Benjamin Haas

Contact

Office: 1500 IGB
Email: bhaas901@illinois.edu

Research Program

Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE)

Education

Master of Science in Biotechnology
Marshall Plan Scholarship recipient: master thesis work at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (2016-2019)

Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Biotechnology
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, AT (2011-2016)

Professional Experience

Research Assistant, adviser: Stephen Long, “Investigating cis-regulatory elements of key factors influencing non-photochemical quenching,” University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA (2018- )

Research Assistant, adviser: Michael Nodine, “Genome editing (CRISPR-Cas9) of lncRNA-loci expressed during Arabidopsis thaliana embryonal development,” Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Vienna, AT (2016-2018)

Internship, adviser: Margit Laimer, “Conducted bioassays of selected Jatropha curcas and Cornus mas cultivars for genome and proteome analysis.” University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, AT (2015)

Internship, adviser: Alisa Huffaker, “Assisted in basic research on signal transduction mechanisms regulating plant responses to herbivores,” Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL, USA (2012)