B.S in Animal Science (2006) B.S in Biology (2018) M.S in Biology (2020)
My research interests include various areas within entomology, including insect physiology, bumble bee (Bombus) rearing and various experimental thermal treatments. Broadly, I am fascinated in asking questions focusing around the overwintering mechanisms of commercial and wild bumble bees, which I hope to help reveal the underlying workings to successful overwintering survival of Bombus species.
Cvil Affairs & Finance (36B) 2003 - 2011 Deployments ~ 6 years in the middle east Operation Iraqi Freedom - Kuwait & Iraq Operation Enduring Freedom - Iraq Operation New Dawn - Iraq
Wild and Commercial bumble bee rearing. Honey bee hive maintenance. Bombus artificial overwintering. In depth knowledge of overwintering physiology (my thesis) and behavior. Artificial nectar and bee food preparation. Ethylene Oxide Sterilization. Familiar with bumblebee life cycle, desirable phenology, ecological, and evolutionary history. Pathogen detection.
Maintains a detailed inventory of chemicals. Prepares a variety of solutions and reagents for multiple uses in the laboratory, field, or greenhouse, and well versed in safety requirements and procedures of waste material (both chemical and biological). Assists in multiple phases of the research by performing collecting, preparing, evaluating, and verifying data and samples.
DNA and RNA Extractions with kits and non-kits. PCR. Microsatelite scoring and preparation. Electrophoresis. qPRC. Tape Station. Insect dissections. Pathogen & Parasitic ID. Molecular Analysis. ddRAD. Library preps. DNA quantification in concentration and quality.
Prepare collection vials with cyanide or ammonium salts, taxonomy, museum collection. Plant identification. Surveys. Field Safety
Cornell Pathology Course (2019) B.O.M.B.U.S.S Scientific Method Workshop (2018)
Phone: 435.363.6697 Email: tien1438@gmail.com tien.lindsay@usda.gov
Publications:
Co-Authorship:
Koch, J., Branstetter, M. G., Cox-Foster, D., Knoblett, J., Lindsay, T. T., Pitts-Singer, T., ... & Tobin, K. (2022). Novel microsatellite markers for Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), a North American pollinator of agricultural crops and wildland plants. Authorea Preprints.
Koch, J. B. U., King, C., Lindsay, T. T. T., Matsunaga, J. N., & Mossman, B. N. (2022). The Interception of Bombus impatiens Cresson, 1863 Found in Imported Produce Purchased in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
Rowe, G., Hagadorn M.A, Lindsay, T.T, Malfi,R., Williams, N., and Strange, J.P. (2022). Chapter Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms. “Production of Bumblebees (Hymenoptera:Apidae) for Pollination and Research.” Elsevier journal.
Montero‐Castaño, A., Koch, J. B. U., Lindsay, T. T. T., Love, B., Mola, J. M., Newman, K., & Sharkey, J. K. (2022). Pursuing best practices for minimizing wild bee captures to support biological research. Conservation Science and Practice, e12734.
Lead Author
Lindsay, T. T. T. Assessing the Effects of Cold Storage Regimes of North American Bombus Queens: Long Live the Humble Queen (Thesis, Utah State University). (2020)