UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #428
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Submission Number: 428
Submission ID: 8411
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Submission URI: /urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal
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Created: Sun, 08/13/2023 - 03:01 PM
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Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
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Submitted to: UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal
Primary Research Mentor Name | Terence S Crofts |
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Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns | he/him |
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) | tcrofts@fsu.edu |
Position Title | Faculty |
FSU College (if applicable) | Medicine |
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation | Florida State University |
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Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above) | Ezabelle Franck |
Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Pronouns | she/her |
Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Honorific? | |
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) | efranck@fsu.edu |
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Title of the Project | Novel antibiotic resistance genes from the environment |
Project Keywords | antibiotic, resistance, bacteria, cloning, microbiology |
Are you currently looking for research assistants? | No |
Number of Research Assistants Needed | 2 |
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) | Open to all majors |
Project Location: | On FSU Main Campus |
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation? | |
Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s): | In-person |
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work? | 10 |
Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work? | During business hours |
Overall Research Project Description | UROP students will be helping with projects studying the genes and mechanisms underlying bacterial resistance to antibiotics or other antimicrobials. This will involve identifying and cloning target genes, expressing them in E. coli, and measuring changes in E. coli antimicrobial susceptibility as a result. UROP researchers will work with a more senior undergraduate student to learn techniques and to help move projects forward. |
Research Tasks | Gene annotation and analysis Buffer and media preparation Polymerase chain reaction, cloning, agarose gel electrophoresis E. coli culturing and transformation Antimicrobial susceptibility testing |
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: | Required Previous work with micropipettes in a lab or class Some MCB, microbiology, chemistry, etc lab exposure Recommended Microbiology lab or MCB lab Microbiology or MCB classwork |
Mentoring Philosophy | We are a microbiology research group consisting of Dr. Terence Crofts (PI), Ezabelle Franck (lab manager), Hayden Allman (technician), and Elizabeth Bernate and Sophia Vizoso (undergraduate researchers). Motivated UROP students will receive training to conduct supervised research into new antibiotic resistance genes with the goal of generating preliminary data that may expand into future projects. Committed students who work well as part of a team on a shared project are particularly encouraged to apply. |
Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable): | https://www.croftsmicrolab.org/ |
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Roundtable times and Zoom links | Thursday September 7th from 2 pm to 3 pm https://fsu.zoom.us/j/8416257485 Meeting ID: 841 625 7485 |
Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication | Yes |
UROP Performance Evaluation | Yes |
Materials Grant | Yes |
UROP Poster Presentation | Yes |
Year | 2023 |
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