[CofC Honors Hub]

This is a research opportunity that is open to a freshman or sophomore undergraduate student that is interested in research or the Pre-Health field. Dr. Cowan’s lab is researching the molecular pathways of addiction formation and autism. In this specific position, you will be examining certain brain regions and proteins that have been known to be involved with the formation of addiction. Using techniques such as stereotaxic surgery, immunohistochemistry, behavioral assays, and DNA isolation you will be involved in discovering how the Nucleus Accumbens region of the brain relates to addiction. However, there is great possibility to work in other fields of addiction studies if requested.

In this position, you will need to be able to dedicate 10-15 hours a week in the lab. As this lab uses animal models, such as rats and mice, be prepared to handle and utilize these animals models in experiments. This is a great opportunity to complete the Honors Immersed and Bachelor’s Essay Requirements of the Honors College. This position allows you to grow intellectually and prepare for graduate programs of interest. You will be trained by a current undergraduate working in the lab starting in the spring semester, so you will be able to take over his/her position once they graduate. If interested, please send your resume to gloverkg@g.cofc.edu.

The School of Sciences and Mathematics will host its Annual Research Mixer on Thursday, November 15, 2018 from 4:00pm – 5:30pm in the SSMB Atrium.

Faculty looking to take on new student mentees will be in attendance. The goal is to provide an informal setting where students feel comfortable approaching faculty.

No registration necessary, stop in any time to chat with faculty. Refreshments will be served.

More information is available here.

This is a summer research opportunity for an undergraduate student interested in exploring coral reef ecology in Panama. My research program is focused on symbiotic interactions between coral reef organisms (sponges, soft corals, jellyfish) and microbial symbionts and I will be conducting summer fieldwork at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Bocas del Toro, Panama (https://stri.si.edu/facility/bocas-del-toro).

I am seeking a student to accompany our research team to the field and assist full time (40 hours per week) with field and lab work in Panama during the Summer of 2019 (dates are tentatively June 1st to July 20th).

I am also affiliated with the Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML) here in Charleston (https://www.nist.gov/mml/hollings-marine-laboratory) so I am particularly interested in a student that would also be eager to assist with lab work and research at the HML during the academic year. Sophomore students with some research experience are preferred, but all students are highly encouraged to contact me and apply.

In this position, the student will gain key scientific skills (question and hypothesis development and experimental design) and will be exposed to both field (development of manipulative field experiments, snorkeling, sample collection and cataloging, animal aquaculture) and lab (sample processing and analysis) techniques. The student will also be able to develop his or her own research questions and project as part of the larger study. The student may also have an opportunity to take part in a two-week marine sponge ecology and taxonomy workshop in Panama.

Interested students should send their CV (resume) and a brief statement of interest and future plans to Chris Freeman at freemancj@cofc.edu. Feel free to contact me for additional information. The deadline to apply is December 3rd, 2018.