Opportunity: Filamentous fungal genetic engineering for organism control.

Opportunity Number:

DEVCOM-009

Opportunity Number:

APG, MD

Opportunity Description:

The student will be involved in the culturing and genetic engineering of filamentous fungal organisms. This will involve designing experiments and using modern cloning and transformation techniques. The student will then work on characterizing the modified organisms they create to see if there are functional changes due to the genetic modifications.

Opportunity Skill Set:

Excitement and interest in genetics and genetic manipulation. No lab skills are required, students will be taught all laboratory practices.