Symbiosis Summer Program (SSP)
2008 DATES: May 27 to August 2
Sponsored by the Department of Plant Pathology and the
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI).
Application site will open December 1, 2007. Application
deadline is February 15, 2008.
This program was formally called the Plant-Microbe
Interaction Program (PMIP).
- Are you interested in scientific research?
- Do you want to find out if research is right for you?
- Are you interested in collaborating with a diverse group
of undergraduate peers in science research?
- Do you want to spend your summer intellectually challenged,
while having the opportunity to enjoy a scenic location?
If you answered yes to these questions, then
the Symbiosis Summer Program (SSP) is right for you!
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2006 Symbiosis Summer Program Students
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The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department
of Plant Pathology and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Wisconsin
Program for Scientific Teaching are sponsoring a 10 week summer
research program in the biology of symbiosis.
About the Program
Participants in the SSP will engage in ten weeks of independent
research in the biology of symbiosis, guided by a graduate student
or postdoctoral mentor and a faculty member. During this time,
you will have the opportunity to:
- Build your scientific skills. You will develop
your skills as a scientist and as a communicator of scientific
knowledge by designing and performing your own experiments,
analyzing the current scientific literature, attending research
seminars, and preparing a final written and oral presentations
of your work.
- Collaborate with your peers. You will participate
in weekly discussion with your undergraduate peers, your research
lab group, and other career-oriented programs.
- Explore Madison! Ample free time will be
available for taking advantage of the Madison culture, including
sailing, rowing and many other outdoor activities, free weekend
lakeside music, shopping, art museums, and a myriad of music,
dance and theater performances.
Eligibility
College sophomores, juniors, or seniors with at least one semester
to graduation. Preference given to students with a demonstrated
interest in symbiosis. You must be a US citizen or permanent resident.
Students from under-represented minorities are encouraged
to apply.
Financial Support
Participants will receive a stipend of $4,000 and supplementary
allowances for housing, food and travel. Health insurance is provided
if needed. Participants will have access to campus libraries and
athletic facilities. There are no fees or tutition costs.
Students are supported by scholarships in the department and
from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Graduate School.
How to Apply
The application should be submitted electronically.
Click here to access the application website: https://tess.gradsch.wisc.edu/srop/sroplogin.cgi
You will need to send your letters, transcripts, resume and any
other supporting documents via email or postal mail. Please send
postal mail to the address below.
Lakita Hopkins and Zakee Sabree
Please send supporting documents to the address below.
If you have specific questions about the Symbiosis Summer Program
(SSP) please do not hesitate to contact:
Cathy Davis Gray
Dept of Plant Pathology
Room 278 Russell Labs
1630 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 262-9926
Fax: (608) 263-2626
E-mail:
Faculty and their research interests [more]
- Paul Ahlquist - Molecular Virology
- Caitilyn Allen - Bacterial Disease Physiology
- John Andrews - Plant Disease Control
- Andrew Bent - Molecular Genetics
- Murray Clayton - Biometry, Statistics
- Amy Charkowski-Potato Diseases
- Craig Grau - Field Crop Diseases
- Dennis Halterman-Plant Disease Resistance
- Jo Handelsman - Biological Control, Metagenomics
- Nancy Keller - Fungal Genetics
- Sally Leong - Molecular Mycology
- Ann MacGuidwin - Nematology
- Patricia McManus - Fruit Pathology
- Douglas Rouse - Pathogen Population Dynamics
- Glen Stanosz - Forest Pathology
- Walter Stevenson - Vegetable Diseases
- D. Kyle Willis - Molecular Genetics of Bacterial Pathogens
Scientists:
- Brian Hudelson - Field Crop Disease
Recent research topics include:
- Diplodia pinea and Diplodia scrobiculata
as Fungal Pathogens in Red Pine Hosts Causing Shoot Blight and
Collar Rot
- Analysis of DMI3 and Its Potential Substrate
- Transcriptional Regulation of IMD2 Gene Expression
- Identification of the Functional Domains FLS2
- Exploring the role of actinomycetes associated with Cyphomyrmex
fungus growing ants
- Effect of the Acidobacterium capsulatum Major Sigma
Factor on Expression of Genes from a Metagenomic Library in
Escherichia coli
- Effect of the midgut microbial community in Bacillus
thuringiensis-mediated mortality in Manduca sexta,
Vanessa cardui, and Pieris rapae
- The Effects of Elevated Atmospheric CO2 on the Composition
and Abundance of Soil Microbial Communities in Experimental
Wetland Systems
- Identification of Ralstonia solanacearum genes that
are up-regulated under oxidative stress
- Functional Metagenomics to Survey Antibiotic Resistance Determinants
in Culturable Bacteria from the Gypsy Moth Midgut
- Similarity and Flexibility of Community Structure in Multiple
Communities
- Antibiotic Resistance in Gypsy Moth Gut Isolates
- Determination of the Active Site Region of Flagellin Sensing-2,
FLS2, in Arabidopsis species.
