Extremophile work: Yellowstone National Park

Openings exist for Biology 499 students  Spring 2006-07
Must have microbiology background and understanding of microbes.
We have developed methods to grow acid hot spring organisms by enrichment culture. We are working as a team of 5-6 researchers developing methods to grow, isolate and preserve new genera of organisms from the enrichments of high temperature low pH thermal springs. The cells grow at 70°C to 90°C at pH 3. Several topics concerning the growth of  these new microorganisms from  Yellowstone Thermal Spings will be covered.

Meeting time Fridays 1-3pm

Credit available 1 unit Biology 499
 
 

Algal research:
 

We are currently also seeking one  students at the MS level to work on developing farther an existing model green alga system for an algal Chlamydomonas minicell . The minicell separates from the cell body and is motile and able to under go gametic cell fusion. We are seeking a graduate student to examine cell membrane fusion in this new model.

email: rbizzoco@sunstroke.sdsu.edu

Phone: (619) 594-5396

Campus phone: 4-5396