Project outline: The Gems lab has found that insulin/IGF-1 signaling promotes autophagy-dependent conversion of intestinal biomass into yolk, which leads to senescent atrophy of the intestine. HRAs will assist with work investigating the relationship between IIS, autophagy and ageing. HRAs will utilise C. elegans research techniques (e.g. worms handling, genetics, microscopy), molecular biology, cell biology and image-based data analysis.
Supervisor: Dr Kuei Ching Hsiung