Hello! My name is Kestrel Adams Unger and I am a fourth-year biology student here at Dalhousie University.
I’m currently working on an independent research project focusing on secondary metabolites found in the lace plant’s crude anthocyanin extract. Over the summer I was able to continue work in Dr. Gunawardena’s lab through the Sarah Lawson Award and optimized a total phenolics extraction protocol specifically for lace plant leaves.
A bit about me; my ambition is to continue pursuing plant biology research through undergraduate honours and into graduate school, with a particular focus on ecology, and phytochemicals. I am incredibly grateful and excited to be given this volunteer opportunity in Dr. Gunawardena’s lab, I am fascinated by plants and research and have learnt so much from working with her and her research team these past two years. It’s an amazing and fascinating experience to be able to learn from such a talented and hard-working group of people. I look forward to learning even more about the lace plant and research and continuing to work with Dr. Gunawardena in the coming years.