2009 JJ Vance Memorial Interns
India McMillian-
India optimized PCR conditions for 14 exons of the Tyrosine Hydroxylase gene. The TH gene plays an important role in the dopamine pathway. Before she left India PCR amplified and sequenced exon 3. She also familiarized herself with the software program - Primer3 used to design PCR primers and learnt how to design primers specific to exons. India attends North Miami Beach High and will be a rising senior this Fall.
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