BIOL 4947: Pop-Up Astrobiology Lab I

Welcome to Pop-Up Labs! In the first semester of this course, we will to tackle real-world astrobiology research questions. Regardless of where samples derive from, we’ll enter the world of extremophile microbiology and discover something new.

In the fall semester, we will design our project in collaboration with this year’s astrobiology partners, collect and inventory samples, extract DNA, and generate metagenomic sequencing data to address our questions of interest.

The course will continue in the spring semester, and the year will culminate in a project proposal and presentation that motivates our research within the broader scientific literature and clearly explains our research questions and approach.