Undergraduate Research & Scholarships

Touss Majidi

Testing designed transcriptional activation domains for plant synthetic biology

I will be testing designed transcriptional activation domains for plant synthetic biology using experimental and computational techniques. The experimental work largely revolves around integrating plasmid libraries into the yeast genome, sorting the cells, and generating next generation sequencing libraries. The computational aspects of the project include analyzing the resulting data, assessing the number of integrations in each experiment, and simulating highly active synthetic activation domains.

 

Message To Sponsor

I wanted to express my deepest gratitude for your generous support of my summer fellowship through your donation. Thanks to your kindness, I had the incredible opportunity to pursue research in plant synthetic biology at UC Berkeley, which has been an invaluable experience in my bioengineering studies. This fellowship has allowed me to gain hands-on experience, develop new skills, and explore areas of bioengineering that I am passionate about. It has truly reinforced my commitment to this field and my desire to contribute to meaningful advancements in healthcare and technology. Your support has made a significant difference in my academic and professional journey, and I am deeply appreciative of your belief in the potential of students like myself.