|
Undergraduate and Graduate Students |
| Research Program | Projects |
| Ancient microorganisms | a.
Isolation
and characterization of bacteria
b. Phylogeny of ancianophiles c. Molecular clock studies |
| Bioremediation and Phytoremediation | a.
Role of actinobacteria in phytoremediation
b. Role of actinobacteria in ex situ remediation c. Actinobacterial community analysis d. Ecoremediation |
| Petroleum
Exploration
[using microbial DNA signatures] |
a.
Defining key microbial communities
b. TeRF assay development c. Quantitative PCR assays |
| Microbial Diversity | a.
Assay for Methanogenic communities
b. Assay for methane oxidizing communities c. Quantitative PCR assays d. Methods development |
| Functional Genomics | Lactobacillus acidophilus genome project |
| In
situ Gene Delivery
[a tool for bioremediation] |
B3 Phage in gene delivery systems |