Mentor Areas
Our research focuses on advanced therapies for treating cardiac arrest and traumatic brain injuries (TBI), and potential therapeutics for mitochondrial diseases to reduce neurological and mitochondrial damage. Clinically, our research helps to improve pediatric survival outcomes and reduce neurological deficits post –cardiac arrest/TBI, in addition, to growing the scope of knowledge related to mitochondrial disorder therapies. . Our focus is on critical illness: Traumatic Brain Injury, Cardiac Arrest, Extracorporeal Life Support, Cardiopulmonary Bypass, and Defense against Chemical Weapons. We have developed several novel therapeutics and neuromonitoring devices that we have moved to FDA approval and upcoming clinical trials. Our laboratory is truly a translational laboratory including multiple models of critical illness, including: in vitro, zebrafish, rodents, and large animals.
Description:
Our translational research envelopes a wide range of interests from biomedical therapies for brain injuries to novel therapeutics designed to reduce mitochondrial damage and beyond. We provide an enriched learning environment for students, where they can develop new technical and analytical skillsets in a professional lab setting and become an integrated team member in our collaborative research approach. Individual student research project involvement will vary based on experience and abilities. Interested students should contact us to discuss possibilities.”
Preferred Qualifications
Basic lab skills: pipetting, familiarity with basic lab equipment (balances, centrifuge, pipettes, pH meter, etc.), capable of solution preparation & associated calculations, ability to follow a protocol, and familiarity with MS Office programs (Word, Excel, Powerpoint).
Soft skills: Ability to work in team and independently (as the occasion call for), good communication skills, and organized (preferred).
Details:
Preferred Student Year
Second-Year, Junior, Senior
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.