Research Interests:
The Cluss group studies the post-translational modification of proteins produced by Borrelia burgdorferi, the etiological agent of Lyme disease.
Techniques used:
- Cultivation of B. burgdorferi
- Cloning
- Heterologous protein expression and purification
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
- Enzyme characterization
- Immunochemical techniques
- Inverse PCR
- SDS-PAGE
- Sequencing analysis
Lab Group:
- Margret Weber ’18
- Joseph Schindler ’18
- Rebecca Freeman ’18
