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Lab Advisor
Anthony James
Department
Molecular Biology
Academic Quarter
Summer 2004
Project Topic
Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing in Plasmodium gallinaceum by
Project Abstract
RNA interference (RNAi) is thought to be an ancient protective mechanism that uses short interference RNA (siRNA) to direct the silencing of gene expression in a sequence specific manner. Our laboratory has shown that A. aegypti exposed to CS or TRAP sequences through the Sindbis virus showed significantly decreased amounts of salivary gland infection by P. gallinaceum. By using Real Time RT-PCR, we hope to investigate the role host RNAi may have in suppressing P. gallinaceum infectivity.
Lab Advisor
Edwin Monuki
Department
Development and Cellular Biology
Academic Quarter
Summer 2005
Project Topic
Cortical Patterning
Project Abstract
Working with various mouse models to understand role of the roof plate in patterning the cerebral cortex and to tease apart the induction and patterning mechanisms.
