Cooperative Program with Albany State University Students : USDA ARS

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Cooperative Program with Albany State University Students

This program is available to Albany State University students ONLY.

1. PROJECT - Plant Physiology / Molecular Biology
	Title	Isolation and evaluation of RNAs from peanut to identify genes that are important in drought resistance.
	Description	Extract RNA from peanut leaves collected from drought-treated peanut plants and evaluate quantity and quality utilizing various analytical equipments.
	Estimated Total Time	2-3 months
	Beginning Date	flexible, prefer starting within 2-3 months
	Background Requirements	Ideal, but not required: knowledge of molecular laboratory techniques.
	Posting Date	June 29, 2012

2. PROJECT - Statistics / Biology
	Project	Physiological responses of cotton quality parameters to environmental variables.
	Description	Compile datasets consisting of weather, soil, management, inputs and cotton quality paramenters, and conduct preliminary analysis on the compiled datasets.
	Estimated Total Time	2-3 months
	Beginning Date	flexible, prefer starting within 2-3 months
	Background Requirements	Knowledge of statistical principles and software. Multivariate analysis and principal components is a plus.
	Posting Date	June 29, 2012

3. PROJECT - Microbiology / Molecular Biology
	Project	Isolation and identification of bacteria from peanut hulls.
	Description	Use sterile technique to isolate and purify bacterial isolates, perform PCR amplification of the 16SrDNA, clone fragments, send for sequencing, identify.
	Estimated Total Time	2-3 months
	Beginning Date	flexible, prefer starting within 2-3 months
	Background Requirements	Meticulous work - Ideal, but not required: some knowledge of molecular techniques.
	Posting Date	June 29, 2012

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