Arabidopsis flowers

Dr. Annkatrin Rose

Plant Molecular Biologist

Department of Biology
Appalachian State University

Plant Molecular Biology (BIO 4513/5513)

This course is a dual-listed (undergraduate + graduate level) upper level course for students interested in plant-specific aspects of molecular biology. I am currently the only one teaching it at ASU and plan on offering it in Fall semester of even years.

The course objectives are to provide a deeper understanding of what sets plants apart from other organisms on a cellular and molecular level, appreciate the importance of modern plant science, and familiarize students with laboratory techniques used in the cellular and molecular study of plants and applications of tissue culture and plant biotechnology.

If you are interested in this course, please feel free to contact me and I'll be happy to send you the most recent syllabus!

Prerequisites:

Students should be familiar with the basic concepts of molecular biology and plant genetics and have some experience in molecular laboratory techniques. Molecular Biology and Senior standing or permission of the instructor are required.


Protoplasts
Counting protoplasts made from Arabidopsis cells

Tissue Culture
Tissue culture experiments, with some typical contamination issues here and there

Agrobacterium
Agrobacterium transformed with a plant gene of interest -
the first step in making genetically modified plants