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The undergraduate will perform research under the direct supervison of Dr. Jyoti Taneja, with mentoring by both Dr. Taneja and Professor Wildermuth.
Powdery mildews are fungal obligate biotrophs that get all their nutrients from the plant and can only grow and reproduce on the living plant. They have a huge economic impact - reducing yield on many crops including grapevine, tomato, cucumber, etc.
The Wildermuth lab has developed a novel approach to limit powdery mildew growth and reproduction on plants using RNA silencing. The research involves testing whether specific powdery mildew genes when silenced impact powdery mildew fungal growth on plants of interest. Students will be involved in all aspects of the project and move towards research independence.
Students will learn RNA silencing, molecular biology skills, plant pathology skills and quantitative assays.
This project is funded by the National Science Foundation - Partners for Innovation Technology Transfer grant and may provide an opportunity to learn more about entrepreneurship and to attend entrepreneurship training, for interested students.
There is an opportunity for NSF funded research in summer 2020.
The undergraduate will perform research under the direct supervison of Dr. Jyoti Taneja, with mentoring by both Dr. Taneja and Professor Wildermuth.
Powdery mildews are fungal obligate biotrophs that get all their nutrients from the plant and can only grow and reproduce on the living plant. They have a huge economic impact - reducing yield on many crops including grapevine, tomato, cucumber, etc.
The Wildermuth lab has developed a novel approach to limit powdery mildew growth and reproduction on plants using RNA silencing. The research involves testing whether specific powdery mildew genes when silenced impact powdery mildew fungal growth on plants of interest. Students will be involved in all aspects of the project and move towards research independence.
Students will learn RNA silencing, molecular biology skills, plant pathology skills and quantitative assays.
This project is funded by the National Science Foundation - Partners for Innovation Technology Transfer grant and may provide an opportunity to learn more about entrepreneurship and to attend entrepreneurship training, for interested students.
There is an opportunity for NSF funded research in summer 2020.
Sophomore or above; commitment of 10+ hrs/week. potential to be involved in summer (paid) and next academic year for credit.
Students with high performance in science classes will be given preference.
Interest in plants or plant pathology is a plus but not required.