Research Projects
Research Description
Young Lab Research Projects
- Mapping-By-Sequencing
Project Overview N2 C. elegans were randomly mutated, and those that displayed a defective zap response were isolated. The genomes of five of the defective mutant strains… - Negative Valence Project
Project Overview The purpose of the Negative Valence assay is to provide additional evidence that C. elegans model a behavior akin to fear while exposed to alternating… - Zap Project
We are pursuing a mapping-by-sequencing approach to identify a gene involved in the response to electric shock. … - Precipice Project
We characterized a previously unstudied aversive behavior in which worms reverse upon encountering the edge of a cliff…. - Size Measurement Project
The main goal of the size measurement project is to test for correlation between worm size and electricity response with electricity response data taken from the Zap project. … - Food and Zap Response Project
The Baseline Speed Project at the Young Lab focuses on determine an answer as to why wild type and mutant C.elegans worms do not increase their speed when voltage is administered for 60 seconds….