Professor: Sarah Blythe – Can exercise ameliorate diet-induced ovarian dysfunction in rats?
Department: Biology
Starting date: 6-1-2024
Length: 10 Weeks
Student Openings: 3
Description: The Blythe lab will be exploring the effects of diet and exercise on ovarian function. Students will learn animal handling, behavioral testing, and more.
Professor: Natalia Toporikova – Circadian clocks in spiders
Department: Biology, Data Science
Starting date: 6-1-2024
Length: 10 Weeks
Student Openings: 2
Description: Investigation of circadian rhythms in spiders through the simulation of different day durations and research on spider locomotion.
Professor: Alicia Reigel – Impacts of Stress on Marine Invert Microbiomes
Department: Biology
Starting date: 6-10-2024
Length: 8 Weeks
Student Openings: 2
Description: Projects examining human-induced stressors on microbiomes and metabolic responses of oysters and sponges.
Professor: Bill Hamilton – Grasslands and Bison are cool
Department: Biology
Starting date: 6-1-2024
Length: 8 Weeks
Student Openings: 3
Description: Working with the National Park Service Bison Management group to collect plant and soil samples and measure soil carbon dynamics.
Professor: Robert Humston – Determining Causes of Trout Population Declines
Department: Biology
Starting date: 6-10-2024
Length: 8 Weeks
Student Openings: 2
Description: Investigating declines in wild trout populations, surveying habitats, and collecting macroinvertebrate samples.
Professor: Leah Lanier – Impact of pesticides on the gut microbiome of tadpoles
Department: Biology
Starting date: 6-10-2024
Length: 8 Weeks
Student Openings: 2
Description: This summer Dr. Lanier is looking for two students to begin an investigation into the potential impact of pesticides…
Professor: Nadia Ayoub – Spider silk and circadian genetics
Department: Biology
Starting date: 6-3-2024
Length: 10 Weeks
Student Openings: 2
Description: Dr. Ayoub’s Spider Team needs two new members who have interests in spider care, spider collecting, molecular genetics…