Graduate Research Appointment - Smith Edwards Lab; Limited Tenure

Overview

The Graduate Research Appointment (GRA) is a post-baccalaureate appointment for participants with an interest in biomedical research. The primary purpose is to provide a post-baccalaureate laboratory research experience that applies skills in science, technology, engineering or math to biomedical research including basic science or translational research. GRA participants will have the opportunity to participate in selected graduate classes and seminars while working in this role.

• Execute experimental studies in support of ongoing projects investigating the neural pathways of the Gut-Brain Axis that regulate motility, pain, and inflammation.
• Assist in the design and planning of experiments, collect and analyze data, and communicate results to lab team members.
• Perform specific techniques including in vivo and ex vivo calcium imaging and optogenetic approaches in transgenic mouse models, motility assays, dissections, immunofluorescence, and flow cytometry.
• Support general lab upkeep.

For more details, contact Kristen Smith-Edwards, Ph.D. sten.