Lindsay Kendrick
Lindsay Kendrick, from Franklin, NH, is an animal science/pre-veterinary medicine major who graduated in December 2005. While many students choose to conduct research in their field of study, Lindsay went outside her major to pursue research in plant biology. Inspired by a biotechnology course with Dr. Minocha, she became interested in genetic engineering and designed her project with his assistance. “I didn’t know anything about Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) or genetic engineering before the project, so I learned how it worked and that it was actually not a complicated process at all.” Lindsay found the most difficult part of the research process to be turning over her project to another student for completion, and she was pleased to find closure with the writing of her commentary. Lindsay plans to attend veterinary school in the near future.
Dr. Subhash Minocha
Dr. Subhash Minocha is a professor of plant biology and genetics, specializing in plant molecular biology, plant genetic engineering, and plant growth and development. He has taught at UNH for over thirty-one years, and is the author of over ninety publications appearing in academic journals, books, and proceedings. Over the past five years, Dr. Minocha has been very active as a mentor, working with more than thirty undergraduate students on research projects, many of which have been funded through the Center for Undergraduate Research. “It is always fun to have students who are either utterly confused or are really excited about doing research. The challenges in both cases are similar and so are the outcomes. While doing research (i.e., the mechanics of it) may not sound that exciting, it is when you succeed that the excitement builds up.”
Read Lindsay Kendrick’s commentary, Flourescent Flowers: A Long Road to Accomplishment >>
