Heavy Metals and GFP transgenic C. elegans Study Log into UMBC Works and search for position ID 9247085

General Goal: Define limits of the utility of C. elegans as a model to predict mammalian toxicologic responses

Project Specific Goals: Utilizing heavy metals as a test class of toxicant, the student will study responses in the expression of green fluorescent protein (GFP) gene reporters in transgenic C. elegans.  The student will analyze experimental data and correlate this data with published analyses of heavy metal toxicity in mammals.  The student will also attempt to define patterns in gene expression such that the presence of specific heavy metals can be identified by the C. elegans response.
 
Prerequisites: Successful completion of college level courses in basic chemistry, basic biology, cell or systems biology, and genetics.  Attention to accuracy and detail is essential, as are excellent oral and written communication skills.  Lab experience in maintaining monocultures is preferred.  Experience working with C. elegans is desired but not required.

Project Description: After learning to use lab equipment and data analysis software as well as sterile technique and dosing procedures for C. elegans liquid culture, the student will be expected to work a minimum of 12 hours a week, working in alternate weeks to acquire experimental data and then analyze it.  In the experimental week, this will entail two 3-hour blocks of time on different days to 1. isolate eggs for age matched cohorts, and 2. dose them (the spacing of the days depends on the age required at dosing); a following 6 hour block of time is needed to acquire data by microscopy imaging or COPAS.  In the following week, the student will maintain their worm strains, analyze acquired data, and prepare reports on a more flexible schedule.  At the end of each semester, the student is expected to prepare a poster and/or a paper summarizing and discussing their findings.  Work can be paused during finals and school vacation time.

Compensation: This is an unpaid project.  The student will receive training, work experience, and hopefully authorship on a published paper. Obtaining course credit is the student’s responsibility. This can be facilitated by the Shriver Center.

Required Work Habits:
Regular attendance during standard work hours
Adherence to sterile technique in designated areas
Use only of assigned/designated media and reagents
Care and clean up of utilized lab space and equipment

To apply, Log into UMBC Works and search for position ID 9247085

 

Minimum time commitment: 12 hours per week

Work Location: Laurel, MD ]]>

Log into UMBC Works and search for position ID 9247085 General Goal: Define limits of the utility of C. elegans as a model to predict mammalian toxicologic responses Project Specific Goals:...

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Luckily, I knew about the opportunities afforded to undergraduate students in research at UMBC even before I started as a freshman. The Meyerhoff program helped to really drive home the importance and the benefit of starting research at the undergraduate level.

How did you find a mentor and decide on a project? How did you know this was the project you wanted to do?
I looked to professors whose courses I had taken for possible lab positions. After taking Orgo I with Dr. Seley-Radtke in the Fall of my sophomore year,
I knew I wanted to get involved with organic chemistry research in some capacity. Fortunately, Dr. Seley-Radtke had an open position in the lab and was willing to bring me in halfway through my organic chemistry sequence. From there, the work has grown on me exponentially! Every research project will have you floating in the doldrums at some point or another; that's just the nature of science. But even when I'm met with challenges in Dr. Seley-Radtke's lab, I don't get discouraged or feel like giving up; instead, it just drives me to work even harder.

What academic background did you have before you started on this research?
Because I entered a drug design lab after only completing one course in organic chemistry, I felt like I was stepping into some pretty new territory. However, because the course I just took appealed to me so much, every time I was met in the lab with new, confusing information to digest, I treated (and continue to treat) it as a learning opportunity. Now that I have finished the introductory organic chemistry sequence, I am able to better understand some of the finer details behind my project, and as I take more courses, my confidence in my ability as a researcher ought to increase as well.

What is your advice to other students about getting involved in research?
Start looking now! Put down your remote, go to your department's website, and look through the faculty pages for a professor whose work grabs your attention. Focus not only on doing well academically, but also on making connections with professors. The opportunities afforded to me have mostly all come about as a result of networking. If someone can put a face to your name and remembers you as a strong student who is truly passionate about getting started in research, you are that much more likely to receive an offer from a professor to do undergraduate research.

What are your career goals?
As I am gaining more experience in both the classroom and the laboratory, I am starting to really narrow down and refine what I see myself doing professionally. At the present moment, I am interested in the interface between the synthesis of novel drugs to combat HIV, etc. and the efficacy of those drugs against viruses in the human body. This still leaves a huge range of potential careers spanning basic research and clinical research. With time, I hope to discover where I feel most comfortable in that continuum, but in the meantime, I am enjoying my time in Dr. Seley-Radtke's lab making sense of the raw chemistry behind the big picture.

Read more about Brian's research, “Synthesis of a Novel Set of Flexible Expanded Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors” at the link below. ]]>

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Students will test pre-existing computer vision software to analyze screenshots of real world computer interfaces. Depending on interest and skill, students may also work to help design new computer vision techniques to analyze data, or design a database to hold multiple types of information gathered about pointing data.

Project Details and Eligibility Requirements
 
Status and Compensation: Open to both undergraduate and graduates students in Information Systems or Computer Science. Undergraduate students can do this research for credit as IS400 or 469; Masters students can register for IS/HCC 700; and PhD students can register for IS/HCC 801.

Skills: Students with programming knowledge is required. Relevant programming skills include PERL, shell scripting, and image analysis (OpenCV). Computer vision, machine learning, or MySQL experience a plus.

Deliverables: Students will be required to post their progress on this project to a blog, write a 4-page paper at the end of the semester, and publish code they develop as open-source.

Time Commitment: Students interested in working on this project should be willing to commit 10 hours a week. Work time will be flexible, but the student will be expected to attend group meetings and meet with the advisor once a week.

