SULI– BIO – Leppink, Chloe –2.13.26

Argonne National Laboratory • Lemont, IL

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About The Position

This project involves characterizing bacterial communities from environmental samples, first generating, and then utilizing community composition data generated by completing next generation sequencing. This project will likely involve collecting environmental samples, completing DNA extractions, using PCR to amplify a region of the 16S rRNA gene, sequencing the resulting products, and then analyzing the data along with previously collected data. This will likely also include the use of machine learning tools to make predictions as well as the use of automation in the lab to enable this work on a high throughput scale. Through the completion of this project, students will gain skills in fieldwork, molecular biology, and bioinformatics.

Requirements

• The entirety of the appointment must be conducted within the United States.
• Must be 18 years or older at the time the appointment begins.
• Applicants must be: ‒Currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate studies at an accredited institution ‒Graduated from an accredited institution within the past 3 months; or ‒Actively enrolled in a graduate program at an accredited institution

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed