Rokas
Characterization of a toxic secondary metabolite cluster in Penicillium fungi (DSI-SRP)
Sep. 8, 2022—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Charu Balamurugan to work in the laboratory of Dr. Antonis Rokas in the Departments of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Informatics during the summer of 2022. Charu is a sophomore with majors in Biological Sciences and Medicine, Health, & Society. This summer, Charu studied the characterization of a toxic secondary metabolite cluster...
Examining the Evolution of Mitochondrial Genomes in a Group of Closely-Related Pathogenic and Non-pathogenic Fungi (DSI-SRP)
Aug. 15, 2021—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Miya Hugaboom to work in the laboratory of Dr. Antonis Rokas in the Department of Biological Sciences during the summer of 2021. Miya is a senior with majors in Molecular and Cellular Biology and Medicine, Health, and Society. The project funded by this fellowship aimed to understand the evolution of and...
Mutational Biases in Ascomycota (DSI-SRP)
Aug. 15, 2021—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Qianhui Zheng to work in the laboratory of Antonis Rokas in Biological Sciences during the summer of 2021. Qianhui is a senior with majors in Computer Science and Biochemistry. Mutations are a major source of genetic variability and novelty, providing the fuel for natural selection. Mutations are random with respect to the...
Mutational Biases in Ascomycota (DSI-SRP)
Aug. 1, 2020—This DSI-SRP fellowship funded Qianhui Zheng to work in the laboratory of Professor Antonis Rokas in the Department of Biological Sciences during the summer of 2020. Qianhui anticipates graduating in May 2022 with majors in Computer Science and Biochemistry. The project funded by this fellowship aimed to understand mutational biases in ascomycota. Mutations are a...