ITC Postgraduate Research Scholarship Programme at Institute of Technology Carlow, Ireland Scholarships 2011-2012

ITC Postgraduate Research Scholarship Programme at Institute of Technology Carlow, Ireland Scholarships 2011-2012
August 2, 2011 by info
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2-year Scholarship for a Masters by Research in BioEnviromental Technologies at Institute of Technology in Ireland 2011-2012

Study Subject(s): BioEnviromental Technologies
Course Level: Postgraduate Research
Scholarship Provider: Institute of Technology Carlow
Scholarship can be taken at: Ireland

Eligibility:
-Candidates must be qualified to undertake Masters degree studies and must hold a good honours degree in a relevant discipline area (2006-present).
-Candidates will be interviewed to assess suitability.
- Awards will be made on the basis of academic merit, research experience and/or research potential.
-Gender equity applies in respect of this programme.
-Candidates will not be eligible for consideration under this scholarship programme if they are currently on a postgraduate research register in ITC or other higher educational institute.
-Applications received after the closing date will not be considered

Plant associated bacteria can harboour numerous genetic traits that allow them to interact with plants and influence plant growth. Two of the most important plant growth promoting traits are stress phytohormone (ethylene) reduction and phosphate solubilisation. It is estimated that less than 1% of viable soil bacteria are culturable and therefore the non-culturable majority are likely to maintain a potentially novel array of plant growth promotion traits. The aim of this project is to identify and subclone functional amino-1-cyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminases, responsible for ethylene reduction and phosphate solubilisation genes from a metagenomic library and from the rhizospheric strain Pseudomonas fluorescens F113. The project will result in the construction of specific genetic modules (miniTN5 based) that encode these plant growth promotion traits and allow insertion of the traits into desirable plant associated bacterial strains. It is envisaged that the traits and allow insertion of the traits into enhancement of the strains plant growth promotion ability and will allow the plant to be more efficient in phytoremediation of toxic xenobiotics harbour numerous genetic traits that allow and also act as biofertilisers.

How to Apply: Online

Scholarship Application Deadline: 15th August 2011

For further information, go to: http://infoscholarship.net