SYDNEY BIRCH
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My name is Sydney Birch and I am a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the Reitzel Lab. I completed my Ph.D. in Molecular and Evolutionary Systems Biology (MESB) at the University of New Hampshire. My Ph.D. research was focused on understanding how hydrozoans (Cnidaria) integrate sensory information from the environment at the genetic level and how that mediates an organismal behavioral responses by investigating three closely related hydrozoan species: Hydra vulgaris, Ectopleura crocea, and Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus. In my research, I use a variety of approaches including phylogenetics, bioinformatics, behavioral studies, and molecular techniques. During my Ph.D., I also completed a Minor in College Teaching through the UNH Center of Excellence and Innovation in Teaching and Learning. As a Postdoc, I am investigating host-microbiome and virome interactions in Nematostella, a model sea anemone. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me!  For a quick synopsis on one of my research projects check out my 3 Minute Thesis video on my outreach page!
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​Overview 

Education
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2022
    
University of North Carolina Charlotte
    Research: Host-microbiome and virome interactions in Nematostella
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Ph.D. MESB, 2022
   
Minor: College Teaching
   University of New Hampshire, Durham
   Dissertation Topic:
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Sensory Integration in Hydrozoans 
​NSF GRFP Fellow, 2019-2022

B.S. Zoology, 2014
   Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 
Teaching
Teaching assistant, University of New Hampshire
    Course: Genetics 
    Graduate student Mentor in Plachetzki Lab
    McNair Scholars Graduate Peer Mentor
    UNH Graduate School Peer Mentor 


​ Teaching assistant, Michigan State University
    Course: Organismal Biology 
Contact Info
Email: sbirch1@uncc.edu 
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