Research Opportunities with several primary and adjunct faculty.

Active research areas include:

• Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology
• Metabolic and Endocrine Physiology
• Neurophysiology/Translational Neuroscience
• Renal Physiology and Hypertension
• Respiratory Physiology
• Cellular and Molecular Physiology
• Reproductive Sciences*
  • Applicants interested in working with reproductive faculty may have their applications referred to the Discovery to Cure Program (https://mott.med.wayne.edu/dtcundergrad)

Example research opportunities:

• Mentor: Mariana Angoa-Perez PhD
  • Possible Project/Goal: Examining the effect of antibiotics on neurobehavioral responses associated with depression and anxietye
  • Anticipated experience: Learn laboratory techniques including qPCR, western blot, and gut microbiome sequencing. Design experiments, analyze and interpret data, and present the findings of the study.
• Mentor: Paulo Caceres PhD
  • Possible Project/Goal: Regulation of angiogenesis in kidney microvasculature
  • Anticipated experience: Learn laboratory techniques like gel electrophoresis, western blot, PCR and angiogenesis bio-assays. Design experiments, analyze and interpret data, and present results of the study.
• Mentor: Charles S Chung PhD
  • Possible Project/Goal: Biochemical analysis of muscle (myofilament) proteins
  • Anticipated experience: Learn and practice gel electrophoresis and/or western blotting.  Experience experimental design, analysis, and presenting about a science study.
• Mentor: Mariela Mendez, PhD
  • Possible Project/Goal: Cross-talk between immune cells and kidney cells in the progression of diabetic kidney disease and hypertension.
  • Anticipated experience: Students involved in this project will have the opportunity to learn: 1- Renal Physiology; 2-Basics of Cell isolation and cultures; 3-Western Blots; 4-RT-PCR; 5-Immunohistochemistry; 6-Imaging quantification; 7-Data analysis; 8-Graphing data
• Mentor: Tengis Pavlov, PhD
  • Possible Project/Goal: Regulation of ion transport in epithelial tissues
  • Anticipated experience: Learn methods of electrolyte measurements and how their movement across epithelia sets physiological functions, data analysis and presentation.
• Mentor: Robert Wessells, PhD
  • Possible Project/Goal: Protective mechanisms of exercise against memory decline
  • Anticipated Experience: fruit fly genetics, exercise training animal models, behavioral memory   assays, presentation skills

Applicants are encouraged to review the research profiles of faculty (https://physiology.med.wayne.edu/faculty) and describe research and faculty of interest in their personal statements.