CRCF Student Tours
Roger Williams University’s Biotechnology Student Visit
On October 21st, students from Dr. Avelina Espinosa’s Biotechnology class and Lab (BIO340+L) at Roger Williams University (RWU) visited the CRCF to learn about DNA sequencing, as discussed by Janet Atoyan, while Dr. Ang Cai concentrated on the tools for protein purification and analysis.
In the laboratory-intensive course, students acquire core skill sets relevant to cloning
specific genes, and the application techniques are used in evolutionary biology, forensics, marine biotechnology, and medicine. The junior and senior students in attendance included former RI-INBRE SURF participants.
Dr. Espinosa, a RI-INBRE investigator with Faculty Development, Student Training, and SURF awards, has trained numerous RI-INBRE supported students. Her RWU BIO340+L course students have visited the CRCF since 2017, and in prior visits, they were exposed to a virtual reality for drug design Nanome, hosted by Dr. Christopher Hemme, and the 3-D printing facility experiences, with Dr. Bongsup Cho.