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| Title | Thesis, internship and research projects at the Laboratory of Genetics |
| Group | Genetics, Laboratory of |
| Project type | thesis |
| Credits | 36 |
| Supervisor(s) | PhD students, Postdocs and staff @Genetics. |
| Examiner(s) | dr. HM Doekes dr.ing. JJB Keurentjes dr.ir. AJM Debets dr.ir. BA Pannebakker dr.ir. SE Schoustra E Snelders, PhD MSc J van den Heuvel prof.dr. BJ Zwaa |
| Contact info | Thesis & Internship coordinator: Rene Boesten - thesis.gen@wur.nl |
| Begin date | 2021/10/13 |
| End date | 2024/03/15 |
| Description | At the Laboratory of Genetics, we offer a wide variety of thesis (BSc and MSc) and research practice topics for anyone with an interest in genetics and/or evolution.
Topics range from laboratory work to modelling work to field work, and can be done in different organisms, including bacteria, fungi, plants and insects. Our most up-to-date list of thesis topics can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/33duzek3 For more information on thesis and internships @Genetics, please go to our Brightspace site Genetics Thesis & Internship, which you can find through the Discover menu in Brightspace. Here is a word cloud of all our thesis topics, if this contains one our search terms, have a look at the above link to find topics that interests you: resistance evolution species bacteria populations aphids aspergillus bacterial antibiotic biological control fumigatus plant communities laboratory social fitness gene evolutionary genes genetic material analysis genetics population diversity techniques experiments fungi many mutations photosynthesis selection endosymbionts mabisi microbial variation control decaying plasmids wasps data niger nuclei plants well across aphid azole experiment growth molecular natural recombination role sequencing strand stress toxin yeast bees biological cells mutation parasitoid process produce rates selective spread work zambia animals cheater fermented functionality halictus help insect model models production rubicundus sexual viruses acid ants bee conditions dna experimental genome genomic mechanisms product regulation resistant system affect 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| Used skills | We use a wide range of techniques, which enable you to learn a lot during your thesis, internship or research practice.
A typical project will combine laboratory techniques (e.g. PCR, sequencing), with phenotypic assays (e.g. behavioural assays, microbiological, plant or entomological assays) with statistical, bioinformatics or modelling analysis. The exact combination of techniques will depend on the specific topic you are interested in. Please see the link above for those detailed descriptions. Here is a wordcloud of all the techniques we use in our topics. If this contains one of your search terms, have a look at the up to date topic list or our Brightspace site. analysis laboratory molecular assays genetics experiments techniques evolution fitness pcr data genomic dna extraction insect behavioural bioinformatics field genotyping lab chlorophyll crossing culturing development isolation microbiological modelling models mutagenesis phenotyping population sequencing theoretical tolerant used acid also analyses ancestor applying aspergillus bacteria classical coding competition computer conceptual course evolutionary experimental fluorescence fumigatus gene genome genomics growth introgression life map microscopy moreover mutant mutants mutation observations parasitism photosynthesis plating possible programming qpcr rearing rna schedules sequence social statistical stereomicroscope stress theory thinking use without abiotic absorption acetic address agent-based analytical and/or answered architecture assembly bacterial biology bls2 breeding characterisation chromatographic chromatography collecting colony compare comparison construct construction contect counting depend different differential dissections ecotoxicological equations estimation ethogram exchange experiment expression extractions fish fluorescent fluoresence fungal gasexchange gc-ms genetic genotype graphical grown handling high-throughput highlight highly hybridization identification including interest interference invokes involved ionome lacks lactic large large-scale layer lfuorescence light line literature macro/micro mapping mathematical maybe measurements methods microbes microbial microbiology microsattelite mummies mutation/gene mycotoxin novo offspring/sperm optical order parameters pca perhaps phenotyped phylogeny pigments pipeline plant plots pool possibility potential proteins protocols quantification relatedness relevant representations resequencing response rnai root rr-blup sampling scoring scripting/coding selection sets simulated simulation simulations situ software specific spermathecae statistics strains strawberries study subquestion systemic thin together treatments understand variety versus video wasp whole yeast zinc whole genome sequencing |
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