MSc defence: Christian Arentz Sørensen

Name of MSc candidate

Christian Arentz Sørensen

Title of thesis

 Increasing the rate of homologous recombination in C. reinhardtii

Summary

In this thesis it has been attempted to increasing the rate of heterologous DNA integration through homologous recombination (HR) in the green algae C. reinhardtii. This was done by creating DNA constructs that mimic the natural state that DNA is in before being repaired by HR and transforming these into a specially designed strain of C. reinhardtii that allow for the detection of HR events.

External examiner

Uffe Hasbro Mortensen, DTU

Supervisor

Hussam Nour-Eldin, DynaMo Center, University of Copenhagen