Expected Duration: This project will take place during the Fall 2011 semester, and may continue into the Spring semester. Please apply by October 1st, 2011. ]]>

Dr. Amy Hurst in Information Systems is looking for students to help analyze a pre-existing dataset of real-world pointing data. Data from this analysis will be used to better understand pointing...

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Course meets Wednesdays from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. in PUP 204. This course is appropriate for students in any discipline, with a focus on social sciences and humanities.
For more information: mcglynn@umbc.edu

Conducted in a seminar format, this course uses readings, literature review, discussions, and exercises to coach students through development of a complete research proposal. Writing assignments are iterative with the quality of writing expected to improve throughout the semester. The course will include review of research journals and conferences related to each student's research interests. ]]>

Add HAPP 398 Writing the Undergraduate Research Proposal to your fall schedule and develop your own undergraduate research proposal during this course. Those who wish to will be in a position to...

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Students working on this project will design, build and/or evaluate new Assistive Technologies. Depending on student interest, they may write software, build hardware, or use other prototyping methods. Interested students may learn User-Centered Design methods by working with people who rely on Assistive Technology to identify problems and design appropriate solutions.

Undergraduate students can do this research for credit as IS400 or 469; Masters students can register for IS/HCC 700; and PhD students can register for IS/HCC 801.

Skills: No required skills, but experience or interest in Arduino, 3D modeling, User-Centered Design and  crafting a plus. Depending on the project, students will have access to 3D printers, Laser Cutters, and other rapid prototyping tools.

Deliverables: Students will be required to post their progress on this project to a blog, write a 4-page paper at the end of the semester, and make all of their designs open-source.

Time Commitment:  Students interested in working on this project should be willing to commit 10 hours a week. Work time will be flexible, but the student will be expected to attend group meetings and meet with the advisor once a week.

Expected Duration:  This project will take place during the Fall 2011 semester, and may continue into the Spring semester. IF interested, contact Dr. Hurst at once: amyhurst@umbc.edu ]]>

Assistive technology is expensive, hard to get, and often doesn’t meet user needs. This project explores how we can empower people to build, customize, and modify their own assistive technology....

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison will be hosting their second Biosciences Opportunities Preview (BOPs) Weekend on October 20-23, 2011. This is a great opportunity for prospective students to...

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Wed. Sept. 7 12:00-12:50p.m.
Administration Building
Room 911 ]]>

Opportunities for Student in all majors! Wed. Sept. 7 12:00-12:50p.m. Administration Building Room 911

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Well, coming to UMBC I knew that there were plenty of undergraduate research opportunities for interested students. All it was going to take was sifting through the opportunities and pursuing the ones that were extremely enticing. I began looking for research laboratories in my freshman year and eventually I found the perfect fit.

How did you find a mentor and decide on a project? How did you know this was the project you wanted to do?
My principal investigator Dr. Janice Zengel has been one of my most influential mentors here at UMBC and it is thanks to her that my ambition was able to turn into actual research. When I first joined Dr. Zengel’s laboratory she helped me to develop my own project that I would be able to work on during my undergraduate research career. I currently work on this project independently with the guidance of Dr. Zengel.

What academic background did you have before you started on this research?
I started working in this laboratory the second semester of my freshman year so my class background was just really some introductory science classes. However, I believe my excitement and ambition towards science really helped me to solidify my spot in this research laboratory.

What is your advice to other students about getting involved in research?
I believe that anything can be achieved through hard work and if you truly feel that getting involved in research is something that you want to do then you should pursue the opportunities that are offered. It is never too early to position yourself for an even better future.

What are your career goals?
I eventually plan on receiving my MD/PhD and I am particularly interested in the fields of cardiology and oncology.

Read more about Brandon's research, "The Functional Analyses of a Mutated Tentacle within the L4 Protein" at the link below.
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I was told by my academic advisor, Dr. Hody (who is also my research advisor) about POLI 409, which is a class that prepares students to do research. My professor in that class, Dr. Forestiere, encouraged me to apply for the URA.

How did you find a mentor and decide on a project? How did you know this was the project you wanted to do?
I knew that I wanted to do a project in political science since that is what I've been studying the longest. Additionally, since I was already in POLI 409 planning to do a Poli Sci honors project, it made sense to do stay in this field. I decided on democratic peace theory as my topic because, as part of International Relations, it has interested me since my very first semester at UMBC. I have taken two International Relations courses with Dr. Hody and I also know her from advising, so she seemed a natural choice for advisor.

What academic background did you have before you started on this research?
I have been a political science for all three years that I have been at UMBC so far, and I have taken numerous classes on the subject both within the department and through the Honors College, where I am also a student. I have taken two classes specifically on International Relations, though the subject has come up in other classes as well.

How did you learn about applying for the Undergraduate Research Award? Was the application hard? Did your mentor help you?
I learned about the URA through Dr. Forestiere in the Political Science Department. I was taking POLI 409 with the idea of doing an honors research project within the department, and Dr. Forestiere encouraged me to apply for the URA. The application was difficult, particularly in that it was unlike any other application I had filled out before, but I received help from both Dr. Forestiere and my mentor on the project, Dr. Hody.

What is your advice to other students about getting involved in research?
Start early and keep your plans in mind at least a semester in advance of starting the actual process. Find a good advisor early and meet regularly to discuss your project and your plans for how to complete it. Having a strong start and support from a mentor will enable you to have a sense of what you need to do. Then follow through! In that vein, it is a good idea to have a comprehensive schedule early on.

What are your career goals?
I am not sure what I want to do beyond college and (eventually) graduate school, but I am interested in the possibility of working in a library or museum, and studying either library sciences or museum studies in graduate school.

For more information on Jacob's research:
"Rethinking the Liberal Democratic Peace Hypothesis" see his link below.
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