Zdouc Lab Microbial Natural Products Meet Data Science

Thesis Projects

Here we advertise thesis projects for both graduate and undergraduate students. If you are interested in one or more of the projects, or have an exciting idea on your own, feel free to reach out!

Master Student Projects

Differential Cultivation Elicits Microbial Chemical Diversity
Differential Cultivation Elicits Microbial Chemical Diversity Master thesis project

Investigate the chemical diversity of microbes and learn how they react to their environment. Read more…

Targeted Metabolome Mining for Antimicrobial Peptides
Targeted Metabolome Mining for Antimicrobial Peptides Master thesis project

Become a detective and pursue elusive ribosomal peptides using bioinformatics. Read more…

From Prototype to Production - Optimizing Microbial Peptide Yields
From Prototype to Production - Optimizing Microbial Peptide Yields Master thesis project

Discovery is only the first step - now we have to scale up production for further development! Read more…

Enzyme Biocuration and Reaction Prediction using Machine Learning
Enzyme Biocuration and Reaction Prediction using Machine Learning Master thesis project

Expand the MITE database and dive into the world of machine learning. Read more…

Machine Learning on Tailoring Enzymes - Harnessing MITE DB
Machine Learning on Tailoring Enzymes - Harnessing MITE DB Master thesis project

Establish the MITE database as resource for machine learning applications. Read more…

Engineering Biological Databases - Case Studies on the MITE Database
Engineering Biological Databases - Case Studies on the MITE Database Master thesis project

Engineer the MITE web application for increased functionality, usability, and integration. Read more…

PhD Student Projects