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, computational, and immunological tools within an ABSL-2 laboratory environment. You will be mentored in research methodologies aligned with the USDA–ARS mission in animal health and infectious disease. You will
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extrinsic stresses. Foodborne pathogenic bacteria use complex molecular mechanisms to adapt and survive in the variety of harsh environmental conditions (meat animal host, production and processing chain, and
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protein expression and purification, biochemical screening assay development, computational structural modeling, cell-based antiviral validation studies, and exposure to preclinical small-animal research
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the molecular, biochemical and metabolomic mechanisms driving pathogenic virulence and plant resistance. The interaction between biotic and abiotic factors that contribute to virulence/host resistance will also
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. The two primary goals will be to investigate mechanisms that contribute to successful seed germination, especially at cool temperatures, and to use genome editing tools to modify lipid flux in developing