We are imaging the cochlea of the inner ear of gerbils using light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM). This new imaging technique allows for a 3D visualization of an entire cochlea and observation of cells that are fluorescently labeled by immunological … Read more
Description of Research: Our lab studies learning, decision-making, and emotion in those with and without personality pathology (i.e., symptoms of personality disorders). In particular, our research investigates abnormalities underlying Borderline Personality Disorder and its development during adolescence and early adulthood. … Read more
We are seeking a highly motivated undergraduate research assistant with programming experience and an interest in neuroscience research to join our lab in the summer and/or fall. The student will collaborate with other research assistants and scientists in the lab … Read more
We are seeking multiple motivated student research assistants to help with studies in our Psychiatry/Neurobiology research lab this summer (preferably full time) and during the academic year (part-time). The primary research project entails studying brain waves during animal behavior and … Read more
The Carelli lab in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience invites undergraduate students to join our team and help conduct research experiments and/or analyze data on topics related to the behavioral neuroscience of reward processing and substance use disorders. Our … Read more
Despite combined antiretroviral therapy (cART), HIV-1 infects the brain and results in HIV-1 associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) which affects nearly half of all HIV-1 infected individuals and it makes HIV-1 a chronic disease. Our lab is interested in better understanding … Read more
We are seeking undergraduate research assistants who would like to assist on a recently funded study, that will develop a culturally adapted intervention for Black Americans for First Episode Psychosis (FEP) in North Carolina. In the first part of the … 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
Do You Want to Gain Your First Research Experience in a Psychology Lab? Six labs in the Social Psychology program at UNC are recruiting volunteer undergraduate research assistants! We encourage students with all identities and backgrounds to apply! And no … Read more
Are you interested in studying brain function, brain development and neurodevelopment changes associated with psychiatric or neurodevelopment disabilities? The Neurocognition and Imaging Research Lab (NIRL), an interdisciplinary research group affiliated with the Psychiatry Department and the Frank Porter Graham Child … Read more