Search

… internship opportunities in fields ranging from plant-microbe interactions to functional genomics. Hear from … in Quantitative and Systems Biology Mentor: Guohong Wu, Plant Comparative Analysis What effect has your summer … UC Merced in Spring 2019.) Mentor: Ben Cole, Genomics of Plant-Microbial Interactions What effect has your summer …

… are the VIPs. They’re feasting on the compounds that plants secrete through their roots, creating a lively zone …

… called terpenes. Terpenes are made via a tangled network of enzymes in plants. To better pinpoint the biosynthetic routes that … been incredibly productive; more than 10 papers, including two Nature Plants publications, in five years, have come out …

… through their long standing internship program. In just two months, the students participated in networking workshops, data carpentry hackathons, and also made … learned so much in terms of scientific approach and as a plant biologist, I have learned so many techniques and …

… led by co-first authors Leo Baumgart and Juna Lee developed two approaches that build upon the DAP-seq technology … to control new functions,” O’Malley said. “Combining the two approaches of Biotin DAP-seq and multiDAP allows for … species to answer questions about how they break down plant materials, which could be useful for industrial …

… of chemicals called terpenes. Terpenes are important in plant growth, defense, and environmental interactions, and … also have industrial applications, including bioenergy. All plants make terpenoids, which carry out a diverse array of … function of zealexins and related compounds for other plants, including those cultivated for bioenergy. The …