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? As part of this learning experience, you and your mentor will be involved in two to four research projects: one involving the efficacy of a hypoxia inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor
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to enhance resistance against pathogens. While the primary emphasis will be on molecular approaches—such as gene expression analysis, promoter characterization, and functional validation—the project also
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. Instrumentation and techniques that may be utilized within the fellowship for data collection and analysis including UV-visible spectrometers, fluorescence, Raman spectroscopy, SEMs, microscopes, lasers, and other
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investigating the materials synthesis and deployment of advance obscurant materials using a range of spectroscopy and analytical techniques, aerosol generation and analysis. A strong background is needed in
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metabolite analysis. Mentor(s): The mentor for this opportunity is Sophie Uchimiya (sophie.uchimiya@usda.gov ). If you have questions about the nature of the research, please contact the mentor(s). Anticipated
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, the fellow will expand their expertise in plant pathology, molecular biology, microbiology, experimental design, statistical analysis, and scientific communication. This comprehensive training will prepare the
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hands-on experience in wet-lab procedures Functional knowledge of molecular techniques such as: PCR; real-time PCR; PCR primer/probe design and DNA sequencing and analysis Excellent organizational skills