Assaying Daphnia development
Megan Hasoon checking her jars
Using various time-lapse microscopy techniques we are beginning to investigate Daphnia development. We hope to develop automated high throughput assays for the purpose of developing a phenomics assay that will enable us to link early embryo development with life-history variation and potentially develop a more rapid ecotox assay.
Some of the video below was made by Michael Green who was an Hons student in the lab last year working on maternal effects. He spent a further summer in the lab developing a time-lapse photography assay of Daphnia development.
Megan Hasoon (MRes student 2015/16) is now developing the assay further working closely with Dr Marco Marcello and Dr Daimark Bennett and the superb microscopy facillities available at Liverpool's centre for cell imaging.
To see a video of Daphnia developing click here.
Some of the video below was made by Michael Green who was an Hons student in the lab last year working on maternal effects. He spent a further summer in the lab developing a time-lapse photography assay of Daphnia development.
Megan Hasoon (MRes student 2015/16) is now developing the assay further working closely with Dr Marco Marcello and Dr Daimark Bennett and the superb microscopy facillities available at Liverpool's centre for cell imaging.
To see a video of Daphnia developing click here.