Project Overview
Interaction between Helminths and protozoan infection and gut microbiome among School children
Department(s)
Biology
Abstract
Intestinal helminths and protozoans have coexisted with various microbiomes in the gastrointestinal tracts of humans throughout evolution, but the nature of their relationship remains largely unexplored. Dr. Taye's research aims to investigate the interactions between the gut microbiome and helminth and protozoan parasites. Additionally, he is studying how the microbiome changes in response to antihelminthic drug treatments in Ethiopian school children. As part of this research, students will extract DNA from fecal samples and perform quantitative PCR (qPCR) to identify intestinal parasites. They will also use a bioinformatics pipeline in R to analyze the data
Student Qualifications
Data analysis skills using R statistical software.
Number of Student Researchers
2 students
Project Length
10 weeks
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