Jeff Anderson, PI
The Anderson lab studies chemical signaling that occurs between plants and pathogenic bacteria. We are particularly interested in how pathogenic bacteria use plant-derived chemicals as cues to begin their infection process. We study signaling responses in both plant and bacteria using a combination of genetic, biochemical, metabolomic, transcriptomic and proteomic approaches.
Website: https://bpp.oregonstate.edu/people/anderson-jeff
Contact
- Email: Jeff.Anderson@oregonstate.edu
- Phone: (541)-737-4076
Project
Students will learn to process and analyze transcriptomic, proteomic or metabolomic datasets. This project may also include hands-on experience in collecting and preparing samples in the laboratory for data analysis.
Learning
Students will learn fundamental concepts in plant biotic interactions, genetics, biochemistry, cellular information flow, information flow and logic in data analysis pipelines, and statistics. Application of the scientific method to analyze data sets (i.e. hypothesis development and testing) will be emphasized throughout. Additional training in molecular biology and microbiology techniques may occur depending on the specific project.