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| Project Leader: | Tori Golub dunlap@medicine.tamhsc.edu NExT- HSC |
| Faculty Mentor: | Samba Reddy, Ph.D., R.Ph. |
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Meeting Times:
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TBD |
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Team Size:
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6 (Team Full) |
| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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As an undergraduate student researcher, you will aid in the analysis and collection of data, and have opportunities to present and potentially publish your work or be selected for the Summer Research Program at the HSC. Students will have the opportunity to work in a top-tier research facility at the Med School campus at Texas A&M HSC. They will also gain experience working with research pharmaceuticals, lab animals, translating animal behavior, EEG analysis, histology and stereology, as well as have the opportunity to receive class credit and a certificate of being an Aggie Research Scholar. |
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Team Needs:
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Students should be in good academic standing, with an interest in science, research, and team collaboration. |
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Description:
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We are looking for undergrads who are interested in joining an interactive research team which studies the effects of, and develops therapeutics – for a range of neurological conditions related to epilepsy, from genetic factors and chemical toxicity, to traumatic brain injury and stroke. We require at least 10 hours/week, and are looking for students with at least 1 year left to conduct research. Longer tenures will allow for more advanced training and greatly amplify impact on your work. The main focus of our lab is epilepsy, a presently incurable disease that affects thousands of people in the US and millions worldwide. It is largely characterized by hypersynchronous activity in the brain which can manifest themselves as visible seizures. Our goal is to find new therapeutics, such as neurosteroids, to not only be used as a treatment for symptoms, but also to modify or halt the process of epileptogenesis. Our lab uses mice and rat animal models like the CCI Traumatic Brain injury model, the kindling model, and the 6Hz model to study this disease.
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