{"id":13550,"date":"2020-01-09T19:06:01","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T01:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/?page_id=13550"},"modified":"2020-10-29T15:34:30","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T20:34:30","slug":"dr-todd-eckdahl","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/dr-todd-eckdahl\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Todd T. Eckdahl"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #000000;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:20px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: -50px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-gallery-1 .fusion-gallery-image {border:0px solid #f6f6f6;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-4 fusion-columns-total-8 fusion-gallery-layout-grid fusion-gallery-1\" style=\"margin:-5px;\"><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-4 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/eckdahl-pic.jpg\" data-caption=\"Shi Qing Ong conducting research in the Eckdahl lab during Spring 2019\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/eckdahl-pic-320x202.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" alt=\"Biology research lab\" title=\"eckdahl-pic\" aria-label=\"eckdahl-pic\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13254 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-4 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/mwsu.jpg\" data-caption=\"Hat Day in the Eckdahl lab\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/mwsu-320x202.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" alt=\"Dr. Todd Eckdahl with biology students\" title=\"mwsu\" aria-label=\"mwsu\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13358 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-4 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/figure-5-best.jpg\" data-caption=\"E coli solves the Hamiltonian Path Problem\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/figure-5-best-320x202.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" alt=\"Dr. Todd Eckdahl chart\" title=\"figure-5-best\" aria-label=\"figure-5-best\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13354 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-4 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/figure-7.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Winding Path of Synthetic Biology\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/figure-7-320x202.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" alt=\"Dr. Todd Eckdahl - the winding path of synthetic biology\" title=\"figure-7\" aria-label=\"figure-7\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13355 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-4 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/2019-summer-dc-mwsu-synthetic-biology-team.jpg\" data-caption=\"2019 Summer MWSU &amp; Davidson College Synthetic Biology team\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/2019-summer-dc-mwsu-synthetic-biology-team-320x202.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" alt=\"Dr. Todd Eckdahl with Biology students\" title=\"2019-summer-dc-mwsu-synthetic-biology-team\" aria-label=\"2019-summer-dc-mwsu-synthetic-biology-team\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13352 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-4 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/2002-todd-kissing-fish.jpg\" data-caption=\"Todd Eckdahl kissing a Horneyhead Chub at Reis Biological Station\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/2002-todd-kissing-fish-320x202.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" alt=\"Dr. Todd Eckdahl\" title=\"2002-todd-kissing-fish\" aria-label=\"2002-todd-kissing-fish\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13351 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-4 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/colorado-bbb.jpg\" data-caption=\"Dan Bradford and Steve Hart present research at the National TriBeta convention in Grand Junction Colorado\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/colorado-bbb-320x202.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" alt=\"biology students presenting research\" title=\"colorado-bbb\" aria-label=\"colorado-bbb\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13353 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-4 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/img_7392.jpg\" data-caption=\"E coli glows from GFP and RFP\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/img_7392-320x202.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" alt=\"Petri dish\" title=\"img_7392\" aria-label=\"img_7392\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13357 fusion-gallery-image-size-fixed\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #212121;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:50px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h1 class=\"margin-bottom-half\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Dr. Todd Eckdahl, Professor<\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"margin-top-half\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">(816) 271-5873 | eckdahl@missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half\" style=\"width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Dr. Eckdahl has been at MWSU since 1993. His research interests include Synthetic Biology, BioMath connections, and using molecular cloning techniques to program bacterial computers for the optimization of metabolic pathways.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-2 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" alt=\"Dr. Todd Eckdahl with biology student\" title=\"toddsaraimages011dca20050331\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/toddsaraimages011dca20050331.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/toddsaraimages011dca20050331-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/toddsaraimages011dca20050331-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/toddsaraimages011dca20050331-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/toddsaraimages011dca20050331-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/toddsaraimages011dca20050331.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-3 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h2><span style=\"font-size: 20pt;\">Development of Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) for Genetics<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-4 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p>Our group will optimize and expand several existing Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) for use in Genetics teaching laboratory sections that are currently used in BIO205 at ΄σΟσ΄«Γ½ Western.<\/p>\n<p>The existing CUREs involve cloning original genetic regulatory elements in E. coli, measuring evolution in Drosophila populations with PCR of microsatellites, and construction of phylogenetic trees with molecular data. We will also develop new CUREs for Genetics that enable students to explore yeast genetics, patterns of inheritance in Drosophila, DNA supercoiling, and personal genomics.<\/p>\n<p><em>Requirements: Successful completion of BIO205 Genetics.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(175,175,126,0.81);background-image: url(/gold-fridays-portal/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/13550/&quot;https:////www.missouriwestern.edu/gold-fridays-portal/wp-content/uploads/sites/151/2020/01/eckdahl-background.jpg&quot;);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\">Invention of New Synthetic Biology Methods for Metabolic Engineering<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Our research group will investigate several approaches to the use of synthetic biology for the metabolic engineering of bacteria. We will use both in vivo and in vitro methods to optimize methods by which scientists can optimize the output of metabolic pathways for the production of desired products with applications in energy, medicine, and the environment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Requirements: Successful completion of BIO205 Genetics.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.99);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:50px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:50px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"Dr. Todd Eckdahl\" title=\"img_1697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/img_1697.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/img_1697-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/img_1697-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/img_1697-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/01\/img_1697.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 18pt;\">About Dr. Todd T. Eckdahl<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Ph.D., Molecular Genetics, Purdue University<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">B.S., Chemistry, University of Minnesota at Duluth<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-lightgray button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2018\/10\/Eckdahl-CV.pdf\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text fusion-button-text-right\">Curriculum Vitae<\/span><span class=\"fusion-button-icon-divider button-icon-divider-right\"><i class=\"fa-file-pdf far\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h3><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ffffff;\">Contact Dr. Eckdahl<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Agenstein 237J<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-contact-info margin-top-none\" data-carousel-extra=\"{\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-email\" data-carousel-extra=\"{\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"mailto:eckdahl@missouriwestern.edu\">eckdahl@missouriwestern.edu<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-contact-info margin-top-none\" data-carousel-extra=\"{\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-email\" data-carousel-extra=\"{\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"tel:8162715873\">(816) 271-5873<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">4525 Downs Drive<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Saint Joseph, MO 64507<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">USA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":71,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13550"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/71"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13550"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13712,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13550\/revisions\/13712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/gold-fridays-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}