Dr. Annkatrin Rose

Rose Lab at Appalachian State University

Info for prospective students

Current Lab Members

• Sandipty Kayastha, graduate student, Masters Program
• Ian Ratcliff, undergraduate student volunteer

Former Lab Members:

Masters Program

• Alison DeShields, graduate student
• Amanda Havighorst, graduated December 2012
  Title of Master's Thesis:
  "Analysis of the Function of Matrix Attachment Region-Binding Filament-Like Protein 1 (MFP1) in the Chloroplast Thylakoid Membrane of Arabidopsis thaliana."
• Zach Parker, graduated from Dr. Karatan's lab in 2009

Honors Program

• Rebecca Rzasa, graduated May 2016
  Title of Honor's Thesis:
  "Transformation Of Arabidopsis thaliana for Tandem Affinity Purification of Chloroplast Proteins."
• Michael Judge, graduated August 2015
  Title of Honor's Thesis:
  "Evidence for subfunctionalization of the FLIP4 Gene Family in Arabidopsis thaliana."
• Matthew Cole, graduated May 2014
  Title of Honor's Thesis:
  "Characterization of the Promoter Regions of FLIP4-1 and FLIP4-2 in Arabidopsis thaliana."
• K. Bear Reel, graduated August 2013
  Title of Honor's Thesis:
  "Redundancy and Specialization in the Arabidopsis thaliana FLIP4 Gene Family."
• Colby Richardson, graduated August 2012
  Title of Honor's Thesis:
  "Localization of FLIP4-2 via Immunofluorescence Microscopy in Arabidopsis thaliana Leaf Cross Sections."

Others

• Erica Stewart, undergraduate student volunteer
• Erin McCarty, undergraduate student, Independent Study Spring 2013
• J. Bryan Lackey, Independent Study Fall 2011
• Dominic Balcon, Capstone Research Fall 2011
• Mackenzie Hatfield, Independent Study Spring and Summer 2009
• Marc Banks, undergraduate student volunteer

Facilities used:

• CAS Microscope Facility
• Biology Greenhouse

We would like to thank Jim Sobieraj for his research assistance in Summer 2011, Dr. Sue Bauldry and the Spring 2011 Immunology class for the immunization of a rabbit to produce an antiserum for research, and Dr. Guichuan Hou for instruction and assistance with confocal and electron microscopy.

Funding sources:

• Department of Biology and College of Arts and Sciences
• Office of Student Research (student research and travel grants, Undergraduate Research Assistantships)
• University Research Council (research grants)
• North Carolina Biotechnology Center (instructional grant)
• National Science Foundation (travel grant)

With Amanda, Ali and Bear and in the lab, Fall 2011