Summer Research At

State University of Feira de Santana

Bahia-Brazil

LYSNA PAUL NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT MAJOR: BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS

Prior Departure

Submit all required document to LSAMP office

Attend three meeting/information session

Acquire information on Host country (language, currency, Customs, tradition etc.)

Host intuition – laboratory setting

Process of traveling from New York to Host country FBI clearance Visa Purchasing plane ticket Transportation from Salvador airport to Fiera 6

Housing

Project/Mentor

In Brazil Transportation from Fiera 6 to the Mall ( bus = R$ 3.10 and taxi = R$ 26 to and R$ 33 to go back)

Purchasing Rubber phone ( to communicate with the team)

Internet access ( important for weekly report)

Places to eat in Fiera 6 (quato estacoes, school cafeteria, Mall and other local restaurant)

State University of Feira de Santana Welcoming team (AERI office staffs and buddies)

Portuguese course

Time in the lab

Portuguese class

First day at UEFS

Laboratory

Research (Cephalotes Pussilus) Testing the effect of altitude on the genetic structure of ants using ISSR maker (genetic fingerprint), and DNA Barcode

The ants used in this research study was collected from Chapada Diamantina National ParkHypothesis • The gene flow is limited between the two

hills• Lower elevation (Capão Valley) have higher

gene flow between the two hills• There is a negative / or positive correlation

between the altitude and genetic variation.Result • As predicted there are limited amount of

Gene flow among the two hills (33% gene flow) – see poster

Culture Experience

Festival (Brazilian holidays)

Food

Costumes

Dance and music

Acknologement A special Thank to:

Dr. Eddy J.F. De oliveira Mentor at UEFS

Dr. Claude Brathwaite (CUNY LSAMP program director)

The EARI office (the international office at EUFS

Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS)