2009 JJ Vance Memorial Interns
Elizabeth
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For the summer, Elizabeth participated in two projects designed to determine genetic risks for Autism. The first project was to sequence all exons of a previously associated autism risk gene, GABRB1, in an attempt to find functional variants. To this end, she assisted in the design of sequencing primers, performed PCR amplification and sequencing reactions for the exons in 100 autism affected individuals, and worked on the sequence data analysis. The second study was part of a larger project to sequence in its entirety a second autism risk gene, GABRA4, using long-range PCR and next generation sequencing technology. Her contribution to this project included optimization of long-range PCR primers as well as amplification and clean-up of several of these regions in 100 affected individuals.
Elizabeth will be a rising senior at Miami Palmetto Senior High.
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