Cell biology of neurological and metabolic diseases
Research opportunity in the Lorenzo Lab (www.lorenzolab.org)
Lorenzo Damaris
Epigenetics of Pre & Perinatal Brain Injury
The Cristancho Lab is interested in understanding the epigenetic mechanisms driving long-term neurodevelopmental disabilities from acquired prenatal and perinatal brain injury.
Cristancho Ana
Investigating the Role of Retrotransposon Reactivation in Development and Disease
Maybe not "Junk DNA" after all: more 50% of our genome is made up of ancient retroviruses and mobile DNA while protein coding genes only make up 2%, which begs the question "Do they do anything?" and if so, what?
Modzelewski Andrew
Modzelewski, Andrew
Biomedical ScienceBiomedical Sciences
Computational analysis of neural in vivo data to resolve the dynamics of mammalian sleep
You will apply machine learning and statistical analysis to large data sets of neural activity to understand the dynamical principles underlying the regulation of sleep in the mammalian brain.
Weber Franz
Genetically enhancing blood cell formation
I am interested harnessing genetic insights to increase blood cells production and support clinical testing and transfusions.
Thom Christopher
The Newborn Lung and the effect of prematurity
Vulnerability of the premature neonatal lung to injury.
Lingappan Krithika
Testing the potential of psychedelics in preclinical models of neuropsychiatric disease states
How doses a single dose of serotonergic medicine like a psychedelic provide rapid and durable therapeutic effects in dissimilar brain diseases?
Cichon Joseph
Davidson Lab
Specific details will depend on the project and interests/experience of the student
Davidson Beverly