Research Assistant Recruiting

CBN faculty will be recruiting new undergraduate research assistants in the 2022-2023 academic year. Please check the information posted below to learn which professors are recruiting new undergraduate students, along with descriptions of their research projects and details about how to apply.

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Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey has 19 registered members

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Victoria Abraira

Information: Assistant Professor; Research Website - Victoria Abraira; Research Summary:
The Neurons and Circuits of the Somatosensory System; How to Apply:
Email, Application through website here; Preferences:
Students pursuing grad school, 3.5+ GPA, Honors, familiarity with computers (coding is a plus or willingness to learn how to code); Semesters Accepting Students:
Fall: Yes
Spring: Yes
Summer: Yes

Qian Cai

Information: Associate Professor; Research Website - Qian Cai; Research Summary:
Autophagy-Lysosomal Regulation in Neurodevelopment and Neurodegeneration; How to Apply:
Aresty Summer Science or RA program; Preferences:
Rising sophomore honors students with GPA 4.0 and interested in graduate school.; Semesters Accepting Students:
Fall: Yes
Spring: Yes
Summer: Yes

Lori Covey

Information: Dean of Life Sciences, Professor; Research Website - Lori Covey; Research Summary:
Immunology; How to Apply:
Email; Preferences:
I prefer students who can commit to one year of on-site research. Also, they should be a strong student academically and have taken, or intend to take, the lecture course in Immunology.; Semesters Accepting Students:
Fall: No
Spring: No
Summer: No

Wei Dai

Information: Assistant Professor; Research Website - Wei Dai; Research Summary:
Structural biology of neurodegenerative diseases by cryo-electron tomography; How to Apply:
Email, Aresty Summer Science or RA program; Preferences:
Preference will be given to students interested in computational and structural biology; minimum GPA of 3.5; Semesters Accepting Students:
Fall: Maybe
Spring: Maybe
Summer: No

Brian Daniels

Information: Assistant Professor; Research Website - Brian Daniels; Research Summary:
Infection and inflammation in the central nervous system; How to Apply:
Interested undergraduate students should apply at danielslab.net/people; Preferences:
Strong preference given to students planning on PhD or MD/PhD study. Usually take new students as sophomores.; Semesters Accepting Students:
Fall: Maybe
Spring: Maybe
Summer: Maybe

Robin Davis

Information: Professor; Research Summary:
Sensory signaling and ontogeny, as related to molecular mechanisms that regulate auditory function; How to Apply:
Fundamentals of Neuro course; Preferences:
prefer honors students, completed Fundamentals of Neuroscience; Semesters Accepting Students:
Fall: Yes
Spring: Yes
Summer: Yes

Bonnie Firestein

Information: Professor; Research Website - Bonnie Firestein; Research Summary:
Regulation of dendrite patterning, synaptogenesis, and neural circuitry, with relevance to CNS injury and schizophrenia; How to Apply:
Email, Aresty Summer Science or RA program; Preferences:
Preference for honors students who will complete thesis, preference for those interested in graduate school, GPA of 3.5 or better, CBN, MBB, Genetics, Biology, or Biomedical Engineering major, work at least 15-20h/week, strong work ethic, commitment of 2-3 years, including summers; Semesters Accepting Students:
Fall: Maybe
Spring: Maybe
Summer: Maybe

Dunne Fong

Information: Associate Professor; Research Summary:
Molecular cell biology of proteinases and parasitic protozoa; How to Apply:
Email; Preferences:
Ideally starting out early (first year or sophomore); Semesters Accepting Students:
Fall: No
Spring: No
Summer: No

Martin Grumet

Information: Professor; Research Website - Martin Grumet; Research Summary:
Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSC) as Anti-Inflammatory Therapies; How to Apply:
Email with CV; Preferences:
Interest in stem cell and/or clinical trials; Semesters Accepting Students:
Fall: No
Spring: Maybe
Summer: Maybe

