Category Archives: Brain & Behavior

RNA Isolations, ABHD2 and DPB Sequencing, and PALD1 PCR

12 April 2024 By: Paige Hoen, Hailey Ramthun, and Mady Docteur Over the past two weeks, we have continued to research these three genes within the Green Anole Lizards (Anolis carolinensis): PALD1, ABHD2, and DBP. Our goal is to discover … Continue reading

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ADAM9 and BHLHE40 PCR Clean-Up and RNA Isolations

5 April 2024 By: Arya Haala & Elenore Milde Since our last update, we chose two genes to research, ADAM9, and BHLHE40, and designed three primers for each gene. We continued our work with PCRs and gel electrophoresis by adapting … Continue reading

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PCR Clean up, and RNA Isolation of KCNJ4 and NR1D2 Genes

By Kaity Shaffer and Sarah Oberstar 22 March 2024 During the last two weeks we have made some advancements in our research. We are examining how certain genes are expressed differently in breeding and non-breeding Anolis carolinensis. We have chosen … Continue reading

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Analyzing genes, DBP, PALD1, and ABHD in the Green Anole Lizard (Anolis carolinensis) using PCR and gel electrophoresis

By: Mady Docteur, Paige Hoen and Hailey Ramthun 1 March 2024 For the duration of the last two weeks in our RISEbio lab, our group has been diving into the beginning of our brain and behavior stream with our several … Continue reading

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Primer Design, PCR, and Gel Electrophoresis of KCNJ4 and NR1D2 Genes

By Sarah Oberstar and Kaitlyn Shaffer 23 February 2024 Over the last couple of weeks, we have been working on designing and testing primers for our project. We are studying the expression of certain genes between breeding and non-breeding Anolis … Continue reading

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