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

Victoria Abraira

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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

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Associate Professor
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

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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

Gabriella D'Arcangelo

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Professor, Vice Chair and Undergraduate Director
Research Summary:

Molecular mechanisms of mammalian brain development, injury, and neurological disorders

Wei Dai

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Shu Chan Hsu

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Associate Professor
Research Summary:

Molecular mechanisms of vesicle trafficking underlying synaptic development and function

Rafiq Huda

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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

Arnold Hyndman

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Professor
Research Summary:

Neural development, the role of transferrin in the development of the chick retina

Peng Jiang

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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

Xinfu Jiao

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Associate Research Professor
Research Summary:

mRNA turnover mechanism and genetic disorders

Kelvin Kwan

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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

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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

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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

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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

Mark R. Plummer

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Professor
Research Summary:

Regulation of synaptic transmission

Melitta Schachner

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Distinguished Professor
Research Summary:

Cell adhesion molecules in development, regeneration after injury and synaptic plasticity

Kathleen Scott

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Professor
Research Summary:

Mammalogy, vertebrate paleontology, functional morphology

Max Tischfield

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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

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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

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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