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Interdepartmental Genetics Graduate Program - M.S./Ph.D.

Name: Yuanbin Ru

In IG Ph.D. program since Summer 2002; planning to graduate in 2009.
Hometown: Beihai, Guangxi, P.R.China
Undergrad: BS in Biology, Peking University, P.R.China
Extracurricular Activities: Playing badminton, running, and watching movies. But I have much less time doing them now. I have been busy taking care of my daughter since she was born in January 2008. I absolutely enjoy it!
I came to Iowa State because my wife was studying Plant Physiology here and we wanted to be together. Several months later I applied for the IG program and got admitted.
My previous project on small RNAs did not work out. Right now I am using a genome-wide computational approach to study a small group of introns in plants. These introns have different terminal sequences (or splice sites) from that of the major group of introns. I am trying to compare the two groups with respect to their function and evolution.
I will most likely do a post-doc and get some more training in Bioinformatics/Computational Biology/Systems Biology. In the long term, my ideal situation is to get a faculty position in a research institute. An alternative is to go into industry if the path to faculty is too tough to me.

Genetics Graduate Program

Interdepartmental Genetics Graduate Program, 2102 Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-3260.
Phone 515-294-7697 or 1-800-499-1972 | Fax 515-294-6669 | genetics @iastate.edu

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