This summer, we were thrilled to host Jason (University of Arkansas) and Owen (Indiana University) as interns in the Baldrich Lab at the Genome Center at UC Davis. During their time here, they contributed to an exciting project aimed at understanding extracellular RNA (exRNA) biology. Their work included generating CRISPR constructs to target candidate RNases thought to be involved in exRNA processing, as well as isolating exRNA from different plant species under various stress conditions to investigate how exRNA populations shift in response to environmental cues.Jason and Owen brought incredible energy, creativity, and curiosity to the lab, and their contributions have laid important groundwork for future discoveries. We’re grateful for their time with us and can’t wait to see what they do next, Jason is heading to graduate school in Alabama, while Owen will return to Indiana University to continue his undergraduate studies.
Thank you both for a great summer!