Call for Applications | MSc Thesis Topic
=== THIS CALL IS NOW CLOSED ===
Title | 2Strategies4AD: Environmental Genomics |
Advisor | Assist. Prof. Dr. Luis Miguel Rodriguez Rojas, Department of Microbiology and Digital Science Center (DiSC) |
Co-Advisor | Dr. Sebastian Hupfauf, Department of Microbiology |
Number of students | 1 |
Language | English |
Description
The content of the thesis will be in the field of molecular ecology and bioinformatics. The start of the work would be planned for the Winter semester
- Thematically, the Master’s thesis deals with the detailed taxonomic and functional characterization of a genomic catalogue derived from metagenomic datasets from a biogas fermenter community. Integration of data and close collaboration with a proteomics research group in Köthen/Magdeburg (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) is anticipated.
Prerequisites
A current Master’s degree in microbiology, an independent way of working and interest in the topic. Bioinformatics and High-Performance Computing techniques will be applied in the course of this thesis, but no previous experience is required.