Project Ideas for Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular Environmental Biology

eDNA surveillance network detecting invasive carp in Delta waterways

RNA-seq profiling heat-shock response in urban honey-bees along traffic gradients

CRISPR algae biosensor quantifying nitrate pulses in freshwater lakes

Metabolomics of pesticide mixtures impacting amphibian metamorphosis

Methylation clock assessing heavy-metal exposure in seabird feathers

Machine-learning classifier identifying toxic cyanobacteria blooms via drones

Gene-edited phytoremediation poplars enhancing arsenic uptake

Microbiome assessment of soil health under regenerative farming rotations

Stable-isotope tracing of microplastic ingestion in estuarine food webs

Long-read sequencing of wildfire smoke–induced mutations in lung organoids

Proteomic fingerprinting of coral stress proteins during bleaching events

Genome–environment association mapping drought tolerance in valley oaks

Policy brief on genomic tools for endangered-species recovery plans

Citizen-science PCR kit teaching waterborne-pathogen detection in schools

VR outreach module on molecular impacts of ocean acidification

Comparative genomics of plastic-degrading bacterial enzymes from landfill soils

Data-viz dashboard integrating omics with sensor data for river restoration

Workshop training resource managers in portable nanopore sequencing

White paper on ethical sampling of Indigenous genomic resources

Conference on molecular indicators for ecosystem-restoration success