Tyler Moulton
Science Educator, Tutor
ABOUT
I have several years of experience as a science educator having worked as a laboratory instructor and technician at Hamilton College in Clinton NY and an adjunct lecturer at SUNY Cortland.
I graduated with an M.Sc. from the McGill University Department of Biology, where I was co-supervised by Dr. Lauren Chapman and Dr. Rudiger Krahe. My research examined how environmental hypoxia affects electrosensory acquisition and the ecology of mormyrid weakly electric fishes of the Lake Victoria Basin in East Africa. Since I began working on this project in 2012, I have integrated extensive field surveys, laboratory assays, and computer simulations to better understand how these remarkable creatures exploit hypoxic refugia in a system that was invaded by an introduced predator, the Nile perch (Lates niloticus).
I graduated with an M.Sc. from the McGill University Department of Biology, where I was co-supervised by Dr. Lauren Chapman and Dr. Rudiger Krahe. My research examined how environmental hypoxia affects electrosensory acquisition and the ecology of mormyrid weakly electric fishes of the Lake Victoria Basin in East Africa. Since I began working on this project in 2012, I have integrated extensive field surveys, laboratory assays, and computer simulations to better understand how these remarkable creatures exploit hypoxic refugia in a system that was invaded by an introduced predator, the Nile perch (Lates niloticus).
Shiny apps to help with remote learning
I've put together a couple of apps to help with remote teaching during the pandemic. They are based in R and hosted on Shiny servers. 2 apps are for an enzyme kinetics module. 2 are for a gene expression quantification module (using qRT-PCR). Both modules provide students with data similar to what would be generated from real experiments in the lab, and allow students to develop their own experimental design (within limits) and make/learn from mistakes. You may access the apps using the direct links below (shiny). I have the free shiny subscription (for now) so I have low access to the servers. If you'd like to use the apps for instructional use, please use the code posted on my GitHub and publish/host it using your shiny account, AWS, etc. Otherwise, my server access will max out, and I'll have to password lock them. You can also find README files for these apps on GitHub. If you have questions or would like me to manage the app for your course, please email me!
Experimental determination of Km and Vmax of alpha amylase (assuming Michaelis-Menten dynamics)
https://tylerlmoulton.shinyapps.io/AmylaseLabSim/
https://tylerlmoulton.shinyapps.io/tutorial/
Quantification of differential gene expression under different conditions or in different organisms
https://tylerlmoulton.shinyapps.io/GenerateCT/
https://tylerlmoulton.shinyapps.io/AnalyzeCT/
Experimental determination of Km and Vmax of alpha amylase (assuming Michaelis-Menten dynamics)
https://tylerlmoulton.shinyapps.io/AmylaseLabSim/
https://tylerlmoulton.shinyapps.io/tutorial/
Quantification of differential gene expression under different conditions or in different organisms
https://tylerlmoulton.shinyapps.io/GenerateCT/
https://tylerlmoulton.shinyapps.io/AnalyzeCT/
New R package Out Jauary 6, 2017 on CRAN ! "rMR"
rMR is a package built to easily visualize and analyze data collected from respirometry experiments. It is specifically tailored to metabolic assays of aquatic organisms. It provides a user-friendly interface for the calculation of metabolic rates across multiple cycles of intermittent flow respirometry, the calculation of critical oxygen tensions, and easy conversions between partial pressure and absolute oxygen concentration in water. Access the package below!
rMR
rMR
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