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Frolicking in FranceSummer Enrichment Trip
2011By Brittany Hubert
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Getting Started Interested in Molecular Biology Medical School?
› Not Really.. Research?
› I think so… Started Lab Work with Dr. Perlin Growing Interest in Research
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My Project Biology Research from
different aspects› University lab, service
work, research facility, other..??
Different Areas of Molecular Biology› Virology, Immunology,
Bacteria, Fungus› Find what fits me
Gain experience in all areas› Learn to think like a
“scientist”› Use experience to
advance in my personal education experience
Form lasting relationships with experienced professionals
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Summer 2011 Seven weeks at University of
South Paris› Orsay, France› About 13 miles outside of
Paris Work with Tatiana Giraud PhD
and lab team › The fungus, Microbotryum
3 Goals of Project› Learn as much as possible
about plant infections, microsatellites, and inoculations
› Gain general lab experience› Immerse myself in French
culture and practice language for possible minor
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Gettin’ Down to Business Fungus Microbotryum: Anther Smut Disease
› Infects anthers of flowers in carnation family (Silene latifolia & Silene dioica)
Topics› Glacial refugia using microsatellites-
repeated units of DNA characteristic of different strains
› Hybrid Sterility/Gene Flow between and within clusters
› Competetive Exclusion My Jobs
› PCR with Odile and Pierre (microsatellites)
› Making and recording conjugations› Garden work with Laetitia› Replating and recording good
strains
Healthy Infected“Smutted”
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My Lab Team!Tatiana
PierreMandyOdile
ElsaMarina Alex
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Microbotrym in a Nutshell..or MeristemThe Labo Lab techniques
o PCR, Pipetting, Conjugations
o Working with a Team
o Reading (and understanding) research articles
o Making Chartso Reasoning
Microbotryum Easily cultured in lab
› Reproduces quickly› Grows easily on petri dishes
Spread by pollinators in nature› (bees, bugs..etc)
Infects only meristems-embryonic tissue in plants; undifferentiated, growing, actively dividing cells.
(dictionary.com) Host specific
› Followed same speciation path as hosts after glaciations
High selfing rate/low crossing rates
Closely related species can reproduce› Genetic distance determines
reproductive ability
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Why it Matters! Allows us to:
› Understand other past disease patterns
› Predict future patterns
› Understand interactions between host-specific or parasitic organisms
› Start work on disease prevention or curesSilene latifolia
Silene dioica
Smut Life Cycle
Glacial Refugia
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Biology on the Beach Four Day Biology Conference
› In Roscoff (Brittany), France
› On New and Emerging Fungal Diseases of Animals and Plants in the context of evolution
Interesting talks on many different areas› Eye-opening› Confusing› Learned
What conferences are all about
New material What I don’t know..
Met many important people/Made new acquaintances
Spent a day on the beach!
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Things you learn when you travel completely alone! Goals
o Gain more self-confidence-check!
o Become more independent-check!
o Expand my comfort zone-check!
How (and who) to ask for help
How to use multiple maps What it takes to entertain
myself How interesting other
people’s lives can be The Paris metro system
(after a while) Exactly what you like and
don’t like How to adjust to different
cultures › Travel to France,
Switzerland, Germany, and Rome
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Goals for the Future Continue work in Dr.
Perlin’s lab Explore different areas
of Molecular Biology research› Not lab work
(monotonous)› More dynamic area
Possible work with Pasteur Institute or Marie Curie institute in Africa
Look into forensic fields
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Pictures with no citation are from google.com or my camera!
Special thanks to the James Graham Brown Foundation!!
And thanks to:-Andrew Grubb -Dr. Michael Perlin