Projects in the Neurocognition and Imaging Research Lab examine the neural and physiological underpinnings of psychiatric disorders and affective/cognitive impairments in adolescents. The projects integrate MRI brain imaging, autonomic physiologic regulation, and brain EEG activity measures with clinical and behavioral … Read more
Background The Water Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the world’s leading research and learning institutions for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH). We conduct qualitative and quantitative research across the entire WaSH sector … Read more
Are you interested in gaining hands-on research experience? The North Carolina Life Study is a 20-year research study focused on the health and wellbeing of rural North Carolinians. We are seeking undergraduate students who are interested in leveraging their community … Read more
Adolescence is a critical period of neurodevelopment characterized by high levels of behavioral and cellular plasticity which are modulated in part by the brain’s immune system. Adolescence is also when alcohol use is initiated in humans, and our lab has … Read more
Qualifications • Be an undergraduate student at UNC-Chapel Hill. • Have interests in health behaviors (e.g., nutrition, physical activity), chronic diseases, and/or working with underserved populations. • Able to read, write and speak proficient English • Ability to sit or … Read more
The Research Addressing Violence in Education (RAVE) Lab at the School of Education at UNC Chapel Hill is seeking undergraduate research assistants to assist with a longitudinal study examining the long-term impacts of structural racism on youth development. Research assistants … Read more
The Animal Models Core facility is seeking a student to work part-time in our molecular biology laboratory in support of our efforts to generate genetically engineered rodent and cell line models for researchers. The student will perform PCR genotyping, assist … Read more
The Flick lab in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine investigates the role of coagulation and fibrinolytic factors in obesity development. We examine the cellular, molecular, and biochemical mechanisms by which coagulation and fibrinolytic factors induce inflammatory responses that … Read more
The Bai lab in the Department of Applied Physical Sciences is looking for undergraduate researchers interested in hands-on research and development of novel biomedical devices and bioelectronics. Our research focuses on both fundamental and applied study of soft materials and … Read more
The McCauley Lab is looking for two undergraduate research assistants who are interested in intestinal physiology and function. We use human pluripotent stem cell-derived organoids and mouse models to investigate how enteroendocrine cells, which are rare, nutrient-sensing cells, regulate nutrient … Read more