Whole Genome Assembly of the Gulf Coast Tick Amblyomma maculatum
Description/Abstract/Artist Statement
Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) involve classes of students addressing real-world research questions without pre-defined outcomes. BIOL380/381, Research in Pathogen Biology (RiP-Bio), was designed as an advanced CURE for 300-level Biology students at ODU. In this cycle of RiP-Bio, we are sequencing and assembling the whole genome of Amblyomma maculatum, the Gulf Coast tick. The current assembly of the genome is incomplete, as we have only short Illumina reads that do not fully assemble. We are using published mRNA sequences from the A. maculatum transcriptome to scaffold the incomplete assembly, and create primers for gap closure of important genes. Assembled genes will be deposited for use by others in Genbank.
Faculty Advisor/Mentor
David Gauthier
College Affiliation
College of Sciences
Presentation Type
Poster
Disciplines
Genomics
Session Title
Poster Session
Location
Learning Commons @ Perry Library
Start Date
3-19-2022 9:00 AM
End Date
3-19-2022 11:00 AM
Whole Genome Assembly of the Gulf Coast Tick Amblyomma maculatum
Learning Commons @ Perry Library
Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) involve classes of students addressing real-world research questions without pre-defined outcomes. BIOL380/381, Research in Pathogen Biology (RiP-Bio), was designed as an advanced CURE for 300-level Biology students at ODU. In this cycle of RiP-Bio, we are sequencing and assembling the whole genome of Amblyomma maculatum, the Gulf Coast tick. The current assembly of the genome is incomplete, as we have only short Illumina reads that do not fully assemble. We are using published mRNA sequences from the A. maculatum transcriptome to scaffold the incomplete assembly, and create primers for gap closure of important genes. Assembled genes will be deposited for use by others in Genbank.