Student Researcher: Tune Into Tunicates
Current- Conducting experiments to study gene expression and neural development in CionaAnalyze genetic and behavioral data to understand the underlying mechanism of brain development-Utilize CRISPR/Cas9 Technology to perform gene editing in Ciona to study effects of specific genes on neural development-Transformed genes and introduced to Ciona to examine gene expression patterns in the developing brains of tunicates-Worked with various laboratory machines to complete tasks, including electroporation, thermocycling, incubation, and microscope