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

Name: Charles Kanobe

In my second year Ph.D. in Genetics, MacIntosh Lab
Hometown: Kampala, Uganda
Undergrad: BSc. Agriculture and MSc. Crop Science, Makerere University, Kampala (Uganda)
Extracurricular Activities: I love recreational sports especially jogging, basket ball, volleyball and soccer. I also love to read fiction novels by John Grisham. Other activities, having fun with family and friends

I chose Interdepartmental Genetics for a number of reasons, some of which include;
- 1. Diversity of Programs available for students to choose from. No matter what your goals and interests are, IG has a program to take you there
- 2. The new student rotation program. Helps new students evaluate different fields of study and also potential PIs before they commit to a laboratory
- 3. Madam Linda Wild, the most supportive and student-friendly administrator I have ever met! You will believe me when you meet her.
My research: My project is about Fatty acid signaling in soybean under multiple biotic stresses. I specifically look at fatty acid changes in foliar and storage tissues of low and normal linolenic acid soybeans to gain an understanding of effects of microsomal Fatty Acid Desaturase (FAD) mutations on plant fitness, since linolenic acid plays a key role in plant defenses. Mutations in the microsomal FAD resulted in the development of the low linolenic acid soybean lines.

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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