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
The Biobehavioral Addictions Research Lab (UNC School of Medicine and Center for Alcohol Studies) is accepting applications for volunteer positions for the 2022-2023 academic year. Volunteers will gain hands-on experience with clinical and psychopharmacology research focused on alcohol and other … Read more
Motivated undergraduate students are invited to join our Lab, the Neurocognition and Imaging Research Laboratory (NIRL) to learn functional and structural brain imaging and electrophysiological data acquisition methods. Our research examines the neurobiological underpinnings of adolescent-onset neuropsychiatric disorders, using magnetic … Read more
The Living Focused on Reducing Excessive Eating (F.R.E.E.) Lab is seeking undergraduate and graduate research assistants to support various research projects focused on developing and evaluating interventions to treat disordered eating behaviors in African Americans and those impacted by poverty. … Read more