HudsonAlpha trainees participating in an Early Career Scientist Panel at a conference.
The 152-acre HudsonAlpha campus offers a unique environment where trainees can collab- orate with researchers, biotech companies, and educators. HudsonAlpha’s state-of-the-art facil- ities provide access to cutting-edge technology, including sequencing equipment, cell culture labs, microscopes, and greenhouses. Graduate students who trained at HudsonAlpha have been highly successful in their subsequent careers. They’ve gone on to become STEM pro- fessors, medical geneticists, neurosurgeons, and researchers, to name a few. Experiences at Hud- sonAlpha helped each of them reach their potential and meet lifelong mentors.
Master’s Student Jer´ Michael Nix
AOMA student, Brenda Marcial at the BioTrain Poster Presentation
UNDERGRADUATE LAB EXPERIENCES
Grant-funded programs give undergraduate and postbaccalaureate students the opportunity to gain lab experience in HudsonAlpha labs under the supervision of our faculty investigators in both human and plant genomics. Providing students with meaningful, hands-on lab experiences takes a lot: dedicated professors, lab space and equipment, and funds to keep all of these things running year after year. In some smaller colleges and universi- ties, this is just not possible. That’s where HudsonAlpha steps in. There are several avenues through which undergraduate and postbaccalaureate students are being offered valuable genetics lab training at HudsonAlpha. First, undergraduate students at local universities in North Alabama can work in the labs as an elective course for credit through their university. cont. on p. 52
RESEARCH REPORT 2023-2024
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