Tackling the Cell Size Checkpoint in Yeast
Our major project is based on a collaboration with Dr. Douglas Kellogg's lab at UC Santa Cruz. In conjunction with Dr. Kellogg, we are investigating the role of specific conserved proteins in the regulation of cell size in the model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We use a combination of genetics, molecular biology, and biochemistry to answer these questions. The skill sets you will acquire in our laboratory are transferable to many different areas of industry and academia, and will help you learn about basic science and the cell cycle.
Our major project is based on a collaboration with Dr. Douglas Kellogg's lab at UC Santa Cruz. In conjunction with Dr. Kellogg, we are investigating the role of specific conserved proteins in the regulation of cell size in the model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We use a combination of genetics, molecular biology, and biochemistry to answer these questions. The skill sets you will acquire in our laboratory are transferable to many different areas of industry and academia, and will help you learn about basic science and the cell cycle.
Annotating Drosophila Genomes
Our second major project is in collaboration with the Genomics Education Partnership at Washington University in St. Louis. The GEP, headed by Dr. Sally Elgin, is a collaborative effort to study comparative genomics in Drosophila melanogaster. This project originates in my Biology 461 - Eukaryotic molecular biology laboratory course and can be continued
in my laboratory.
Purifying Novel Cellulase Genes from Cow Rumen
This third project in my lab focuses on isolating novel genes from Cow Rumen, specifically we are interested in hydrolase enzymes, that can break down cellulose into glucose, a key component of biofuels. We use a combination of genetics, molecular biology, and biochemical techniques in this project, which also originates in my BIO 461 laboratory course and is a collaboration with Matthew Escobar at CSU San Marcos, UC Davis, and the Joint Genome Institute.
Our second major project is in collaboration with the Genomics Education Partnership at Washington University in St. Louis. The GEP, headed by Dr. Sally Elgin, is a collaborative effort to study comparative genomics in Drosophila melanogaster. This project originates in my Biology 461 - Eukaryotic molecular biology laboratory course and can be continued
in my laboratory.
Purifying Novel Cellulase Genes from Cow Rumen
This third project in my lab focuses on isolating novel genes from Cow Rumen, specifically we are interested in hydrolase enzymes, that can break down cellulose into glucose, a key component of biofuels. We use a combination of genetics, molecular biology, and biochemical techniques in this project, which also originates in my BIO 461 laboratory course and is a collaboration with Matthew Escobar at CSU San Marcos, UC Davis, and the Joint Genome Institute.