miRNA processing
Project Description
The project focuses on examining how single nucleotide polymorphism affects pri/pre-miRNA processing.
The students will have a chance to learn how to purify proteins, synthesize RNAs, and conduct RNA-cleavage assays.
The students will have a chance to learn how to purify proteins, synthesize RNAs, and conduct RNA-cleavage assays.
Supervisor
NGUYEN Tuan Anh
Quota
1
Course type
UROP1000
UROP1100
UROP2100
UROP3100
UROP4100
Applicant's Roles
- Have a background in biology.
- Willing to learn bioinformatics.
- Conduct the experiments.
- Write and report the project progression.
- Take safety training courses
- Willing to learn bioinformatics.
- Conduct the experiments.
- Write and report the project progression.
- Take safety training courses
Applicant's Learning Objectives
- Understand miRNA biogenesis.
- Gain good skills in protein and RNA synthesis, conducting biochemical assays.
- Gain good skills in writing up the scientific report.
- Learn and use some basics of Python coding.
- Gain good skills in protein and RNA synthesis, conducting biochemical assays.
- Gain good skills in writing up the scientific report.
- Learn and use some basics of Python coding.
Complexity of the project
Moderate