THE ROY LAB
Teaching
Welcome to our webpage featuring a collection of educational slides, specifically designed for teaching. You are free to reuse these slides in your own classes, with proper attribution under the Creative Commons License CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Curriculum Development
Original Teaching Materials for Plant Biology Education
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Small and Mighty:
Peptide Hormones in Plant Biology
TTPB38 Small and Mighty: Peptide hormones in plant biology
By Sonali Roy, Peter Lundquist, Michael Udvardi, and Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible
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The Plant Cell, Volume 30, Issue 8, August 2018, tpc.118.tt0718, https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.118.tt0718
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Courses Taught
Primary Course Instruction and Invited Guest Lectures
Instructor of Record
AGSC4630/5630 Introduction to Gene Editing using CRISPR-cas Spring 2024-now Developed and Instructor of Record for this newly created dual-listed
undergraduate/graduate course through NSF HBCU-UP support
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Guest Lectures
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Introduction to Biotechnology, Tennessee State University (Guest) 2025
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Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Oklahoma State University (Guest) 2025
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Seminar 4710-4720, Undergraduate course, Tennessee State University (Guest) 2023
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Experimental Design, Undergraduate course, Tennessee State University (Guest) 2023
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Science Communication Graduate course, University of Vermont (Guest) 2022
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Research Methods undergraduate course, Tennessee State University (Guest) 2021
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Plant Hormones, Graduate Course, University of California at Berkeley (Guest) 2020
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Behind the scenes of research in Plant Biology, Texas Woman’s University (Guest) 2020
Impact NSF HBCU-UP Targeted Infusion Project
AGSC 4630/5630 - Introduction to Gene Editing
Data were collected by RTRES Consulting, Knoxville
Additional information can be found in the student-authored manuscript Enhancing CRISPR Education: A Plug-And-Play Framework for Teaching Gene Editing in Plant Biology
Spring 2024 Student Blog Posts
AGSC 4630/5630 - Introduction to Gene Editing
by Jun Guo
Traditionally, genetic modification technology in plants using Crispr-Cas9 has heavily relied on tissue culture techniques employing Agrobacterium tumefaciens, which can be both complex and costly. However, the Cut-Dip-Budding delivery system employs a straightforward explant dipping protocol that does not require sterile conditions!
by Kyla Hughes
For people who have food allergies, avoiding certain foods can be troublesome. In some cases, even after avoiding them, an accidental interaction with a specific allergen can lead to illness, hospitalization, or even death. Can food allergens be genetically removed from major food crops using CRISPR engineering?
Spring 2025 Student Blog Posts
AGSC 5630 - Introduction to Gene Editing
by Oluwaseun Adeyemi
Avian influenza, popularly known as the bird flu, is a serious threat to poultry industries globally. Even more concerning, it can sometimes spread from birds to humans — a process called "zoonotic transmission. What if we could prevent the virus from infecting chickens in the first place while reducing the risks of humans catching it too?
Extremely precise genetic engineering can now make this possible!
by Faizan Ali
The spring season is here, and summer is just around the corner. Now imagine that you are rocking down Broadway in your stylish and comfy T-shirt, but what if I told you that the very summer you are enjoying is a big threat to these nice-looking shirts? In a rapidly changing world innovative approaches like gene editing are making sure you can buy new, comfy T-shirts this summer.