Ronald Hart

Information: Professor; Research Website - Ronald Hart; Research Summary:
Stem cells to study neurogenesis and neural disease; How to Apply:
Email. REU Program (ex.) RISE, Aresty, NeuroSURP; Preferences:
Prior experience with cell culture. Students with R and/or Python experience may be considered for bioinformatics studies.; Semesters Accepting Students:
Fall: Maybe
Spring: Maybe
Summer: Maybe

Rafiq Huda

Information: Assistant Professor; Research Website - Rafiq Huda; How to Apply:
Email. REU Program (ex.) RISE, Aresty, NeuroSURP; Preferences:
Rising sophomores interested in graduate school, 3.5+ GPA, honors, willingness to work with mice, be able to commit 12-15hr/week during academic year and 40/week during summer.; Semesters Accepting Students:
Fall: Yes
Spring: Yes
Summer: Yes

Peng Jiang

Information: Associate Professor; Research Website - Peng Jiang; Research Summary:
Stem cells as a model of brain development and disease, stem cell regenerative medicine for neural repair; How to Apply:
Email; Preferences:
Students interested in graduate school, GPA 3.5+. Please email to apply. I, together with postdoctoral fellows and graduate students in the lab will screen and make decision.; Semesters Accepting Students:
Fall: Maybe
Spring: Maybe
Summer: Maybe

Kelvin Kwan

Information: Associate Professor; Research Website - Kelvin Kwan; Research Summary:
Molecular basis of spiral ganglion neuron regeneration; How to Apply:
Email. REU Program (ex.) RISE, Aresty, NeuroSURP; Preferences:
Students interested in graduate school.; Semesters Accepting Students:
Fall: No
Spring: Maybe
Summer: Maybe

Alice Y.-C. Liu

Information: Professor; Research Summary:
Stress response, cell aging; How to Apply:
mail, Aresty Summer Science or RA program, students taught in class; Preferences:
Interested in protein structure/function and neurodegeneration; chem, biochem and computer background. Neat, and organized.; Semesters Accepting Students:
Fall: Yes
Spring: Maybe
Summer: Maybe

David Margolis

Information: Associate Professor; Research Website - David Margolis; Research Summary:
In vivo imaging of neural circuit plasticity; How to Apply:
Email; Preferences:
Interest in learning experimental and computational skills in a systems/circuits neuroscience lab; Semesters Accepting Students:
Fall: Yes
Spring: Yes
Summer: Yes

Gary F. Merrill

Information: Professor; Research Summary:
Mammalian cardiovascular system; How to Apply:
Email. REU Program (ex.) RISE, Aresty, NeuroSURP; Preferences:
Qualifications to be determined in one or two in-person interviews; Semesters Accepting Students:
Fall: No
Spring: No
Summer: Maybe

Max Tischfield

Information: Assistant Professor; Research Website - Max Tischfield; Research Summary:
Mouse models of human development and disease; How to Apply:
Email; Preferences:
MD/PhD students or those wishing to attend graduate school. HIGHLY motivated pre-medical students will be considered; Semesters Accepting Students:
Fall: No
Spring: Maybe
Summer: Maybe

Ping Xie

Information: Associate Professor; Research Website - Ping Xie; Research Summary: Molecular mechanisms of immune regulation and cancer pathogenesis; How to Apply: Email; Preferences: Minimum GPA 3.5; Semesters Accepting Students:
Fall: Yes
Spring: Yes
Summer: Yes

Wise Young

Information: Richard H. Shindell Chair in Neuroscience; Research Summary:
Spinal cord injury; How to Apply:
Email. REU Program (ex.) RISE, Aresty, NeuroSURP; Preferences:
I hold a student conference every Friday from 3-5 pm to talk to students about research in the Keck Center and during the summer (email for details); Semesters Accepting Students:
Fall: Yes
Spring: Yes
Summer: Yes

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