Projects

Empowering Wearable Health Tech: Robust Electrical Interfaces for Next-Gen Soft Electronics

The growing interest in soft electronics stems from their exceptional comfortability on human skin and biological systems, facilitating continuous and accurate monitoring of various physiological…

2 sp. | 21 appl.

8-10 h/wk

Neuroscience (+3)

Using CRISPR/Cas9 and other genomic tools to study genes in host-microbe mutualism

Please apply as soon as possible, as I aim to accept students by add/drop. The Dong Wang Lab, located in the Life Science Laboratories, studies the mechanisms behind beneficial host-microbe…

2 sp. | 47 appl.

1-4 h/wk (+4)

Genomics (+3)

Research about how sea slugs process smells

This project investigates the organization of a sea slug brain using modern molecular and computational tools, focusing on the sense of smell (olfaction). The goal is to understand how the rhinophore…

2 sp. | 29 appl.

8-10 h/wk (+1)

Neuroscience

Looking for 4 Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (UTAs)

In the Genetics Laboratory, BIO284, Undergraduate TAs learn teaching techniques, increase their understanding of fundamental Genetics material and techniques, and strengthen their hands-on skills and…

4 sp. | 4 appl.

5-7 h/wk

Genetics

Visual circuit development & plasticity in diurnal & nocturnal rodents

Assistance needed with lab animal husbandry, preparing brain tissue for histology and immunohistochemistry, light microscopy, confocal microscopy, and quantitative analysis of brain tissue.

1 sp. | 32 appl.

8-10 h/wk (+1)

Developmental Biology (+3)

Using rodent phylogeny to teach principles of evolutionary biology

The goal of the project is to develop a multimedia presentation that could be used for outreach in K-12 science classes at local schools or beyond. The multitudes of different rodent species exhibit a…

2 sp. | 28 appl.

1-4 h/wk

Animal Physiology (+5)

PROPEL Research Fellows

Automation and validation software for behavioral tracking in mice

See and study how microbes behave in small spaces using Lab-on-a-chip

Mapping myelination patterns across the lifespan

Water quality and hydrologic patterns of Lake Warner Mill River basin

Insect Collection Curatorial Assistantships

Investigating host interactions with the mycobacterial cell envelope

AquaPhos - Pollutant removal and resource recovery to clean our ponds

Diversity and Evolution of Armored Scale Insects

Using zebrafish to understand the developmental origins of disease

Using transgenic mice to explore glial mechanisms of addiction

Using CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing to study the gene regulation in plant

Discover New NEON Terrestrial Giant Viruses and Virophages

Help pioneer CRISPR genome editing in a new (and very weird) fungal organism

Setting Up for Discovery: Lab Preparation for Cognitive/Brain Aging Research

Empowering Wearable Health Tech: Robust Electrical Interfaces for Next-Gen Soft Electronics

Using CRISPR/Cas9 and other genomic tools to study genes in host-microbe mutualism

Research about how sea slugs process smells

Looking for 4 Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (UTAs)

Visual circuit development & plasticity in diurnal & nocturnal rodents

Using rodent phylogeny to teach principles of evolutionary biology

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