Mentor Areas
Our lab is interested in identifying mechanisms that regulate the activation of fibroblast subsets in the lung. It is our hope that our findings may one day have an impact on how to treat a spectrum of lung diseases referred to as interstitial lung disease or ILD in children and adults. We employ complex animal genetics, bio-materials engineering and live/whole-mount microscopy to study these intricate cell interactions in the lung.
Description:
Projects will be assigned based on goals identified by the interested undergraduate researcher and the PI. Our research spans in vitro cell culture to complex mouse genetics and cutting edge imaging techniques. The overarching theme is to define cellular communication networks, image the cell types of interest at high resolution and then determine causal relationships. This theme is applied to lung development as well as in the setting of pediatric and adult lung diseases.
Preferred Qualifications
Enthusiasm to learn is required. We generate complex animal models, therefore the applicant should expect tissue collections to be a routine occurrence. An interest in either or a combination of cell, molecular and developmental biology is preferred.
Project Website
Learn more about the researcher and/or the project here. Zepp Lab
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.