
Benjamin Haas
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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)