The Dept of Biology at Langston University and the College of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Davis, have developed a summer research internship program funded by the National Science Foundation.   The program will provide hands-on training in current concepts and techniques of molecular biology, genetics and genomics, at the University of California-Davis.  This internship will be a great opportunity for students to gain laboratory experience and learn about molecular biology and genomics research using plants as model systems. 

The training will be a combination of lectures and hand-on laboratory work, hosted by the Sundaresan  lab in the Plant Biology Department. The internship will be lead by a faculty member from Langston University and Dr Sundaresan from UC Davis, with assistance from Graduate students.  

Students can expect to learn: molecular biology skills, gene editing (CRISPR) from design to application and basic tools of bioinformatics and genomics. 

The internship will last 4 weeks, with a Langston faculty member participating in a supervisory role for the first week of the program.  The program will cover all related expenses, including travel, room and board, as well as provide stipends of up to $4000 for each student participant. Students are expected to be full-time participants in extensive lab work and related activities, and committed to complete engagement in the program.