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Sara Merkelz

Entomology Graduate Student -- Advisor: Mark Davis

Research Interests

Using environmental DNA to assess pollinator communities and reveal arthropod interactions. 

Education

B.S. in Integrative Biology from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2023

Recent Publications

Iacaruso, N., Kopsco, H., Gronemeyer, P., Merkelz, S., Smith, R., & Davis, M. (2024). Design and partial validation of novel eDNA qPCR assays for three common North American tick (Arachnida: Ixodida) species. Environmental DNA, 6, e537. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.537