Optimizing RT-LAMP Primers Targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb)

During their time as ISB, Jin Ah and Sophie worked with their mentors Dr. Eliza Peterson and Julie Do in the Baliga Lab on optimizing RT-LAMP primers targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). They redesigned and tested the new RT-LAMP primers for the DRonA Universal Susceptibility Test (DUST). Below is a report of their research.

Day in the Life 2022 ISB High School Internship with Sophie