Mentor Areas
Molecular neurosciences with emphasis on circadian thythms, sleep, genetics, metabolism, aging.
Description:
The Reddy laboratory specializes in the molecular analysis of sleep and biological clocks. Our major emphasis is on understanding how sleep need (homeostasis) is sensed at the molecular level and how this is affected to make an organism sleep. We predominantly work with the mouse as our model organism, but also use Drosophila when mechanisms are conserved between mouse and fly. This approach can be extremely powerful to dissect control mechanisms in physiological paradigms.
We employ a range of cutting-edge systems-level techniques to tackle these fundamental problems, including transcriptomics (and single-cell transcriptomics), proteomics and metabolomics. We also use a range of synthetic biology tools to augment our molecular biology workflows, and use bio-engineering and electronics to make custom devices. We additionally employ a variety of computational techniques including standard bioinformatics and machine learning (mainly deep learning) to help to analyze our data.
Preferred Qualifications
Prior background in biology, computer sciences, coding (e.g. Python, R), electronics, and/or engineering is preferred.
Project Website
Learn more about the researcher and/or the project here. Reddy Lab
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Preferred Student Year
First-year, Second-Year, Junior, Senior
Academic Term
Fall, Spring, Summer
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Yes
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Yes
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