Topics for Bachelor and Master projects

• Experimental coevolution between C. elegans and its micro-parasite Bacillus thuringiensis
• Experimental evolution of antibiotic resistance and virulence in pathogenic bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, etc)
• Cooperation and external immune defence in the Red Flour Beetle Tribolium castaneum
• Diversity of microorganisms associated with C. elegans in nature
• Natural ecology of C. elegans (fruits, isopods, snails, compost)
• The function of C. elegans lysozymes and C type lectins in immunity

Many other topics are possible. If you are interested, then please contact Hinrich Schulenburg (), Gerrit Joop (), Katja Dierking (), or Gunther Jansen ().

Requirements

• BSc project: Successful completion of module biol 165
• MSc project: Successful completion of one normal Master module from our group (either biol 226, 227, or 250) and also one lab practical (either module biol 263 or 280)

For more details on these courses, please check our teaching pages