This opportunity is for Caltech students only

Project Description:

The Davidson laboratory studies the molecular biology of sea urchin development, particularly transcriptional regulation during early development. There are various projects available in this area. Usually, the specific project is determined after an interview with the prospective SURF student and the supervisor. Examples of projects in the past include: sequencing collections of cDNAs from activated sea urchin coelomocytes, engineering mutated control regions in reporter gene constructs, sequencing sea urchin homeodomain genes, designing and constructing an expression vector plasmid.


Literature References or articles that may provide more information on the project:

Caltech Biology Annual Report 1995 page 33.

Davidson, E. H. 1989. Lineage-specific gene expression and regulative capacities of the sea urchin embryo: a proposed mechanism. Development 105: 421-445.

http://mirsky.caltech.edu/

Requirements (skills, specific coursework, academic major, year in school, etc.):

These will be vary depending on the project selected.

Research Sponsor Name: Eric Davidson and Andy Cameron
E-Mail: acameron@mirsky.caltech.edu
Division: Bi
Telephone: 8421
Address: 156-29

For further information, contact Andy Cameron

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