Posts tagged with 'Genetics'

Archives Research Undergraduate Research Associate (URA)


Archival research and digitization project in support of making the Smart Museum’s institutional history more widely accessible

Brandon Pierce


PI willing to mentor undergraduates requiring pay. Students can participate in establishing prostate cell cultures to study cancer disparities.

Ellie Heckscher

We study the development, function and evolution of somatosensory and motor systems using insect larvae as models.

Ming Xu

My long-term research interest is to understand mechanisms underlying drug addiction and to find possible treatment. We use behavioral, genetic, anatomical and molecular biological methods. One major research project is to identify mechanisms and neuronal circuits associated with reconsolidation and extinction of cocaine-induced reward memory. Another project is to develop a novel method of using skin stem cells to deliver therapeutic genes to combat the abuse of cocaine, ethanol, nicotine, opioids and their co-abuse.

REU Site in Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology at UChicago


NSF REU summer program in molecular genetics and cell biology.

Steve Kron

Opportunity for students to get research experience in the Kron lab.

The Kron lab has hosted over sixty undergraduates to date, mostly from the College. Students in the College can pursue research projects through the year or over the summer. Long-term projects are expected to lead to presentations and publications. While projects are typically collaborative with senior members of the lab, they are often independent. We are most interested in bringing on first and second year students, although some prior research experience is better. Third year students looking for Honors thesis projects are also welcome. If you are curious, take a look at our recent publications (kron sj on PubMed) and our web site before contacting us.