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Travelling to Chicago

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Lake in the Hills Fen Nature Preserve

Field Trip Day 1! We will: meet Barb Wilson (site steward), survey two rare plants species (Cirsium hillii, Asclepias luniginosa) using GPS and census methods. Be prepared to get up close and personal with some rare and lovely prairie plants.

To find out about the fen site, Cirsium hillii (Hill's thistle), and Asclepias luniginosa (woolly milkweed), follow the links.

We will also collect plant samples for DNA, plant samples for herbarium curation, soil cores for analysis, and foray for mushrooms in the local oak woodlands (time permitting).

** In case of rain, the field trip will be held on Wednesday (May 28). See the rain day schedule for week 1 for details.

Susanne Masi, Rachel Goad, Nyree Zerega, Louise Egerton-Warburton

This is an ALL-DAY field trip. Bring packed lunch, water, insect repellant, hat, and wear field clothes.

IMPORTANT! Are you allergic to insect stings (bees, wasps), have any other allergies (pollen, molds), or need to take medication on a regular basis?

Please let us know!!! This information will be kept confidential, but we need to know as a 'just in case'

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CBG Labs

We will start to process the plant and soil samples: DNA extraction from plant samples, ISSRs, soil physical and chemical analyses, accessing the database of Plants of Concern

* Methods are posted in Links (under Documents)

Jeremie Fant, Nyree Zerega, Louise Egerton-Warburton

We are working in a lab with chemicals: please wear covered shoes and long pants (jeans are OK).

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CBG Labs

Soil enzyme assays, run ISSR gels, prepare plant samples for herbarium curation

* Methods are posted in Links (under Documents)

Nyree Zerega, Louise Egerton-Warburton

We are working in a lab with chemicals: please wear covered shoes and long pants (jeans are OK).

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AM: CBG Labs

PM: CBG- Horticulture Conference Room

AM: collating data, analysis

PM: informal presentation and discussion of the data

Nyree Zerega, Louise Egerton-Warburton

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CBG- Horticulture Conference Room

Ethics in research

Dr. Holly Falk- Krzesinski (Northwestern University)

Please! Be prepared to be interactive with Holly

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CBG or in the field

Research

With your mentor

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CBG or in the field

Research

With your mentor

3

Field Museum of Natural History

A behind the scenes tour of the Field Museum research with Greg Mueller, Senior Curator and Scientist.

Greg Mueller (senior curator), Nyree Zerega, Louise Egerton-Warburton

Family and friends are welcome to join the tour of the Field Museum, but please let us know they are coming so that Greg can organize accordingly.

Meet at the South entrance (that's the side nearest the Soldier Field Stadium), at 9.30 a.m.

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CBG or in the field

Research

With your mentor

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CBG or in the field

Research

With your mentor

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26 June

CBG- Horticulture Conference Room

Lunch Bunch seminar (informal):

Plant systematics and the fossil record

Pat Herendeen, Senior Scientist, CBG

6

CBG or in the field

Research

With your mentor

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Holiday!

Holiday!

Celebrate!

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CBG or in the field

Research

With your mentor

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CBG

Discussion. Graduate school - everything you wanted to know but were too scared to ask

You will have lunch with graduate students from Northwestern University, University of Illinois.

Faculty will not be allowed to attend this lunch, so this is your opportunity to ask grad students all those questions.

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CBG or in the field

Research

With your mentor

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Lunch Bunch seminar (informal):

Primroses, pollination, and practicalities

Krissa Skogen, Conservation Scientist, CBG

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CBG- REU trailer

Using Powerpoint to create posters

Nyree Zerega

9

CBG

Complete research, construct poster

With your mentor

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CBG

Complete research, complete your poster

With your mentor

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CBG: Linnaeus Room

Poster presentation of your study.

Your mentors, fellow interns. Please invite your family and friends!