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?
The Intergenerational Transmission of Pro-environmental Consumption Behaviors
Transmission of Pro-environmental Consumption Behaviors among families
Next Generation Tools for Medical Diagnostics
Our vision is to transform the field of medicine by enabling early detection and ultimate treatment of many life-threatening diseases, such as cancer and neurological diseases, and to provide personalized diagnostics for the best possible patient outcome.
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.
Genetically enhancing blood cell formation
I am interested harnessing genetic insights to increase blood cells production and support clinical testing and transfusions.
The Newborn Lung and the effect of prematurity
Vulnerability of the premature neonatal lung to injury.
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?
Davidson Lab
Specific details will depend on the project and interests/experience of the student
HoloLens app development - expert eye tracking
Bringing augmented reality to interventional radiology
Predicting Analgesic Response in Acute Post-Surgical Dental Pain
My research focuses on identifying factors that contribute to inter-individual variability in analgesic response in acute post-surgical dental pain.