Mentor Areas
The motivation behind the work of the Bhoj lab is to provide answers to families about their child’s medical issues and work towards targeted therapies for genetic disorders. There are many thousands of children who are suspected to have a genetic disorder, but remain without a diagnosis, even after expert evaluation. Many of these children have yet-undiscovered genetic syndromes, and the Bhoj lab uses advanced sequencing technology to identify these novel syndromes. Two of the syndromes we now focus on are caused by disruption of Histone 3.3 (H3F3A and H3F3B) and TBC1 domain-containing Kinase (TBCK).
Description:
Undergraduates in the laboratory will be trained to assist with both molecular and cellular biology experiments on several novel pediatric neurologic disorders we study. There is also the opportunity to participate in our rodent behavior studies.
Preferred Qualifications
A good attitude and scientific curiosity. The rest we can teach :)
Details:
Preferred Student Year
First-year, Second-Year, Junior, Senior
Academic Term
Fall, Spring, Summer
I prefer to have students start during the above term(s).Volunteer
Yes
Yes indicates that faculty are open to volunteers.Paid
Yes
Yes indicates that faculty are open to paying students they engage in their research, regardless of their work-study eligibility.Work Study
Yes
Yes indicates that faculty are open to hiring work-study-eligible students.