Andrea L Kirk

PhD in Biology, Research Analyst

[Tingting Xiang @Xiang_lab]

Absolutely thrilled to announce that our first PhD student, Andrea Kirk @alkirk92, has successfully defended her dissertation today! A monumental achievement reflecting years of hard work and dedication. Congratulations, Dr. Kirk! 🎓🎉 #PhDDefense #AcademicSuccess #ProudAdvisor

[Andrea L Kirk @alkirk92]

I was happy to be honored by @UNCCBiology with this award on Monday! I am grateful to be recognized and thankful to all the wonderful graduate students who volunteered their time with me. @unccharlotte @Xiang_lab
Congrats @megan_mitchem who was also recognized!

[Andrea L Kirk @alkirk92]

Tori did an excellent job presenting her undergradate research at the annual #URC at #UNCCharlotte! So proud of her accomplishments! @Xiang_lab

[Andrea L Kirk @alkirk92]

Renaissance art vibes

[Andrea L Kirk @alkirk92]

STEAMfest was a success for Biology Graduate Outreach from UNC Charlotte! @KaitlinKlotz225 @WSteamfest #STEM #BGOCharlotte

[Andrea L Kirk @alkirk92]

I won second place in Sciences category for my oral presentation!

[Andrea L Kirk @alkirk92]

Had a great time presenting my work at the 22nd annual Graduate Research Symposium at UNC Charlotte! #UNCC #GPSG #GRS

[Andrea L Kirk @alkirk92]

@Xiang_lab

[Andrea L Kirk @alkirk92]

Thanks to our Biological Sciences graduate volunteers, UNC Charlotte, and the @Xiang_lab lab for providing anemones!

[Andrea L Kirk @alkirk92]

Keep your friends close and your anemones closer - BGO had a great time working with middle/high school students at UNC Charlotte to make research posters on student-led experiments investigating coral-algal symbiosis! 🐠 #UNCC #Charlotte #STEM #Biology #Outreach #Symbiosis

[Andrea L Kirk @alkirk92]

@ruthwright__

[Andrea L Kirk @alkirk92]

Biology Graduate Outreach from UNC Charlotte had a wonderful time visiting the National Science Honor Society at Mallard Creek High School to talk about research and STEM careers! #UNCC #BGO #STEM #outreach

[Auston Rutlekowski @Austonrut]

Showed some squishy cnidarians to some sauced up civilians @discoveryplace with these lovely ladies
@alkirk92 @SarahMosa

[Andrea L Kirk @alkirk92]

What did you do this weekend? The graduate students from UNC Charlotte Biological Sciences helped local high school students investigate coral-algal symbiosis! Support Biology Graduate Outreach by donating to @BGOCharlotte on Venmo #bgocharlotte #symbiosis #outreach #charlotte

[Tingting Xiang @Xiang_lab]

Congrats to @alkirk92 who just completed and passed her oral candidacy exam, becoming Xiang Lab’s first PhD candidate! We look forward to the innovative and wonderful work she will conduct during her candidacy. Great job, Andrea!

[Dr. Casandra Newkirk @casscraze]

Congrats to my labmate @alkirk92 for passing her qualifying exam! Cheers to our new PhD candidate!!!

[Biology Open @BiologyOpen]

In this Methods & Techniques article, Casandra Newkirk @casscraze & co @Xiang_lab @UNCCBiology present a dissection protocol to propagate the upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea xamachana, an emerging model system for studying cnidarian-algal symbiosis:

https://t.co/74DNoWGaMp

[Rasha Shanaz @RashaShanaz]

In my journey to build a routine, I realised these mistakes in my planning and found little ways to improve them.

📝Here's what I've learnt:

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[Tingting Xiang @Xiang_lab]

Excited to share our new paper in @CurrentBiology with @JinkersonLab and others, revealing Cnidarian-Symbiodiniaceae symbiosis establishment is independent of photosynthesis, using #Symbiodiniaceae photosynthetic mutants.

Check it out here:
https://t.co/BiH4iDVQ3z