China Agricultural University
China Agricultural University (CAU) in Beijing, China has hosted Borlaug-Ruan International Interns since 2004.
Established in 1995, CAU strives to promote worldwide academic exchange and collaboration.
CAU carries out research and development in agriculture, biology, engineering, veterinary medicine, economics, management, humanities and social sciences.
Interns at CAU work alongside renowned international researchers and experts - Dr. Li Zhaohu, Lin Jian, and Wu Tingting - in the CAU's research labs in Beijing.
The students also have the opportunity to travel around Beijing and China with new friends and colleagues to see the Great Wall of China, the silk markets, the Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, the Summer Palace and the Olympic Stadium.
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Student Research Projects
Differential Expression of Plant Stress Hormones (2022)
Comparing Genetically Modified Varieties of Maize in Waterlogged Conditions (2019)
Resisting Water Logging in Maize (2018)
Mechanisms of B2 in Maize Drought Resistance (2016)
Silencing Genes Associated with Salinity Stress in Cotton (2015)
Expression of the BIN2 Gene in Maize (2014)
Understanding How CPS Expressions Affects GA4 (2013)
Analyzing Corn Plant Responses to Water Stress (2012)
Incorporating the Los 5 Gene to Code for Draught Tolerance into a Maize Plant (2010)
An Evaluation of Transgenic Bt Cotton(2009)
Agricultural Sustainability in the Field of Herbal Medicine (2008)
Transforming Maize into a Transgenic Crop (2007)
Improving the Growth of Licorice Plants (2006)
Grafting Technology to Transfer DNA from Round-Up Ready Soybeans (2005)
The Effects of Chemicals on the Chilling Tolerance of Maize (2004)