Project Description Dr. Liya Pi has focused on the liver and examined reparative processes after local and environmental stresses/injuries. Her research utilizes genetically modified animal models and asks how and why aberrant expression of growth, angiogenic, and fibrotic factors in hepatic microenvironments affects: (1) hepatic progenitor cell activation and ductular reaction, (2) hepatocyte regeneration, (3) […]

Project Description Chronic alcohol abuse has been linked to abnormal epigenetic modifications that affect the progression of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) by influencing factors in controlling cell death in hepatocytes. One such factor is 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC), but there is currently little information as to how chronic alcohol consumption affects 5hmC’s regulation of cell death. Understanding […]

Project Description Dr. Liya Pi has focused on the liver and examined reparative processes after local and environmental stresses/injuries. Her research utilizes genetically modified animal models and asks how and why aberrant expression of growth, angiogenic, and fibrotic factors in hepatic microenvironments affects: (1) hepatic progenitor cell activation and ductular reaction, (2) hepatocyte regeneration, (3) […]

Project Description This position is eligible to receive university credit for an undergraduate student in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Tulane University. Housing in Grand Isle, Louisiana will be provided. Audubon’s WINGS internship program invites students to help shape a healthy environment and vibrant future for birds – and all of us […]

Project Description Ongoing research and collaboration with Cognitive Neuroscience at Xavier regarding real-time fMRI neurofeedback and neuroimaging of meditation. Approaches to data include functional connectivity analysis and dynamic ICA. Project Details Time, eligibility, and other details Expected workload minimum 10 hours/week Skills required Matlab, Python programming skills strongly preferred Who is eligible Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, […]

Project Description Baldcypress is a key species for coastal restoration, yet we know very little about its microbial communities. We are investigating how salinity from sea level rise influences the microbiome (bacteria and fungi) associated with baldcypress roots. In previous work, we have screened bacteria and fungi isolated from mangroves, smooth cordgrass and baldcypress for […]

Project Description I am writing a research survey and analysis entitled “Middle English Lyric (1100-1500) for the online Oxford Bibliographies Series. OBS is one of the most authoritative and cited electronic bibliographies currently available to students of literature. The essay will be approximately 30 pp. long (9-10,000 words) and will involved a survey of approximately […]