The intern will work remotely on a couple of projects to support the Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery at the Eshelman School of Pharmacy updating web pages. If the collaboration on websites updates is successful, there will be other … Read more
NCCSIR conducts surveillance of catastrophic injuries and illnesses related to participation in organized sports in the US. We track cases through a systematic reporting system with the goal to improve the prevention, evaluation, management, and rehabilitation of catastrophic sports-related injuries. … Read more
In the O’Brien Lab, our interests are broadly focused on the kidney and lie in understanding the regulation of kidney development, how the mature cell types are maintained, and how these programs are altered during disease. One of our areas … Read more
The Kesimer Lab in the Marsico Lung Institute is working on the following project and is seeking undergraduate research assistants: Gel forming mucins are large polymeric macromolecules that cover and protect epithelial surfaces. In a healthy lung, mucins are secreted … Read more
The purpose of this study is to test a program to help people who have knee or hip osteoarthritis (OA) to increase their physical activity (PA). After enrollment activities are completed (e.g. informed consent, baseline assessment), participants are randomly assigned … Read more
The project is to develop a novel mouse genetic model for studying the connections of an important inhibitory neuron in the brain, and the effects of cannabinoids (marijuana) derivatives on the connections using brain slice cultures. The student will work … Read more
The Physical Mathematics Lab (PML) (Intro Video) offers a wide range of interdisciplinary problems that find motivation in very diverse fields, including soft matter, fluid mechanics, biophysics and quantum mechanics. One of PML’s themes is the study of new Hydrodynamic … Read more
The First Impressions Study investigates how the brain and body respond to first impressions by using questionnaires, blood sample analysis and fMRI scans. As a research assistant, you will help with data collection and management, and you will have access … Read more
Thank you for your interest in the NERD (Neuroendocrinology of Reproductive Mood Disorders) lab! This is an application for undergraduate students who are interested in joining the NERD (Neuroendocrinology of Reproductive Mood Disorders) lab (Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Andersen, PhD). Students … Read more
The focus of our lab is two-fold: 1) We study genetic variants that confer neuropsychiatric risk and use this knowledge to improve psychiatric clinical care for individuals with severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. 2) We investigate biological mechanisms of … Read more