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Chance Stephens

Florida State University

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Student-Driven Microbiome Exploration: A Low-Cost 16S rRNA Sequencing Curriculum for Undergraduate Biology Education

Hassan Barakat, Jingjing Cheng, Makenzie Bolton, Kyle Lee, Ana Vindas, Chance Stephens, Jose Salazar Guerreiro, Ackshaya Muthu Saravanan, Xiangpeng Li

This paper presents a low-cost 16S rRNA sequencing curriculum for undergraduates, enabling hands-on microbiome research through open-source tools and simplified workflows.

bioRxiv · May 16, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology