routinely conducted molecular research
     utilizing genetic and genomic techniques, established and novel, to identify
     biologically-appropriate units of conservation and management among imperiled
     and invasive species.Throughout his long career he has developed hundreds of
     molecular markers for over 20 different animal and plant species. He gained
     an early mastery of genotyping and Sanger sequencing on capillary driven analyzers.
     Mike also has substantial experience with genomic library preparation and sequencing,
     including shotgun, amplicon and bait capture approaches.  He has generated High
     Throughput data sets on many different platforms ranging in output of 2 million
     sequence reads to 8 billion reads.  In addition to time in the lab, he is also
     proficient in non-invasive DNA tissue sampling of fish, assorted bivalves, amphibians,
     and plant species. In recent years, Mike has become increasingly involved with
     environmental DNA studies, including collection of water and soil samples, eDNA
     extraction, specific gene amplification and metabarcoding. Beyond his contributions
     to the genetics field, Mike has assisted with backpack electrofishing and analysis
     of side scan sonar imagery for sturgeon and invasive Carp. Mike has help keep
     the fires of higher education burning in the lives of many college interns and
     graduate students while providing sustained support to a program, lab and vision
     first begun by Dr. Tim King in 1993.
   professional_experience:
   - 2002-present-Biological Lab Technician-U.S. Geological Survey-Eastern Ecological
     Science Center-Kearneysville WV-Kearneysville WV
   - 2000-2002-Biological Lab Technician-Term-U.S. Geological Survey-Leetown Science
     Center-Kearneysville WV
   - 1999-2000-General Biologist I-JCWS-Leetown Science Center-Kearneysville WV
   - 1994-1999-volunteer-Biological Lab Technician-U.S. Geological Survey-Leetown
     Science Center-Kearneysville WV
   title: Biological Science Technician