Wayne F Reed (Physics and Engineering Physics/ Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering) Project Description Characterize fundamental properties and stability of biologics, such as monoclonal antibodies and other proteins, lipid nanoparticles, RNA/DNA, viralcapsids, vaccines Project Details Time, eligibility, and other details Who is eligible? Highly motivated students who can work independently in a laboratory environment Volunteer, Paid, […]

Nicholas R. Sandoval (Tulane University) Project Description Work on designing CRISPR systems to make multiplexing easier! Project Details Time, eligibility, and other details Expected workload Varies Skills required None Who is eligible All undergraduates Core partners Sponsoring party Faculty Volunteer, Paid, or Credit-eligible? Volunteer

Project Description Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness in the elderly. The mechanism of AMD pathogenesis remains unclear, genetics, environmental factors and advanced age contribute to disease progression. The current project focuses on how aging and environmental factors contribute to AMD, especially cell death and senescence in the retina. For more […]

Wan Tang, PhD (School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine) Project Description The goal of this project is to develop novel statistical methods for analyzing data from biomedical and other studies. Project Details Time, eligibility, and other details Who is eligible? Students with basic knowledge of mathematical statistics Volunteer, Paid, or Credit Eligible? volunteer Application […]

Project Description This project aims to monitor, quantify, and analyze the mating behavior of an interesting species of tropical bird, the white-bearded manakin (Manacus manacus). Male white-bearded manakins congregate at locations called “leks” to perform elaborate, energetically costly mating displays to attract females. These displays involve leaping between vertical saplings and smashing their wings together […]

Project Description Diversity and Disease in a Post-Trauma Urban Landscape Control and Mitigation of Aquatic Invasive Species in Pacific Island Streams Project Outcome This is an open lab position. The research is ongoing. Project Details Time, eligibility, and other details Expected workload Skills required Who is eligible Everyone (not specified) Core partners Sponsoring party Faculty […]

Project Description Bright lights, big city: How does light pollution affect gut microbiota and behavior in birds Project Outcome This is an open lab position. The research is ongoing. Project Details Time, eligibility, and other details Expected workload Skills required Who is eligible Superior Graduate Students in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Core partners Sponsoring party […]

Project Description Global change and plant invasions: will microbes enhance invasion in a changing world? Project Outcome This is an open lab position. The research is ongoing. Project Details Time, eligibility, and other details Expected workload Skills required Who is eligible Everyone (Not specified) Core partners Sponsoring party Faculty Volunteer, Paid, or Credit-eligible? Not specified

Project Description Umbrella Conservation in the Choco Impacts of sub-lethal exposure on physiology, cognition, and behavior of a common urban songbird, the northern mockingbird (Co-PI Renata Ribeiro & Howard Meilke) Does variable use of social information explain foraging behaviors of the Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in the northern Gulf of Mexico? Can variable use of […]

Project Description Population Genetics of a Migratory Bird Species Recruiting Superior Graduate Students in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology LTREB Renewal: Collaborative: Density-Dependent and Density-Independent Effects on the Non-Breeding Dynamics of a Migratory Bird Project Outcome This is an open lab position. The research is ongoing. Project Details Time, eligibility, and other details Expected workload Skills […]