Mada Ashkan

I am a Master student in Microbiology department at South Dakota State University. My current focus is plants microbiology , and I am currently in the lab of Dr. Bruce Bleakley. I have always been interested in study the interaction of microorganism with another organisms and their impact activities on the environment; and most importantly to help in saving the vanishing species due to global environmental stress. My current research focuses on studying different strains of endophytic bacteria which were isolated from Hot springs in South Dakota, and Investigating their effects on plants, using different assays to analyze plant growth hormones produced by these bacteria.

September 2014