| EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION OF PROTEIN FUNCTION: conduct studies to determine function of proteins in need of experimental validation (some funding available) | | |
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| MICROBIAL/ENZYMATIC FUEL CELL: electrical power generation powered by living cells or proteins | | |
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| TESTING ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES / FOOD SUPPLEMENTS: identify active component of herbal medicine | | |
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| DEVELOPING NEW TYPE OF NEOPRENE: engineering bacteria to produce industrial polymers or monomers | | |
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| IDENTIFYING NEW TASTER PHENOTYPES: identify new taster phenotypes and try to correlate with genotype | | |
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| IDENTIFICATION AND SEQUENCING OF GERRs: validate and characterize novel epigenetic elements | | |
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| BIOLUMINESCENCE NIGHTLAMP WITH BACTERIA: engineering bacteria to glow at night | | |
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| FLOW CYTOMETER/CELL SORTER (FLUORESCENT ACTIVATED CELL SORTER): instrumentation for analyzing or sorting mixtures of cells or other particles | | |
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| ISOLATE TOXIN-DEGRADING BACTERIA: screen environmental samples for bacteria capable of breaking down toxins | | |
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| BIOLOGICAL SELF-ASSEMBLY: exploit biological self-assembly for the development and production of novel materials | | |
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| ARMPIT MICROBIOME: survey species present in armpit swabs to correlate with odor | | |
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| INNOCENTIVE CHALLENGES: work-for-hire research challenges from innocentive.com (cash prizes for best solution) | | |
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| TAXONOMY FLASHCARDS: develop flashcards to teach species identification | | |
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| MICROFLUIDIC BIOSENSOR: microfluidic sensor for detecting pathogens, cancer markers, and other biological targets | | |
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| KOMBUCHA FORENSICS: tracking fermentation starter cultures by species content | | |
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| TESTING COFFEE FOR UNLISTED INGREDIENTS: survey of species present in coffee | | |
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| ISOLATE CELLULOSE DEGRADING BACTERIA: screen environmental samples for bacteria capable of breaking down cellulose | | |
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| AQUARIUM/AQUAPONICS MICROBIOME: survey species present in aquaria | | |
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| ZEBRA MUSSEL REMEDIATION: identify genes responsible for production and degradation of zebra mussel adhesive | | |
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| HACK AN INKJET PRINTER FOR 3D BIOPRINTING: construct 3D printer to generate tissues in vitro | | |
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| TRACKING DANDELION DISPERSAL: use DNA sequencing to track the spread of dandelions | | |
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