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| Project Leader: | Sara Zarate sara_zarate@tamu.edu Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics |
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Dr. Rahul Srinivasan, Ph.D.
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Meeting Times:
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Monthly |
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Team Size:
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3 (Team Full)
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Special Opportunities:
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Participants will have the opportunity to learn standard behavior research methods as well as standard staining and microscopy methods. Significant contribution to the project will result in co-authorship of posters and papers
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Team Needs:
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All undergraduates are required to enroll in 3 research credit hours of their respective department. We are particularly interested in undergraduates interested in biomedical research and/or neuroscience. BIMS, PSYC, and Neuroscience minors are preferred
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Description:
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Parkison’s disease is a motor function disease characterized by the progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons. A barrier in PD research is the lack of an animal model that accurately portrays key features of the disease over time. In this study, we will focus on developing a mouse model of PD centered around the overexpression of alpha synuclein and the resulting changes in motor function. Students will gain experience in general laboratory practices, and behavior research data collection and analysis
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